SPA Policy Lab

SPA Policy Lab is a @somalipubagenda initiative dedicated to shaping policies through local contexts and data-driven insights.

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@FarhiaMohamuud, the @SPAPolicyLab Director, participated in a learning and field tour to Dhuusamareeb, Galmudug, through SONSA's GOLE-KAAB project. The visit included a workshop on public finance, covering public budgeting, revenue and expenditure, and the budget approval process, including the roles of the executive and parliament.

The team visited Dhuusamareeb local government, where the mayor and district committee heads hosted them. They discussed local governance, development priorities, and the district administration’s work, followed by a tour of government offices and development projects the district undertook.

The visit also included the Galmudug State Parliament, where members of parliament engaged with the team on the legislature's role and work. The team toured the parliament and learned about its departments and institutional functions.

The engagement connected research and learning with institutions responsible for public finance, local governance, and oversight, while providing first-hand insights into how these institutions operate at the state and local levels.

#SomaliPublicAgenda #Galmudug

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Agaasimaha @SPAPolicyLab ee Somali Public Agenda, @FarhiaMohamuud, ayaa ka qeyb gashay kulan la-tashi ah oo Wasaaradda Maaliyadda XFS ay la yeelatay ururrada bulshada rayidka ah, kaas oo looga hadlay miisaaniyadda dowladda ee sanadka 2027.

Kulanka ayaa fursad u ahaa ururrada bulshada rayidka ah inay la wadaagaan Wasaaradda aragtiyahooda, talooyinkooda iyo mudnaanta ay muhiimka u arkaan in lagu tixgeliyo diyaarinta miisaaniyadda 2027.

Ka-qaybgalka bulshada rayidka ah ee geeddi-socodka miisaaniyadda ayaa muhiim u ah kor u qaadista isla-xisaabtanka, hufnaanta iyo in miisaaniyaddu si wanaagsan uga tarjunto baahiyaha iyo mudnaanta bulshada.

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𝗚𝗼𝗿𝗳𝗲𝘆𝗻: 𝗠𝗶𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘆𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗮 𝗗𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗮 𝗙𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗮 𝗲𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 | 𝗠𝗮𝗮𝗺𝘂𝗹 𝗪𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗮𝗴 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁

Miisaaniyadda Dowladda Federaalka Soomaaliya ee 2026, oo uu Baarlamaanka Federaalka ansixiyay dhammaadkii 2025, ayaa gaareysa $1.39 bilyan. Inkastoo hiigsigu weli yahay “ku tiirsanaanta awooddeena dakhli”, 65% miisaaniyadda waxaa laga filayaa deeq-bixiyeyaasha, kuwaas oo ku bixinaya taageero mashaariic iyo kabka miisaaniyadda. Dakhliga gudaha ee la filayo ayaa ah 35%.

Qeybta 79-aad ee Maamul Wanaag Podcast, @MahadWasuge iyo @FarhiaMohamuud, oo ah cilmibaare ka tirsan Somali Public Agenda (SPA) ahna Agaasimaha @SPAPolicyLab, ayaa isla gorfeynaya nuxurka faallo qoto-dheer oo ay Somali Public Agenda ka sameysay miisaaniyadda Dowladda Federaalka ee 2026, taas oo ay Farxiya qortay.

https://t.co/w5HAdGGpNc

[Somali Public Agenda (SPA) @somalipubagenda]

NEW BRIEF: Finding Common Ground: Towards a Compromise Electoral Framework for Somalia’s Future Federal Elections

Our latest brief analyses the four different electoral models proposed by the negotiating groups and presents a compromise electoral framework that combines the most practical elements of each of the four proposals.

Read the full brief here: https://t.co/8NL77eY9fV

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𝗗𝗼𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗼 𝗡𝗼𝗼𝗰𝗲𝗲 𝗔𝗵 𝗔𝘆𝗮𝗮 𝗞𝘂 𝗛𝗮𝗯𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗼𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘆𝗮 𝗪𝗮𝗸𝗵𝘁𝗶𝗴𝗮𝗻? | 𝗠𝗮𝗮𝗺𝘂𝗹 𝗪��𝗻𝗮𝗮𝗴 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁

Waxaa Muqdisho ka socda shirar dhexdhexaadin ah oo looga hadlayo arrimaha doorashooyinka federaalka Soomaaliya. Shirarradan, oo ay dhexdhexaadinayaan Turkiga, Mareykanka, Boqortooyada Midowday (UK), Midowga Yurub, iyo Qaramada Midoobay, ayaa dowladda federaalka iyo saddex kooxood oo mucaarad ah ku soo bandhigeen noocyada doorashooyinka ee ay kala doorbidayaan.

