Benadir University (BU) (, ), also known as the University of Benadir, is a private university located in
Mogadishu
Mogadishu, locally known as Xamar or Hamar, is the capital and List of cities in Somalia by population, most populous city of Somalia. The city has served as an important port connecting traders across the Indian Ocean for millennia and has ...
,
Somalia
Somalia, officially the Federal Republic of Somalia, is the easternmost country in continental Africa. The country is located in the Horn of Africa and is bordered by Ethiopia to the west, Djibouti to the northwest, Kenya to the southwest, th ...
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History
Benadir University was founded in October 2002 as a
medical school
A medical school is a tertiary educational institution, professional school, or forms a part of such an institution, that teaches medicine, and awards a professional degree for physicians. Such medical degrees include the Bachelor of Medicine, ...
to help train local doctors in Somalia.
On December 28, 2019,
a bomb attack destroyed a minibus carrying Benadir University students, killing at least 76 people including 20 Benadir University students.
See also
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2009 Hotel Shamo bombing
References
Benadir University
External links
Benadir University
Universities in Somalia
Universities in Mogadishu
Universities and colleges established in 2002
2002 establishments in Somalia
Education in Mogadishu
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