I think Somalia could rank above all the other African countries.

Somalia has been without a functioning government for 16 years

If we got help like we've been asking for for so many years then we would be safe and secure and our country would develop.

I believe that.

It was before.

Somalis are very strong people, very diligent people, very active.

Somalia needs to be economically built but no-one is coming to help. We need real help. We need intervention.

My place is safe and secure where I live, an hour outside of Mogadishu.

No-one bothers me here.

But in Mogadishu it is very different. There is always fighting and there are always people dying.

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All African countries have corruption and so of course it is here in Somalia. But here it is worse because we have inter-clan rivalry so things are even worse.

Most women do not have rights but I do, myself. It is because I stand up and defend my rights. Some women though - they let the community and their religion make them weak.

My daughters are very well-educated, like I am, and so they are like me.

Saying that though, despite their personal rights, Somali women are economically free and are very successful business women.