Tag: Somalia

The city where shopkeepers fear their CCTV cameras could get them killed

Shop owners in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, are caught between a rock and…

Mohamed Gabobe Mohamed Gabobe

Ethiopia and Somalia agree to end bitter Somaliland port feud

Ethiopia and Somalia have agreed to end their bitter dispute over Addis…

Risking death to smuggle alcohol past Somali bandits and Islamist fighters

Alcohol smuggler Guled Diriye is exhausted. He has just returned from his…

Mohamed Gabobe & Layla Mahmood Mohamed Gabobe & Layla Mahmood

‘Why I spent my university fees on Somali TikTok battles’

Scrolling through Zara’s transactions shows she has spent thousands of dollars on…

Backlash over photos of Somali men at UN women’s conference

Outrage has erupted on social media after Somalia’s Family Minister Gen Bashir…

Rukia Bulle Rukia Bulle

Climate change is turbo-charging Somalia’s problems – but there’s still hope

Somalia may be one of the poorest countries in the world and…

Justin Rowlatt Justin Rowlatt

‘I wanted my clitoris back’ – FGM survivor opts for reconstructive surgery

Warning: This story contains graphic descriptions of the practices involved in female…

Bushra Mohamed Bushra Mohamed

Inside the beauty pageant in one of the world’s worst places to be a woman

While many people in Somalia squeezed into cafes and homes on Sunday…

What it’s like to be your country’s only Olympian

As the only athlete sent by his country to the Olympics in…

James FitzGerald James FitzGerald

Inside Villa Somalia: 72 hours with the president promising to rebuild his broken country

Hassan Sheikh Mohamud says Somalia’s factions can find peace, political Islam need…

Tom Gardner Tom Gardner