About Somali Public Agenda (SPA)

Somali Public Agenda is a non-partisan and non-profit public policy and administration research organization based in Mogadishu. Its aim is to advance understanding and improvement of public administration and public services in Somalia through evidence-based research and analysis.

At Somali Public Agenda, we believe that all Somalis deserve better public services including access to affordable education, healthcare, housing, security and justice delivered via transparent and accountable authorities.

Research Reports

The study investigates to what extent groups affected by past violations, including victims/survivors, affected communities, and society at large, are involved in these processes and how their participation could be enhanced. Applying a contextual and local lens, it examines and identifies ways in which transitional justice processes in Somalia have and could enable people’s agency over the goals, forms, and outcomes of processes dealing with the past.

This study aims to address this gap by examining how domestic actors in Somalia, including local media, civil society organizations, and government institutions, view and engage with accountability. It identifies overlooked perspectives, examines how local stakeholders attempt to improve accountability to their communities, analyses the political economy dynamics shaping these efforts, addresses main challenges and presents targeted recommendations to each stakeholder.

The paper indicates that there are, inevitably, opportunities linked to Somalia’s new membership of the EAC. These include allying with the region against insecurity, the standardization of laws and procedures, and enabling the country to adhere to international systems of finance, economy and technology. Integration will allow Somalis from the blue economy (Somalia lies on the Indian Ocean and Red Sea) to invest competitively in the EAC, bringing with it the possibility of opportunities for job creation. The study recommends that the Somali government carefully consider addressing the challenges presented both here and elsewhere.

Latest SPA Briefs, Policy Papers & Commentaries

Saddex sano ka hor, 15 May 2022, Xasan Sheekh Maxamuud ayaa loo doortay Madaxweynaha Soomaaliya. Waxay ahayd markii labaad ee uu Madaxweyne noqdo — waxa uu sidoo kale ahaa madaxweynaha dalka Sebteembar 2012 ilaa Febraayo 2017. Soo laabashadiisa ayaa loo arkayay in ay ahayd ifafaalo wanaagsan. Waxa loo arkayey in uu yahay madaxweyne waayo arag ah oo wax badan ka kororsaday shantii sano ee uu xilka hayey iyo shan sano ee uu mucaarad ahaa, waxaana loo badinayay in uu casharro ka bartay khaladaadkii ka dhacay muddo xilleedkiisii hore. Sidoo kale, waxa uu u muuqday siyaasi raba in uu ka tago dhaxal waara. Sikastaba ha ahaatee, waxa uu wajahay caqabado ay ka mid yihiin khatarta al-Shabaab, ku tiirsanaanta ballaaran ee deeq-bixiyayaasha ee kabka miisaaniyadda dowladda, siyaasad aan xasilooneyn iyo danaha iskasoo horjeeda ee dalalka shisheeye ee ku hardamaya in ay saameyn ku yeeshaan dalka, iyo arrimo kale oo badan. Intii uu ku guda jiray ololihiisii doorashada madaxweynaha, Xasan Sheekh ayaa ballan qaaday in uu mudnaan siin doono dib-u-habeynta, oo ay ku jiraan dhameystirka dastuurka, dib-u-heshiisiinta gudaha iyo dibadda, isagoo hal-ku-dhig ka dhigtay “Soomaali heshiis ah, dunidana heshiis la ah,” iyo maamul dimuqraadi ah.

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