Feature: Never too old to learn, Somali graduate's life-long learning paid off

MOGADISHU, March 1 (Xinhua) -- It was a day marked with joy and contentment for 58-year-old Sheikh Hassan Mohamed Gedi who took rhythmic steps onto the graduation podium to receive his degree certificate, something he had strived for over the past 34 good years through a relentless pursuit of undergraduate studies.

When Gedi's turn of the conferment of degrees arrived, the graduation square at the Horn of Africa University in central Somalia's Galmudug State turned into a frenzy as graduates and their guests belted victory songs.