The World Bank-supported Rajo Kaaba ("Building Hope") program has enabled over 2,700 Somali girls to access higher education and technical training, empowering a new generation of professionals in ...

The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) has concluded a highly successful and energising engagement in the global 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, marking a milestone in the ...

Africa is an incredibly diverse continent, home to many ethnicities and cultures. Each region has beautiful women with their own unique characteristics that distinguish its people. For instance, ...

Construction is booming in Somalia's capital city and as Mogadishu literally rises from the ashes of its violent past it is also giving unexpected opportunities to women like Fathi Mohamed Abdi and ...

Somalia is one of the world's most dangerous countries for journalists. In its highly conservative society, women largely are expected to stay at home and avoid public life. The country's first ...

Somalia history and rise reveal a forgotten African power that ruled oceans, resisted empire, collapsed, and is rebuilding ...

Serving as the former deputy prime minister of Somalia, and as the country’s foreign minister from 2012 to 2013, veteran diplomat Fawzia Yusuf H. Adam has set her sights on the African Union ...

Africa's regional governance bodies have rejected Israel's recognition of Somaliland as an independent nation.

NAIROBI/GAROWE, Oct 28 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Women's rights groups, prominent businesswomen and female politicians in Somalia are urging the country's male-dominated parliament to pass a bill ...

Somalia’s new child rights charter may only succeed if faith becomes its strongest ally, not its greatest obstacle.

GAROWE, Somalia, Jan 11 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Nearly a third of Somalia's parliamentary seats will be reserved for female lawmakers in an election next month, the prime minister said, a ...

In Somalia, people are pushing back and pointing to the positives after President Trump disparaged their country.