The Somali state has faced its most challenging reconstruction task during three decades of existence. Civil war in Somalia erupted after the 1991 central government fell, which led to national institutions being destroyed, political power being divided, and the country remaining without any state for multiple years. Somali leaders and…

By the Heritage Institute for Policy Studies, as part of the ACRC Mogadishu transition project An estimated 70% of Somalia’s population is under the age of 30. Young people living in the country’s capital city, Mogadishu, face a multitude of challenges – as explored in recent ACRC research. Building on ACRC’s…