Mogadishu - Banadir Football Club defeated Gaadiidka Football Club 2-1 in a match held at Banadir Stadium in Mogadishu on Thursday afternoon. The exciting match was organized by the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports to…

Magaalo Muhumed Osman is a civil rights activist whose work has touched many lives in Belet Weyne in Somalia’s HirShabelle state. In 2012 Magaalo founded an organization called Salbarwaqo, which means “rising from the bottom”…

Idris Ahmed Yaqub is not afraid to advocate for peace in Somalia, a country that is still reeling from the effects of civil war. The 31-year-old native of Mogadishu vividly recalls the turbulent times of his boyhood and…

Mogadishu - Hundreds thronged the venue of the third annual Mogadishu Book Fair to attend the opening day of Somalia’s biggest exhibition of literary works. Intellectuals, authors, scholars, playwrights, poets, musicians and…

She is a published author, activist and humanitarian worker who prides herself on serving the community. Born and bred in Mogadishu, Sucdi Dahir Diriye has never known any other work besides engagement with civil society and…

Mogadishu - The Federal Minister for Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management Maryam Qasim urged international humanitarian agencies in Somalia to collaborate more closely with local aid organizations to deliver…

Sahro Abdikadir Arte shuffles through a mound of papers as she prepares for a morning meeting with her team of instructors ahead of another teaching session for street children. For the past 17 months, Sahro and her team of…

Abdirizak Mohamed Aden knows all too well the effects of a prolonged civil war on a population. Abdirizak was of the many Somalis forced to flee at the height of a bloody civil war in 1991 that brought to an end the long…

Mogadishu – During a week-long visit to Somalia, a senior UN advisor on internal displacement called for the establishment of an effective framework and durable solutions in the country, which, together with strong government…

Leyla Osman Mohamud talks passionately about the role of media in achieving peace in Somalia, but her actions talk even louder than her words. “I always wanted to be part of the change for peace so that future generations can…

Baidoa - United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) is holding a three-day workshop on sexual and gender-based violence and conflict-related sexual violence for police officers to help tackle the vice in South West…

Zahra Abdikarim Ibrahim has managed to establish one of the most successful Information Technology (IT) companies in Somalia, in what is known to be a difficult investment environment. To succeed, Zahra had to face numerous…