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

This report considers the priorities and experiences of displacement-affected communities. It further discusses the durable solutions administrative structures, policies and implementation in two federal member states, namely Jubaland and South West, particularly in Kismayo and Afgoye.

This study takes stock of fiscal and service delivery decentralization in Puntland, Galmudug, and the Benadir Regional Administration. The study was undertaken in nine districts (three in each) of the three case study contexts to stimulate and inform serious discussions around the paramount importance of devolving fiscal and service delivery to local government in pursuit of Somalia’s federalized state-building efforts.

This safety and security study on Mogadishu examines the everyday issues of insecurity that different residents experience and react to in two districts of Mogadishu – Hodan and Kahda.

Latest SPA Briefs, Policy Papers & Commentaries

Three years ago, on 15 May 2022, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud was elected as the President of Somalia after a protracted indirect electoral process. This was his non-consecutive second period in office—he had first served between September 2012 and February 2017. His return was hailed as a positive sign. He was seen as an experienced president who had gained valuable insights from his nearly five years in office, had spent another five years in the opposition, and was likely to have drawn lessons from the mistakes of his first term. As such, he seemed poised to reset the course and leave a lasting legacy.

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