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Miski Osman: Identity, work and investment in East Africa — Level A1 — group of people standing on gray concrete floor during daytime

Miski Osman: Identity, work and investment in East AfricaCEFR A1

23 Sept 2025

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Adapted from Mohamed Mohamud, Global Voices • CC BY 3.0

Photo by Brett Jordan, Unsplash

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  • Miski Osman is from the Somali diaspora.
  • A project collected interviews in Mogadishu and Nairobi.
  • The fellowship is run by the African Union.
  • The series focuses on migration, culture and creative art.
  • Miski first visited Mogadishu in 2015 for two weeks.
  • That visit became six months and then four years.
  • By 2020 she moved to Nairobi for regional work.
  • In January 2024 she joined UNOPS in Sierra Leone.
  • She invests in real estate and petroleum in Nairobi.

Difficult words

  • diasporan — A person living outside their home country.
    diasporans
  • share — To give a part of something to others.
  • culture — The way of life of a group of people.
  • identity — Who a person is, their sense of self.
  • opportunity — A chance to do something or improve.
    opportunities
  • change — To make something different from what it was.
    changed

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Discussion questions

  • What does living in a new city mean to you?
  • How can culture influence a person's identity?
  • Why do you think sharing stories is important?

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