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SOMWA holds three-day training for Hudur, Bakool journalists on election reporting.

Hudur, Somalia - Somali Media Women Association (SOMWA) concluded a three-day training on journalist’s election reporting, countering hate, and preventing disinformation, misinformation, and malinformation...

Despite abuse and sexism, women journalists in Somalia are fighting back to do their job

Fathi M. Ahmed, Maryan Seylac and Muthoki Mumo discuss the challenges they’ve faced and how colleagues and editors could help Pursuing journalism is not easy...

A female journalist Kaltuun Mustaf gives up her profession due to abuse in the work-place

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

SOMWA celebrates International Women’s Day on discussion about digital capacity for Somali women

In the celebration of International Women’s Day on 8 March 2023, Somali Media Women Association (SOMWA) held an open panel discussion in Baidoa, the...

On international women’s day, UN congratulates Somali women for their contribution to building a better Somalia

Mogadishu – On the occasion of International Women’s Day, the United Nations in Somalia today congratulated Somali women for their continued contributions to their country’s...

Ilhan’s everyday challenge include work-related sexual abuse in the newsroom.

Ilhan Abdikadir Abdulahi is a journalist from Baidoa, Southwest, Somalia, and works for one of the local media in Baidoa. She shared her story...

SOMWA expresses sorrow over the killing of former journalist Abdullahi Jama

SOMWA is deeply saddened about the death of former colleague Abdullahi Jama Ali who was killed in a terror attack that happened near a...

Maryan Seylac: “So sad to see journalists being treated as prisoners of war”

Somalia’s organization for women in the media has strongly condemned the torture by the government soldiers on journalists in Mogadishu as humiliation and an...