Somalia

By Abdirahim Saeed & Deirdre Finnerty BBC World Service 17 August 2016 From the sectionMagazine   •Farhiya was separated from her father when she was a baby •She didn't see him for nearly 40 years •They were reunited thanks to a stranger on social media "Congratulations! We found your dad!"...

Meet Ilwad, the 27 year old who has just been appointed a member of the advisory group of experts on youth, peace and security by UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon. Before this honorary moment, Ilwad has been at the helm of the Elman...

Horndiplomat-Today, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development’s (IGAD’s) Security Sector Program (IGAD SSP) in collaboration with Sahan Foundation has officially launched the study report conducted on “Al-Shabaab as a Transnational Security Threat”. Al Shabaab has aspired to become a truly regional organization, with the membership and...

Sources close to the government army told Xinhua on Sunday that the operations which took place on Aug. 10 and 13 targeted insurgents in Sakow town in Middle Jubba region. "The U.S. backed by Somali commandos hit Al-Shabaab targets in Sakow town, killing 30 militants...

Beletweyne, 14 August 2016 – The Ethiopian government has donated food aid to residents of Hiiraan who were displaced by floods early this year. The consignment that also included non-food items was donated to the Mayor of Beletweyne, Omar Adan Dekow, by the Deputy Ambassador...

MOGADISHU, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- Somalia's top political decision-making forum has been lauded for endorsing a 30 percent parliamentary quota for women in the forthcoming general elections. Earlier this week, the National Leadership Forum (NLF), which brings together top leaders from both federal and regional...

Horndiplomat-Fadumo Dayib was only 14 when she learned to read and write, but the human rights activist is now vying to become Somalia's first female president in the country's first democratically-held elections since 1967. While the security situation in Somalia's capital Mogadishu has continued to...

Horndiplomat-Unique facial and body markings are used across the Horn of Africa to enhance female beauty, reports James Jeffrey adding that though popular and colorful, “ some are more controversial than others” Elegant touch In Somaliland, where woman have a reputation for elegance and paying attention...

  Horndiplomat-Mogadishu-Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud will be completing his fourth year in power next September. In his term, Somalia shared the world many political and security turbulences. His Excellency had fought fierce political battles, and survived many parliamentary attempts to oust him. In a relatively short...

Horndiplomat-A BBC radio presenter has made reference to Somalian pirates while discussing the Somali Olympic team's results at a sailing event in Rio . The joke was made on BBC Cumbria's late show with Ian Timms on Tuesday, August 9. But now it's being questioned whether...