Qeybta 77-aad ee Maamul Wanaag Podcast, @MahadWasuge iyo Dr. @afyare_elmi, oo ah bare sare iyo cilmibaare ka tirsan City University of Mogadishu, waxay ku falanqeynayaan afarta nooc ee doorashooyinka iyo habka ugu habboon ee wakhtigan lagu soo dooran karo xubnaha Baarlamaanka Federaalka Soomaaliya, kuwaas oo iyaguna dooran doona Madaxweynaha Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliya.

https://t.co/7PggQ4tCvb

[SPA Policy Lab @SPAPolicyLab]

Our team led by our director @FarhiaMohamuud presented the key messages and officially handed over the Policy Design Solution Paper on Public Financial Management (PFM) in Adado District to the Mayor of Adado.

[Somali Public Agenda (SPA) @somalipubagenda]

The @SPAPolicyLab Director, @FarhiaMohamuud, and the SPA team presented the key messages and handed over the Policy Design Solution Paper on Public Financial Management (PFM) in Adado District to the Mayor of Adado.

With support from The Policy Lab, SPA Policy Lab recently finalized a policy design solution for Adado aimed at addressing public financial management challenges, including revenue shortfalls, limited public trust in government authorities, and religious and social perceptions surrounding taxation.

The proposed solutions outline two key interventions: Madasha Maslaxadda Caamka, a religious-informed public dialogue platform, and the Midnimo Committee, a multi-stakeholder representative body designed to improve transparency, participation, and trust.

A summary of the paper can be read here: https://t.co/ZNB6RwU3Wj

[Somali Public Agenda (SPA) @somalipubagenda]

𝗗𝗼𝗼𝗱-𝘄𝗮𝗱𝗮𝗮𝗴 𝗶𝘆𝗼 𝘀𝘂’𝗮𝗮𝗹𝗼-𝘄𝗲𝘆𝗱𝗶𝗶𝗻: 𝗠𝗮𝗮𝗺𝘂𝗹𝗸𝗮 𝗠𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗱𝗮 𝗚𝗮𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗮𝗰𝘆𝗼 𝗲𝗲 𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗺𝘂𝗱𝘂𝗴 𝗶𝘆𝗼 𝗕𝘂𝗹𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗱𝗮 𝗠𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗱𝗮

Halkan ka daawo madal dood-wadaag iyo su’aalo-weydiin isugu jirta oo aan ku qabannay magaalada Gaalkacyo ee Galmudug. Madashan waxaa ka soo qeybgalay Maayar ku-xigeenka ahna kusimaha Maayarka Dowladda Hoose Ee Degmada Gaalkacyo, Galmudug, Mudane Maxamed Cabdi Cilmi, iyo qeybaha kala duwan ee bulshada. Madashan ayaa ujeedkeedu ahaa xoojinta ka-qaybgalka shacabka ee ka doodista qorshayaasha iyo waxqabadka Dowladda Hoose.

https://t.co/XuAEUFKAqu

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Hay’adaha Somali Public Agenda (SPA) iyo @SomaliaPdrc ayaa qabanaya madashii 4-aad ee tixanaha Maareynta Marxaladda Kala-guurka.

Ujeeddada kulamadan, oo lagu qabto X Spaces, waa in la fududeeyo fahamka aragtiyada ay dhinacyadu ka qabaan arrimaha siyaasadda, gaar ahaan doorashooyinka uu khilaafku ka taagan yahay. Sidoo kale, waxa ay abuurayaan fursad su’aalo lagu weydiin karo, laguna wadaagi karo talooyin iyo aragtiyo.

Kulanka afaraad waxaa marti ku ah xubno ka tirsan Golaha Mustaqbalka Soomaaliya oo kala ah, Dr. Maxamed Aadan Koofi, iyo Cabdullaahi Abuukar Xaaji (Carab).

