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Ridwaan Abdi remembers vividly his life in Somalia with his parents during the civil war. “I was about four years of age, and we would lineup to receive nutrition biscuits,” Ridwaan recalls. “I know what it feels like to have…

Barlin Ahmed Abdi’s typical day begins at 5 a.m., after dawn prayers. She starts off by preparing breakfast for her two children, before hopping onto public transport to reach the Weydow settlement for internally displaced…

Abdikadir Moalim Mohamed has devoted his adult life to bettering the lives of other human beings. “In the end, what matters is what you have done for mankind,” says the veteran humanitarian aid worker. That dedication to…

Baidoa - The involvement of young people in conflict prevention, social justice and sustainable peace in Somalia featured prominently in a youth forum conducted on the sidelines of the International Youth Day celebrations in…

Thousands of youths across Somalia commemorated International Youth Day with pledges to build peace and promote stability and prosperity in their country. Celebrations were held in the capital city Mogadishu and in the…

Naima Adan Elmi champions the youth cause through the Save Somali Youth Organization (SASOYO), a non-governmental organization she founded in 2009. “The youth form the biggest part of the Somali population, yet most of them…

For the last six years Mohamed Arshad Ibrahim has been at the forefront of efforts to mobilize and empower young people in Somalia. Mohamed is the Executive Director of the Youth Peer Education Network in Somalia (Y-PEER…

Mogadishu - Mohamed Tahlil Mohamed is brimming over with ideas. The 27-year-old university graduate is one of the initiators of “City Flowers”, a youth-led project that seeks to erase the scars of war from the streets of the…

Baidoa - The Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia Raisedon Zenenga held discussions today with South West state administration officials on the progress the state has made in the security…

Mogadishu - Asli Hassan Abade holds a special place among Somalia’s trailblazing pioneers. She is the country’s first and only female pilot. Ms. Abade visited Somalia in July 2017 for the second time in six years. In 2011 she…