Somalis search for love online, but don’t call it dating

Guurdoon (‘seeking marriage’ in English) was launched in October last year by the Guryosamo family development centre, whose chairman Ahmed Abshir Geedi sees the app as a salve for some of the troubles facing the country since its 1991 descent into chaos. — Image by Freepik

MOGADISHU: The makers of Guurdoon, the first app for singles in Somalia, are hoping to help their fellow citizens find love in a nation with no shortage of challenges.

Just don't call it a dating app.