Miski Osman: Identity, work and investment in East AfricaCEFR A2
23 Sept 2025
Adapted from Mohamed Mohamud, Global Voices • CC BY 3.0
Photo by Brett Jordan, Unsplash
A project supported by the African Union Media Fellowship, International Consulting Expertise and the European Union collected interviews about Somali diasporans in Mogadishu and Nairobi. The fellowship is run by the African Union Information and Communication Directorate and aims to change common narratives about Africa.
The published series looks at migration, culture, creative art, community activism and international cooperation. One long interview talks with Miski Osman about identity, career and regional impact.
Miski was born in Sweden and grew up in the United Kingdom. She first visited Mogadishu in 2015. The visit became six months and she then lived and worked there for four years. By 2020 she moved to Nairobi. In January 2024 she became Project Governance Manager at UNOPS in Sierra Leone.
Difficult words
- diasporan — A person living outside their home country.diasporans
- diverse — Showing a variety of different types.
- curiosity — A desire to know or learn something.
- identity — The qualities that make a person or group unique.
- vibrant — Full of energy and life.
- contributing — Giving to a common purpose or effort.
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Discussion questions
- In what ways do you think culture impacts identity?
- How can communities balance tradition and modernity?
- What challenges might diasporans face in new countries?
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