FGM remains a deeply rooted practice among Sudanese and Somali refugees. Though it has gone underground because of legal restrictions, it persists

ARCHIVE PHOTO: Women walk past a clothes shop in the market of Eastleigh, a suburb in Nairobi predominantly inhabited by Somali immigrants, October 4, 2013. REUTERS/Siegfried Modola As climate 'tipping points' near, scientists plan for the unthinkable Roe ...

GAROWE, Somalia, Jan 11 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Nearly a third of Somalia's parliamentary seats will be reserved for female lawmakers in an election next month, the prime minister said, a measure long demanded by women's rights campaigners in the ...

The word for "mother "in Somali is "hoyo." In 2018, we introduced you to a company by that name. Mariam Mohamed, who came from Somalia for college, noticed how hard it was for Somali women to get jobs, so she started a company making a Somali delicacy ...

It is eight o’clock in the morning. As punctual as ever, Jamila Ali Hassan, 30, opens the creaking door of the Dairy Retail Cooperative in the Melkadida refugee camp, ready to receive the farmers who beat a path to the door. “We want self-reliance for ...

NAIROBI/GAROWE, Oct 28 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Women's rights groups, prominent businesswomen and female politicians in Somalia are urging the country's male-dominated parliament to pass a bill reserving 30% of seats for women in next year's general ...

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UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 28 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese envoy on Tuesday called for efforts to improve political stability and national unity in Somalia in order to boost women's full participation in political life. Women represent an important force in achieving ...

In marking the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, the National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) has unveiled a nationwide initiative in Mogadishu aimed at strengthening protection for women journalists and promoting safer working environments in Somali newsrooms.