Nagusoo biir habeenka Arbacada abbaare 9:00 pm. Link-gan isticmaal: https://t.co/2VfxaGhbrf

[Mahad Wasuge @MahadWasuge]

Wax-ka-beddelka Dastuurka iyo muddo-kordhinta heer federaal iyo heer dowlad-goboleed. @somalipubagenda @SPAPodcasts_

FULL EPISODE: https://t.co/2GTMWbbwSh

[Chatham House Africa @AfricaProg]

We are delighted to welcome @somalipubagenda @SPAPolicyLab Director Aweis Ahmed (@Aweis_ahmedsom) to the @ChathamHouse Africa Programme as our first @SNForg visiting fellow.

Read more: https://t.co/2vhGKMp3pr

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Pleased to share that our @SPAPolicyLab Director @aweis_ahmedsom joins @ChathamHouse’s Africa Programme (@AfricaProg) as an @SNForg Visiting Fellow and will be based in London for one year.

While at Chatham House, Aweis will conduct policy-relevant research on Somalia’s international and regional relations in a shifting global order, with the aim of supporting Somalia’s contributions to global governance. The research outputs will be jointly published by Chatham House and Somali Public Agenda.

The fellowship builds on the Chatham House Africa Programme’s success in hosting visiting fellows from Mozambique and Sierra Leone between 2023 and 2025, whose work focused on supporting their countries as non-permanent members of the UN Security Council.

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Hay’adaha @SomaliaPdrc & SPA waxa ay billaabayaan tixanaha Maareynta Marxaladda Kala-guurka, oo lagu qaban doono X Spaces.

Ujeeddada kulamadan waa in la fududeeyo fahamka aragtiyada ay dhinacyadu ka qabaan arrimaha siyaasadda, gaar ahaan doorashooyinka uu khilaafku ka taagan yahay. Sidoo kale, waxa ay abuurayaan fursad su’aalo lagu weydiin karo, laguna wadaagi karo talooyin iyo aragtiyo.

Marka uu dhamaado tixanaha Maareynta Marxaladda Kala-guurka, PDRC & SPA waxa ay diyaarin doonaan warbixin soo koobeysa nuxurka wadahadalladii la yeeshay, taas oo lagu qori doono Af-Soomaali iyo English.

Kulanka ugu horreeya waxa marti ku ah masuuliyiin ka tirsan Gurmad Qaran:
Guddoomiyihii hore ee Guddiga Madaxa-bannaan ee Doorashooyinka Qaranka, Marwo Xaliima Ismaaciil Ibraahim, iyo xubin ka mid ah khubaradii qortay Dastuurkii 2012, sidoo kalena ahaa la-taliyihii hore ee Madaxweynaha ee arrimaha federaalaynta, Mudane Axmed Cabaas Axmed.

Nagu soo biir habeenka Arbacada 9:00 pm. Link-gan isticmaal: https://t.co/APz2Gi6EfZ

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On April 27, 2026, Somali Public Agenda, @SomaliaPdrc, and @howtobuildpeace held a multi-stakeholder convening in Mogadishu on digital harms in Somalia. The forum brought together participants from the Federal Member States and Mogadishu, including representatives from public institutions, technology experts, researchers, digital rights advocates, journalists, and social media influencers.

The forum began with a scene-setting presentation by SPA researcher Ibrahim Jibril. He explained the work that SPA, PDRC, and Build Up are doing to assess and produce research outputs on digital harms in Somalia.

A panel discussion addressed key challenges in Somali digital spaces, including the spread of misinformation, disinformation, hate speech, and polarising content on social media platforms. The session also explored the impact of these digital harms on social and political life offline. Moderated by Mohamed Hajir, the panellists were Mohammed Hirmoge, Media & Communications Expert; Farah Omar, FESOJ Secretary-General; Mohamed Salh, an independent journalist and social media influencer; and Nura Abdi, Communications Lead at PDRC.

The forum concluded with a roundtable discussion, where participants discussed policy gaps and existing legal frameworks and offered recommendations.
There was a broad consensus on the importance of developing clear rules and regulatory measures to address digital harms across social media platforms.

#SomaliPublicAgenda #DigitalHarm #Somalia

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𝗦𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝗼 𝗞𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗵𝗶𝗻 𝗞𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗮 𝗗𝗮𝗸𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗮 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗵𝘂𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗵𝗮 𝗲𝗲 𝗗𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗮 ����𝗼𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗲𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝗴𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗮 𝗖𝗮𝗱𝗮𝗮𝗱𝗼? | 𝗔𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗴 𝗪𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗮𝗴 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁

Degmada Cadaado waxa ay ka mid tahay degmooyinkii ugu horreeyay ee Dowlad-goboleedka Galmudug oo maamul iyo hay’ado shaqeeya yeesha. Dowaldda hoose ee degmadu waxa ay qaaddaa canshuur kala duwan, si ay adeegyo kala duwan ugu qabato. Hase ahaatee, maamulka degmada ayaanan soo xareeyn canshuur ku filan, sababo kala duwan awgood.

