Somalia

Country Briefing

Photo: AU-UN IST PHOTO / Stuart Price (Public Domain)

1. Brief overview
2. Political situation in the federal states of Puntland, Jubbaland, Southwest, Galmudug and Hirshabelle and in the "Republic of Somaliland"
2.1. Puntland
2.2. Southwest
2.3. Galmudug
2.4. Jubbaland
2.5. Hirshabelle
2.6. Somaliland
3. Armed insurgent groups
4. Conflicts between and within clans
5. Women
6. Sources

13 June 2025

Humanitarian Situation

Foto: FAO/Arete/Moustapha Negueye (©)

ecoi.net's featured topics offer an overview on selected issues. This featured topic for Somalia covers the humanitarian situation and is currently only available in German. The information was found in selected sources and is not intended to be comprehensive.

13 June 2025

COI-Podcast

Background on socio-economic situation

The COI podcasts (in German language), a cooperation between ACCORD and the University of Heidelberg, talk about backgrounds that can help to better understand country of origin information.

Maps

Quick access to relevant maps of Somalia, sorted by main topics.

Important documents

December 2010 | ÖIF & BAA-SD, Mag. Andreas Tiwald (Author), published by ÖIF – Austrian Integration Fund
Somalia

Report on the occupational castes and social discrimination (Waable, Midgaan, Madhibaan, et al.)
Die Parias Somalias: Ständische Berufskasten als Basis sozialer Diskriminierung - ÖIF-Länderinfo no 8 (Special or Analytical Report, German)
de ID 1333632
15 December 2009 | ACCORD – Austrian Centre for Country of Origin and Asylum Research and Documentation (Author)
Somalia

Report on clans in Somalia (overview of the political situation, Somali clan system, clans and minorities, human rights and protection issues); revised in December 2009; Please note that the use of the previous edition of this report is no longer authorised
Clans in Somalia - Bericht zum Vortrag von Dr. Joakim Gundel beim COI-Workshop in Wien am 15. Mai 2009 (überarbeitete Neuausgabe) (Special or Analytical Report, German)
de ID 1001420
15 December 2009 | ACCORD – Austrian Centre for Country of Origin and Asylum Research and Documentation (Author)
Somalia

Report on clans in Somalia (overview of the political situation, Somali clan system, clans and minorities, human rights and protection issues); revised in December 2009; Please note that the use of the previous edition of this report is no longer authorised
Clans in Somalia - Report on a Lecture by Joakim Gundel, COI Workshop Vienna, 15 May 2009 (Revised Edition) (Special or Analytical Report, English)
en ID 1193130

Background on socio-economic situation

Important documents

Report on the occupational castes and social discrimination (Waable, Midgaan, Madhibaan, et al.)

Report on clans in Somalia (overview of the political situation, Somali clan system, clans and minorities, human rights and protection issues); revised in December 2009; Please note that the use of the previous edition of this report is no longer authorised

Report on clans in Somalia (overview of the political situation, Somali clan system, clans and minorities, human rights and protection issues); revised in December 2009; Please note that the use of the previous edition of this report is no longer authorised