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Journalist, BBC Somali
BBC World Service
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Nairobi Posted Sep 23, 2026
About this role
Journalist, BBC Somali
PURPOSE OF THE ROLE
- BBC World Service is creating a new Horn of Africa Language Services Unit in Nairobi, bringing together BBC Somali, BBC Afaan Oromo, BBC Tigrinya and BBC Amharic under a single editorial leadership structure for the first time.
- BBC Somali is one of the most trusted international news services for Somali-speaking audiences in Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya and across a substantial and highly engaged diaspora. It is a service with strong editorial heritage and, under this new structure, significant opportunity: the transformation to a digital-first, video-led operation that can reach a new generation of Somali audiences who consume news primarily through smartphones, YouTube and social media.
- BBC Somali is now transforming into a story-led model built around two complementary editorial streams: On the Day and On Demand.
WHY JOIN THE TEAM
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