New York – The UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Somalia, James Swan, will brief the Council on latest developments. The meeting will start at 5:00 p.m. (Mogadishu time) and can be viewed live via the…

As a busy mother bringing up four children between the ages of 10 and 20, Deka Mohamud Dirie would seemingly not have too much time to engage in environmental activism. Some people even told her that a woman would be…

Digital rights are not what immediately come to mind when Somalia’s development is being discussed, but Abdifatah Hassan Ali is trying to change that. The 33-year-old activist is becoming well-known for his action on the…

Kismayo – Aisha Maalim returned to Kismayo in southern Somalia in March 2019, after having spent many years living in the Dadaab refugee camps located over the border in Kenya. Like many, she hoped to return to a better life…

Mogadishu – The political and security gains made by Somalia over recent years could be at risk of reversal if swift action is not taken by the international community to help local authorities avert a major humanitarian…

Since it first emerged at the start of 2020 as a global health crisis, COVID-19 has spread to nearly every country in the world. Defined as the greatest challenge the world has faced in decades, the pandemic has disrupted…

Mogadishu– The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has had tremendous impact on all areas of Somali society, with no group left unaffected. But for one group in particular, the impact of the virus takes a higher toll…

Nairobi – Looking back at her career so far, Farhia Mohamed Kheyre sees an inevitability to its direction. “I was born into war and brought up in war. I know how it is to be vulnerable and to yearn for a better life. The…

Garowe – At the age of 30, Halima-Sadiya Abdullahi is already a veteran Somali journalist and well-known to the public in her home state of Puntland in northern Somalia. Her career currently sees her hosting a political…

Mogadishu – Nowadays, the much-admired gardens and once-full classrooms at the campus of Plasma University in Mogadishu are empty. Like the rest of Somalia’s higher education institutions, the university – with more than four…

Garowe – Like many other countries, Somalia is battling the coronavirus (COVID-19) global health emergency, with its first reported case announced in mid-March. However, unlike many other countries, Somalia has some…

Dhusamareb – The electoral process, the question of federalism, power sharing arrangements, justice and security, the rights of women and youth, and the status of Mogadishu as the capital of the country were among the issues…