Mogadishu — The International Day of the Girl Child was recently marked around the world with the aim of promoting girls’ empowerment and the recognition of their leadership potential.

Mogadishu – Sitting in a small, windowless room in a government building in the Somali capital, Mohamed Yusuf Mohamed loops another audio tape onto the dilapidated machine and presses a few buttons. 

Galkayo – Quite a few cities in the world are split – sometimes by historical differences, sometimes by administrative divisions and, in some cases, by national borders.