Slowly but surely businesses are being rebuilt in Somalia
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Qabyaalad is a fob thing or the ones that live in large Somali cities. I've noticed the small the community the less Qabyaalad, due to people wanting a community.
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Good news wallahi.
We have the longest coast of Africa we should invest in fishing and marine resources.
I was always surprised how we Somali people who have that long coast and still our diet is based on camel meat and not fish.
Most Somalis are waiting for the last areas to be liberated. But i fully agree
Sigmundd
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I'm from Somaliland so much safer for me to start planting in rural areas and also building other things. I can't just sit there and do nothing. This also pleases Allah as your doing sadaqa helping others and helping nature. You get rewarded immensely.
Idilinaa
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Somalia has seen a steady growth in fish processing companies over the past few years.
Now the next step is clear: scale up operations and attract more targeted investment to expand processing, storage, and export capabilities.
One of the earliest post-war processors was established in 2002 in Mogadishu:
Another notable fish processors in Mogadishu:
http://www.jamafishinginnovation.com/
A fish farming initiative founded by diaspora Somalis in Mogadishu
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Large cooperative, basically a fishing conglomerate owned by a group of local fishery businesses in Mogadishu , they collectively own a fishing plant under construction, fishing boats, cold storage, vehicles and equipment including freezers, ice machines and chiller.
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ABOUT SSPC Somali Seafood Products Company (SSPC) is a privately registered seafood product cooperative, owned by Fishery business groups.The cooperative was established in 2005.The cooperative coordinates over 20 sizable fishing companies, the shareholders have many years of hands on...
A couple of fish processors set up across Puntland
Yustan Seafood: Live Fresh Chilled and frozen Somali Seafood, specializing in Lobster and Fish.
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www.yustanseafood.com
Oceanic Fishery
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Sidee Boosaaso uga shaqaysaa Warshadda Kaluunka Oceanic ,maxayse kaga duwan tahay shirkadaha kale ee Kalluun ee Puntland ku yaala . Mohamed Jabra
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Seafood manufacturer in Bosaso
Waaqoyi fish manufacturer
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In addition to these growing processors, manufacturers, and exporters (see also: Sea-Ex Directory), there exists a vast network of small-scale fishing cooperatives stretching along the coast ,from Eyl down to Barawe.
These cooperatives are highly active, forming the backbone of Somalia’s traditional fishing economy, but they often struggle with limited funding, and equipment constraints. That's beginning to change.
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Idilinaa
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The claim in the first tweet is just flat-out wrong. You people love to pigeonhole Somalis as only opening hotels, but that doesn’t hold up to even basic scrutiny. Somalis run a wide range of diverse businesses
Lots of Somalis return to Somalia and open up fish markets and seafood shops.
A lot of them are modern as well with cold storages, with air conditioning and indoor facilities.
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These are very different from open-air markets where fish are sold fresh, directly after the catch , that’s just a different part of the supply chain. Trying to shame those markets is like comparing Bakara’s open stalls to Jubba or Hayat hypermarkets , completely different formats serving different roles.
If we’re going to critique, let’s do it with nuance. Plenty of Somali cities are seeing investment in cold storage, seafood processing, and proper distribution systems. The narrative yall are trying to craft that “Somalis don’t build proper fish markets” is just lazy.
Lots of Somalis return to Somalia and open up fish markets and seafood shops.
A lot of them are modern as well with cold storages, with air conditioning and indoor facilities.
A retunee Somali lady opens a modern fish shop in Mogadishu
Suubanseafood market in Mogadishu is a new modern seafood shop established by Sahra Alasow who recently returned to Somalia from
radiomuqdisho.so
New fish market facility in Erigabo boosts Sanag fishermen’s livelihoods
The fishermen of Erigabo, the capital of Sanag region, are reaping the benefits of a newly constructed market that has
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These are very different from open-air markets where fish are sold fresh, directly after the catch , that’s just a different part of the supply chain. Trying to shame those markets is like comparing Bakara’s open stalls to Jubba or Hayat hypermarkets , completely different formats serving different roles.
If we’re going to critique, let’s do it with nuance. Plenty of Somali cities are seeing investment in cold storage, seafood processing, and proper distribution systems. The narrative yall are trying to craft that “Somalis don’t build proper fish markets” is just lazy.
