Africa Somalia According to the NGO Care International, food and water shortages are threatening women's rights: women-owned businesses have been particularly affected, with 98% of them losing revenue due to the high cost of goods and 51% being forced to close down
Africa Somalia The African Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom) has announced that its mandate will end today 31 March, after 14 years of operation; the force will pass the baton to the African Union Transitional Mission in Somalia (Atmis)
Africa Somalia Omar Degan, Italian-Somali architect, wants to change the face of Mogadishu through sustainable construction, based on the fundamental principles of defending Somalia's cultural heritage and constructing environmentally friendly building
Africa Somalia The Kenya Defence Forces, on a mission in the country to stop Al Shabaab for a decade now, have donated food, medical supplies and distributed fresh water to residents of Tabda
Africa Somalia The federal states have announced partial plans to resume voting to elect members of the House of the People, the country's lower house, and to finish it by 25 February, thus speeding up the electoral process
Africa Somalia Fawzia Yusuf Haji Adam, the first female presidential candidate, said the country needs a president who can guarantee peace and stability, stating that only a woman could be able to achieve these goals
Africa Somalia A solar-powered medical oxygen system, installed a year ago, is proving effective in saving lives in central Somalia's Hanaano hospital, according to Somali doctors and the World Health Organisation
Africa Somalia The Turkish International Cooperation and Development Agency and Doctors Worldwide Turkey examined 353 people and conducted 74 surgeries in Mogadishu in December, according to the associations
Africa Somalia The final phase of parliamentary elections has been set and will be held on 25 February as political leaders finally reached an agreement: tensions between government and opposition delayed the elections for over a year
Africa Somalia The Rift Valley Institute report tasked by the Somalia Stability Fund conducts a comprehensive literature review on land conflict, both to support future policy-making with more analysis and because of the substantial legislative vacuum
Africa Somalia The UN Security Council has voted to extend a program allowing international naval forces to fight piracy off the Somali coast, but only for a limited period of three months
Africa Somalia Deqa Dhalac, a Somali immigrant to the United States and the first Muslim woman elected to the South Portland City Council in 2018, has been elected the city's first black mayor
Africa Somalia "Escape from Mogadishu", a film about the escape of South Korean and North Korean diplomats during the Somali civil war in the 1990s, won the best film award at the 42nd annual Blue Dragon Film Awards, one of Korea's top film honours