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Somalia's government has its postal system for the first time in over 20 years. Fighting and wars in Somalia over the past two decades all mail deliveries. The postal service in 1991. Somalia is now a more peaceful time, so the postal service is . The new service also sees the introduction of nationwide postcodes. This will a first for Somalia. Mohamed Ibrahim, the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications, the BBC that he was very excited about the return of the postal system. He said that at first, Somalis would able to letters from abroad. He said the next step would be for people to letters to other countries.

The return of the postal service is just one example of Somalia back to normal after its long period of trouble. Another recent example the introduction of a cash machine (an ATM) at a luxury hotel in the capital city Mogadishu. It the first time Somalia has ever an ATM. The hotel's manager said he has a few people using the new machine. He said: "Most of the customers are not aware there is an ATM in Somalia." He that: "Most local residents don't a debit credit or a credit card to the ATM." Another example of Somalia to normal is the reopening of the Chinese embassy for the first time in 23 years. Somalia's president China was an important partner.

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