They run child care centers, health care agencies, salons, restaurants, consulting firms and retail shops. Many work two jobs ...

It’s hard to imagine that the very place Somali women and girls go to seek refuge from the famine and fighting that have engulfed their country—shelter camps organized by African Union troops in ...

According to Save the Children in Somalia, three horrific acts of violence against children occurred in the country during ...

Somalia is one of the world's most dangerous countries for journalists. In its highly conservative society, women largely are expected to stay at home and avoid public life. The country's first ...

Mogadishu’s first line of defense against the next militant attack on Somalia’s capital ranges from machine gunners in ...

Men sat in barber chairs, women browsed colorful garments at the boutiques and patrons sampled fried sambusas and rice dishes at the eateries, sometimes as the Muslim call to prayer was sung at low ...

PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa, March 13 (UNHCR) - Fleeing war-ravaged Somalia for the relative peace and security of South Africa is not paying dividends for the many refugees who find themselves ...