Episode 5

Somalian security sector reform - Gen. Zeki Hussein, a female perspective (1/4)

This four part series delves into Gen. Zakia Hussein's incredible and challenging journey into the Somali security sector and her work heading its reform. The first episode is an introduction to Gen. Zaki herself, where she grew up, why she decided to leave the comfort of her London life to move back to Somalia to be an activist, and how she ended up working in the security sector (at a time where most people working in the sector were receiving daily death threats).

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Alix Valenti

Alix Valenti is an international freelance defence journalist. Her main focus is on naval affairs, more specifically on identifying and discussing the latest technological trends in the naval industry and how those shape/are shaped by CONOPS. Alix holds a PhD in post conflict reconstruction.