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Somaliland seems so much more stable, what field are you into? I think many sectors are worth investing. If you have family in the area, they can help you out too.
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Sigmundd
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My field is health. I really want to get a move on and do a lot for both Somalland and Somalia. From building a mosque to perhaps opening up a clinic. I want to leave a legacy for my people. An ongoing charity
Idilinaa
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It does seem like from the numbers i have seen, they are doing this at a rapid pace.
From between 2017-2022 it's exports grew by increase of 400% , that's like an accelerated transformation.
Somalia - Fisheries and Blue Economy
This is a best prospect industry sector for this country. Includes a market overview and trade data.
Somalia's Fisheries Sector: A Primer on the Sector - The Somali Development and Reconstruction Bank
Somalia’s 3,333 km coastline represents one of Africa’s most significant untapped economic resources. Despite its potential, the fisheries sector contributes just 3% to GDP and 2% to exports, highlighting a substantial gap between current performance and possible economic impact. This analysis...
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This is probably a conservative estimate, since much of this falls outside the formal. It's likely the real 2025 economic output is higher than the last published estimates, but the data just hasn't caught up yet.
This is just the exports figure , imagine the domestic commercialization. It shows you Somalis have built functioning, increasingly modern fisheries infrastructure , from cold storage and export facilities to local fish cooperatives and processing plants.
Lots of Somalis return to Somalia and open up fish markets and seafood shops.
A lot of them are modern as well with cold storages, with air conditioning and indoor facilities.
View attachment 361576A retunee Somali lady opens a modern fish shop in Mogadishu
Suubanseafood market in Mogadishu is a new modern seafood shop established by Sahra Alasow who recently returned to Somalia from
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You see fish shops like this all over urban centers. The fact that so many local shops that sell fish are opening, reflects a growing domestic demand for it.
And more seafood processors and cold storage facilities like this which they started to expand and build more around 2018.
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When my family first moved to my current home, the Somali community was so small, it was mostly various Dir subclans and Darood(Ogaden). We were all super close, until we all moved away, it's usually women who have beef with each other(mostly from the same subclans) us men don't usually give two shits.
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Also the OP fails to realize that hotels and malls aren't even government funded. They're funded by the local entrepreneurs and they get praised by locals anyways so I don't get the fuss to begin withThe claim in the first tweet is just flat-out wrong. You people love to pigeonhole Somalis as only opening hotels, but that doesn’t hold up to even basic scrutiny. Somalis run a wide range of diverse businesses
Lots of Somalis return to Somalia and open up fish markets and seafood shops.
A lot of them are modern as well with cold storages, with air conditioning and indoor facilities.
View attachment 361576A retunee Somali lady opens a modern fish shop in Mogadishu
Suubanseafood market in Mogadishu is a new modern seafood shop established by Sahra Alasow who recently returned to Somalia from
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View attachment 361577New fish market facility in Erigabo boosts Sanag fishermen’s livelihoods
The fishermen of Erigabo, the capital of Sanag region, are reaping the benefits of a newly constructed market that has
These are very different from open-air markets where fish are sold fresh, directly after the catch , that’s just a different part of the supply chain. Trying to shame those markets is like comparing Bakara’s open stalls to Jubba or Hayat hypermarkets , completely different formats serving different roles.
If we’re going to critique, let’s do it with nuance. Plenty of Somali cities are seeing investment in cold storage, seafood processing, and proper distribution systems. The narrative yall are trying to craft that “Somalis don’t build proper fish markets” is just lazy.
Idilinaa
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When I checked a few Somali business directories to get a broader picture, it was clear that hotels and malls make up a minority of what's actually listed. The majority of businesses are in logistics, transport, cargo, engineering, construction, and other service sectors. The private sector is incredibly diverse , responding to local needs with solutions that span across multiple industries.Also the OP fails to realize that hotels and malls aren't even government funded. They're funded by the local entrepreneurs and they get praised by locals anyways so I don't get the fuss to begin with
This whole "hotels and malls" narrative is just a lazy generalization. People see flashy Tiktok posts or clips online and assume that’s all Somalis are building , but that couldn’t be further from the truth.
Even the existence of high-end malls and hotels actually reflects ''local capital accumulation'' and ''rising spending power''. These ventures don’t appear out of thin air , they’re backed by prior success in other sectors. It’s a sign of economic growth, not lack of imagination.
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