Young, female and fighting corruption, a Somali lawmaker defends her seat:-Reuters

MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Amina Mohamed Abdi was just 24 when she first stood for Somalia’s parliament in 2012, defeating two other candidates to win a seat reserved for women and defying elders from her Hawiye clan, some of whom denounced her as immodest. “I was asked ‘you want to be a prostitute? How can a … Continue reading Young, female and fighting corruption, a Somali lawmaker defends her seat:-Reuters