Hot topic: Somalia

Hot topic: Somalia

Over 2 million Somalia citizens live outside the country, some have never returned home since they left, while others are now being encouraged to return and participate in much needed nation building . But even those that haven't returned yet know they have a role to play back home.

Floods in Somalia

Floods in Somalia

After a devastating drought, Somalia is a now grappling with floods. This situation is part of the extreme weather events countries in the Horn of Africa continue to face.

Keeping Somalia

Keeping Somalia

“Keeping Somalia alive” is what Nurrudin Farah does in his novels. Regarded as one of Africa's greatest novelists he was inspired to write because most of the books he read did not have Somali names or Somali stories

Somalia untold story

Somalia untold story

This Horn of Africa nation 🇸🇴 has emerged from the ruins following unrest of the early 1990s, but what has been done to get it here?

Women traffic police

Women traffic police

In a major shift in Somalia, women join male-dominated traffic police to help control traffic congestion particularly in the capital Mogadishu. One of them, 28-year-old Samira Abdullah, explains how it has been.