Through its partnership with SOMWA and Somali authorities, UNESCO pledged to continue supporting freedom of expression and ...

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 ...

That question echoed through the hall in Mogadishu as journalists, diplomats, and human rights advocates gathered for a one-day workshop on "Digital Safety and Gender Justice: Ending Impunity for ...

The United Nations is warning of more conflict in Somalia, where Islamist militias have recently taken control of the capital, Mogadishu. A U.N. official told the BBC today that the flow of arms into ...

Construction is booming in Somalia's capital city and as Mogadishu literally rises from the ashes of its violent past it is also giving unexpected opportunities to women like Fathi Mohamed Abdi and ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A Somali appeals court on Sunday dropped charges against a woman who alleged she was raped by government security forces and had been convicted of defaming the government.

A strange sight appears on the streets of Mogadishu: a figure dressed all in black, including a cowboy hat, riding a horse. Shukri Osman Muse, Somalia's first female ...

Detention site, so-called court run by terrorists also destroyed in Lower Shabelle region, says Defense Ministry - Anadolu ...

In Somalia, where six out of ten births take place without a doctor, childbirth is often a matter of survival. For women ...

Over the past month, UNHCR figures show that nearly 40,000 Somalis displaced by drought and famine have converged on Mogadishu in search of food, water, shelter and other assistance. A further 30,000 ...