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https://warontherocks.com/2025/06/flailing-state-the-resurgence-of-al-shabaab-in-somalia/

From the largest to the 20th largest. This is the authoritative list, made by me Somalispot's resident geographer. Mogadishu Hargaysa Baydhabo Burco Kismayo Bosaso Beledweyne Galkayo Garowe Borama Beledxaawo Baardheere Guriceel Afgooye Berbera Las Anod...

Source: Urban Sprawl Patterns, Drivers, and Impacts: The Case of Mogadishu, Somalia Using Geo-Spatial and SEM Analyses

A road trip across the far northeast of Somalia. This is region is perhaps the most isolated in Somalia. It is largely untouched by what is going on in the rest of the country.

whatever happened to fair and lovely. What are these concoctions?!

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Baydhabo probably surpassed Hargaysa as the 2nd largest city sometime in 2023-2024. So many IDPs have moved to Baydhabo, it is mind boggling. I think that the countryside of Bay is basically empty at this point. UN Habitat - Baidoa City Strategy 2023 This could be disastrous if the FGS does...

This is quite impressive. Tanzania is building out a national SGR network linking the Great Lakes states with Dar Es Salaam (and perhaps Bagamoyo). African Development Bank Leads $1.2 Billion Financing Syndication for Tanzania's Standard Gauge Railway Project Dec 2024...

Aynte was Somalia's Minister of Planning (2015-2017). He has a good understanding of what the federal government's capacity is. He thinks it is basically impossible for the FGS to hold national elections given that they were unable/unwilling to hold local elections in Banadir. Full length...

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/11/16/somalia-internet-clan-battles-tiktok-funding-division-war/ How I felt reading that

What are the benefits of federalism when a state has deep rifts between its citizens? Don Horowitz, who wrote the best book on ethnic conflict, gave this brilliant lecture in 2014.

Dagalo is carrying out massive ethnic cleansing in Darfur. 15,000 were killed in a single city. Absolutely shocking. US is estimating 150,000 dead. In terms of violent deaths, this war is now as large, if not larger, than the Somali Civil war.

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This interview of Prof. Siciid Sheekh Samatar (died 2015 aun) was conducted by Prof. Ahmed Ismaciil Samatar. Interview with Professor Said Sheikh Samatar at the 2005 Annual Meeting of the African Studies Association, Washington, D.C. It is an fantastic look at the life of one of the greatest...

Too many people seem to think that Italian Somaliland gained independence from Italy on July 1st 1960. This is wrong. Somalia gained independence from Italy on Feb 25 1941. Italian Somaliland was then held by the British from Feb 1941 to April 1950. The UN trusteeship administration (AFIS) held...

SSC-Khatumo has been enjoying declining price levels now that demand from Somaliland for koonfur’s fruits & vegetables is zero. Meanwhile in Togdheer, times are tough.

Prices in Sool have declined by 9% since Dec 2022, they've also declined or remained stable in the rest of Somalia. The only exceptions are Woqoyie Galbeed, Togdheer & Awdal where prices rose by up to 25% between December 2022 and March 2024. Food prices fell by 22% in Sool, meanwhile in...

Already Ina Cagjar is trying to sabotage the Liyu Police and is working on pulling them out of the territory they pushed the Canfar out of. A dog of a man.