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Somalia’s National Theatre: Rebuilt, renovated and helping renew a rich cultural sector

Mogadishu – “Culture is the fountain of our progress and creativity and must be carefully nurtured to grow and develop,” according to the World Commission on Culture and Development – and it is a view many people in Somalia would agree with, especially those working in the countr

22 Aug 2020

The UN Security Council will today hold a meeting on Somalia

New York – The UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Somalia, James Swan, will brief the Council on lates

20 Aug 2020

Deka Dirie: From accidental environmentalist to driven activist

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.

09 Aug 2020

Abdifatah Hassan Ali: Fighting for digital space, rights and inclusion in Somalia

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.

20 Jul 2020

Somalia’s COVID-19 response: Internally displaced people especially at risk

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.

23 Jun 2020

Floods, locusts and COVID-19: UN agencies warn Somalia's gains at risk from 'triple threat'

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 autho

02 Jun 2020

Somalia and COVID-19 – Impact and response

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 entire nations’ social, economic and political lives. Somalia joined the

17 May 2020

Somalia’s COVID-19 Response: More Needed for Persons with Disabilities During Pandemic

Mogadishu– The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has had tremendous impact on all areas of Somali society, with no group left unaffected.

14 May 2020

Farhia Mohamed Kheyre: “I stand for female journalists’ rights come what may”

Nairobi – Looking back at her career so far, Farhia Mohamed Kheyre sees an inevitability to its direction.

03 May 2020

Halima-Sadiya Abdullahi: Veteran Somali journalist helping her community and women colleagues

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.

01 May 2020

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