Resources

Electoral crossroads: dilemmas of future democratisation in Somalia

Peacebuilding organisations’ joint statement on the UK Conference on Somalia, 11 May 2017

The 11 May 2017 London Conference on Somalia has the opportunity to bolster international support for the Federal Government of Somalia.

Somalia's 2016 electoral process: preliminary report of the Domestic Election Observer Mission

The dust has settled on Somalia’s recent electoral process, which concluded with Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo’s election as president.

Democracy Delayed and Diminished: Risks and possibilities for Somalia’s 2016 political transition

Optimism was widely felt after Somalia formed a new federal government in 2012 and promised to hold ‘one person, one vote’ elections in 2016, raising hopes that a quarter century of conflict and division might finally be approaching an end.

Forging Jubaland: Community perspectives on federalism, governance and reconciliation

In 2012 Somalia began a process of federalisation as a mechanism for statebuilding and ultimately stabilisation.

Strengthening the New Deal from the Bottom Up: Perspectives on the Somali Compact and Somaliland Special Arrangement

One year since the endorsement of the Somali New Deal Compact, Saferworld and World Vision examine civil society and community perspectives on the Compact, including the separate Somaliland Special Arrangement (SSA).

Puntland at the polls

In July 2013, Puntland was due to elect local councillors in its first democratic election since the 1969 elections across Somalia.

Civil Society Voices: Recommendations for the May 2013 London Conference on Somalia

There continues to be a perception amongst many Somalis that decisions which directly affect their lives are driven by an international agenda and involve little local consultation.

Listening to Somali civil society voices

On 7 May 2013 the Federal Government of Somalia and the UK Government will co-host a second international conference in London on Somalia.