Bomb blast in Mogadishu as presidential candidates give speeches

The Islamist militant group, al-Shabab, has said it carried out the latest attack in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, targeting a checkpoint on a road which leads to the city's airport. It comes just days before MPs choose the next president.

Somalian-American model Sabrina Dhowre, in her role as goodwill ambassador for the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is on a trip to Kenya and Somalia to draw attention to the increasing threats to the livelihoods of rural communities.

And the creator and executive producer of Young, Famous and African, Peace Hyde, on what inspired her to make the hit reality series, currently showing on the streaming platform, Netflix.

Photo: Presidential election campaign billboards in the Somali capital, Mogadishu. Credit: EPA.