PRESS RELEASES

In celebration of World News Day, the Somali Media Women Association (SOMWA) hosted a virtual panel discussion highlighting the critical role of fact-based journalism...

Today, as we celebrate International Democracy Day 2024, the Somali Media Women Association (SOMWA) celebrates the active role it has played in nurturing democratic...

Today, as we commemorate the international day to end crimes against journalists, we sadly once again rank among the worst countries where crimes against...

MOGADISHU (SOMWA NEWS) - Female journalists face all forms and shapes of gender-related violence in their everyday job outside of collecting news information and...

Somalia is one of the most dangerous countries for media, with rights groups saying militants are responsible for many media killings. A bombing in...

Armed with mobile phones, tripods, and laptops, the crew at Bilan Media, a Somali start-up staffed entirely by women, is on a mission to...

SOMWA is concerned over the safety of Habiba Ladan Abdi, a female journalist who has been receiving threats from the security forces in Qardho,...

LONDON (SOMWA) - A group of prominent Somali journalists gathered in London on 29 November 2021, to commemorate the death of late former Radio...