Spotlight: Maryan Noor Yussuf

Maryan Noor Yussuf is a 20-year-old author who has published two books with the Kenya Literature Bureau. Maryan is also a journalist who has completed her diploma in Journalism at St. Paul’s University. She is also the founder and CEO of a tour and safari business called Black Beasts Safaris. Name: Maryan Noor Yussuf Occupation/Role: Journalist (Field reporter and camera lady) What did you want to be when … Continue reading Spotlight: Maryan Noor Yussuf

Protests Erupt In Mogadishu Over The Gang Rape And Killing Of Hamdi Mohamed Farah

On Friday 11th September, the body of a young woman who would later be identified as Hamdi Mohamed Farah was found dead in the Waberi district of Mogadishu, Somalia. Hamdi was gang-raped and thrown off of a six-story building which resulted in her death. When reports of Hamdi’s brutal death surfaced on the media, scores of people in Mogadishu took to the streets to demand justice … Continue reading Protests Erupt In Mogadishu Over The Gang Rape And Killing Of Hamdi Mohamed Farah

Court In Puntland Acquitted Suspects In Hodan Shanlayste’s Rape And Murder Case

A court in Puntland has released six out of the seven men who were on trial for the rape and murder of Hodan Shanlayste. One of the men who was acquitted had publicly admitted to committing the crime. Hodan Shanlayste was brutally raped and murdered in Garowe, the capital city of the Puntland region in Somalia on the 11th of April 2019. Hodan, a mother … Continue reading Court In Puntland Acquitted Suspects In Hodan Shanlayste’s Rape And Murder Case