Heritage Institute (HIPS) Updates

The Heritage Institute for Policy Studies, in partnership with the University of Manchester, co-published the “Mogadishu: City Report.” This report is part of the African Cities Research Consortium...

The livestock sector in Somalia is a vital contributor to livelihoods and food security but faces numerous challenges, including a lack of resilience, inadequate import and export standards, and a...

1. Executive summary The State of Somalia (SOS) report focuses on the main developments and key trends in politics, security, the economy, social services and the role of external actors in 2023...

This study investigates the evolution and process of state formation in Galmudug and the factors that shaped the process, including clan politics, economic considerations, conflict dynamics,...

Somalia’s surface and groundwater resources are under threat due to climate change and population growth. The unavailability of permanent streams and the country’s arid climate mean that the only...

Land governance in Somalia has been marred by decades of conflict, instability, and state incapacity since the collapse of the state in 1991 and the destruction of both judicial and governance...

Southwest state is the third oldest federal member state, only preceded by Puntland and Jubbaland in Somalia’s fledgling federal arrangement. It consists of three regions (provinces), Lower Shebelle,...

After a protracted, hotly contested and sometimes violent electoral transition process, in mid-May 2022, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud assumed the presidency of the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) for...

After more than two decades of isolation from the global financial system, Somalia started to re-engage with international financial institutions (the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World...

Puntland’s experimental local council elections in October 2021 were lauded successful in terms of decentralization of authority and democratization at the state level. Led by successive political...

1. Introduction Drought is a natural phenomenon caused by a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall, accompanied by high temperatures, leading to a shortage of water. Water shortages directly...

This report covers the period from January 2021 to December 2021. It presents and analyzes the main developments in the country with a focus on politics, security, economy, humanitarian issues and...

Executive summary • From the climate crisis and the global pandemic to food insecurity, humanity faces unprecedented challenges that require resilient and sustainable solutions. Somalia, a country...

This report covers the period from January 2020 to January 2021. It tracks the main developments in politics, security and the economy as well as in the humanitarian sector and also looks at the role...

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY As Somalia transitions from more than three decades of conflict to partial stability in many parts of the country, there is an opportunity for sustainable development. The national...

The State of Somalia (SOS) Report focuses on the main developments and key trends in politics, security, economy, social services and the role of external actors from 1 January to 31 December 2019...

This research was aimed at investigating issues surrounding youth migration in Somalia. Citizens in seven populous cities in different geographical locations and administrations were surveyed and key...

Since 2014, over 73,000 Somali refugees have been repatriated from Dadaab – the world’s largest refugee camp in Kenya’s northeastern province. The majority of these returnees had previously fled from...

APRIL 2017 The ongoing drought in Somalia – referred to in the Somali language as Sima, which means the leveler, ubiquitous or pervasive – has enveloped the entire country. If rain does not arrive by...

Executive Summary Gaalkacyo has been a divided city since 1993, however, the renewed conflict is fundamentally driven by a struggle for land and resources and was triggered by the implementation of...