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23 Jul 2019 3 minute read

This article is almost four years old.

On Hodan Nalayeh (1976 – 2019)

Nalayeh, founder of Integration TV, was killed by al-Shabaab militants on 12 July.

8 Jan 2019 2 minute read

This article is more than four years old.

The legacy of Mogadishu

Amanda Sperber assesses the long-term consequences of Somalia's worst suicide attack.

31 Mar 2018 5 minute read

This article is almost five years old.

How Turkey is winning hearts and minds in Somalia

Jamal Osman reports on the rise of the new humanitarians in Somalia.

23 Feb 2018 5 minute read

This article is more than five years old.

US drones rain fear from Somali skies

Somali farmers who can barely point out America on a map are innocent victims of the US ‘war on terror’, reports Jamal Osman...

30 Sep 2017 3 minute read

This article is more than five years old.

Somaliland between clans and November elections

Despite its ‘exceptional’ peace and stability, Somaliland remains fragile, says Claire Elder.

1 Mar 2017 3 minute read

This article is more than six years old.

Country Profile: Somalia

Somalia today is more like a political marketplace than a modern nation-state, writes Claire Elder.

18 May 2016 5 minute read

This article is almost seven years old.

Pt 2/3: A British-Syrian’s experience of a refugee's journey

The refugee crisis has had a profound impact on identity, writes Danny Ryan Youssef in part two of this blog...

30 Jun 2015 3 minute read

This article is almost eight years old.

Challenging the oppression of women

Banning practices such as FGM is not enough: we must dismantle their ideology, argues Neda Tehrani.

25 Jul 2014 3 minute read

This article is almost nine years old.

Tension mounts as instability grips Kenya

Al-Shabaab attacks continue and death toll rises while politicians squabble, reports Henry Owino.

2 Jul 2014 6 minute read

This article is almost nine years old.

Mitts off my muff

Hazel Healy interviews Nimko Ali, an activist revitalizing the fight against female genital...

26 Sep 2013 2 minute read

This article is more than nine years old.

The clock is ticking for Somalis’ remittance lifeline

Barclays’ Somali Money Transfer Operators closure at the end of this month will devastate the poor, writes Farhan...

1 Sep 2013 9 minute read

This article is more than nine years old.

How the war on piracy became big business

Is a private security boom really the route to safer seas? asks Hazel Healy.

How Somalia's coastal communities called time on the pirates

1 Sep 2013 3 minute read

This article is more than nine years old.

How Somalia's coastal communities called time on the pirates

Diaspora uncles and 'fathers against pirates' were as decisive as the frigates in ending the piracy scourge. Jamal...

18 Jul 2013 5 minute read

This article is almost ten years old.

Barclays says no to remittance ‘lifeline’

The decision to close the accounts of money transfer providers is a crisis for many families in Somalia and beyond, writes...

Amnesty International defends refugees in Kenya

29 May 2013 3 minute read

This article is almost ten years old.

Amnesty International defends refugees in Kenya

Henry Owino explores the government’s plans to forcibly remove Somalis, despite international criticism.

6 Feb 2013 4 minute read

This article is more than ten years old.

Somali President: the world cannot bring us peace

Sally Healy speaks to Hassan Sheikh Mohamud about his hopes for security in Somalia, which...

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