Somali Public Agenda ayaa dhawaan daabacday daraasad ku saabsan “Sida loo kordhin karo Dakhliga Canshuuraha Dowladda Hoose ee Degmada Cadaado?” ayadoo la adeegsanayo habka cilmibaaris ee loo yaqayaanno Local Strategies Research (LSR) iyo hannaanka Evidence-Based Policy Design.

Qeybtan 43-aad ee Adeeg Wanaag Podcast, @Aweisade, agaasimaha @SPAPolicyLab, iyo @FarhiaMohamuud oo ah cilmibaare ka tirsan Somali Public Agenda sidoo kalena hormuud u aheyd cilmibaarayaasha daraasadaas, waxa ay ku falanqeynayaan nuxurka daraasaddaas iyo waxyaabihii lagu ogaaday.

#SPAPodcasts #Adado #Galmudug

https://t.co/XrXdIhPbfh

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NEW COMMENTARY I Contested Rules, Contested Legitimacy: Somalia’s Constitutional and Electoral Conundrum

In this commentary, our Executive Director, @MahadWasuge, examines a critical question: Which constitution is legitimate—the Provisional Federal Constitution or the recently amended version? He also explores how this dispute could shape Somalia’s upcoming electoral process.

Read the full commentary:
https://t.co/OWmaFFxvG0

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Read the first of our Occasional Paper Series here⤵️

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Read the first of our @SPAPolicyLab Occasional Paper Series!

This Occasional Paper so-authored by @FarhiaMohamuud, @Aweisade & @derekbmiller distills and adapts key findings from a longer Policy Design Solution Paper on Public Financial Management (PFM) in Adado District.

While the original design paper offers a detailed account of research findings, design propositions, and implementation blueprints, this version extracts the core analytical and practical insights and presents them in a concise, decision-oriented format for policymakers and practitioners.

🔗 Read it here: https://t.co/ZNB6RwU3Wj

[Somali Public Agenda (SPA) @somalipubagenda]

Our Executive Director, @MahadWasuge, attended the @SomaliREN Annual Council Meeting and Annual Leaders’ Retreat, held in Nairobi on February 14–15, 2026.

The conference brought together 31 member institutions—29 universities and two research institutions—to review SomaliREN’s 2025 performance and plans for 2026. Findings from the SomaliREN Higher Education e-Readiness Assessment Report were also presented and discussed.

In addition to member institutions, representatives from other research and education networks from Kenya (Kenya Education Network), Uganda (Research and Education Network for Uganda), and Tanzania (Tanzania Education and Research Network) presented their structures and shared their work with SomaliREN member institutions.

Collaboration in research among universities and research institutions was also discussed during the meeting.

SPA officially joined the network in May 2024 and actively contributed to the two-day deliberations.

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Casharrada Laga Baran Karo Doorashooyinkii Dhacay 1954 ilaa 1969

Qeybtan 66-aad ee Maamul Wanaag Podcast, @MahadWasuge & Avv. Maxamed Ciise Turunji ayaa isla gorfeynaya casharrada laga baran karo doorashooyinkii dhacay muddadii u dhaxaysay 1954 & 1969.

https://t.co/jXzsdeDbe1

[Mahad Wasuge @MahadWasuge]

2025 was another productive year for @somalipubagenda. We are grateful to our donors and partners for trusting us with their support, enabling us to continue contributing to the improvement of governance in Somalia.

[Somali Public Agenda (SPA) @somalipubagenda]

2025 was a record-breaking year across our programmes!

📄 We published 23 research and analytical papers — our highest ever.
🤝 We convened 31 forums, both in person (Nairobi, Mogadishu, Kismayo, Garowe, Bosaso, Qardho, Dhusamareb, and Adado) and online, engaging 1,300+ participants.
🎓 We trained 73 trainees, primarily youth, in research and writing.
🎙️ We released 36 podcast episodes, reaching hundreds of thousands of listeners.

📘 Read our 2025 Annual Report here:
🔗 https://t.co/ANDeKwHfv1