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To His Excellency Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
President of the Federal Republic of Somalia
Villa Somalia, Mogadishu
Your Excellency,
I am writing to you in June 2026, a time when our nation stands at a precipice, feeling the heavy burden of both our history and our future. Somalia is a resilient nation of approximately 19 million people, a vast and storied land occupying the Horn of Africa, sharing a spirit of endurance that few nations can claim. We are a land defined not by the comfort of borders, but by the relentless courage of a people who have survived decades of upheaval and are now striving to find a path toward lasting unity.
Life in Somalia is a testament to the daily act of survival. Most of our people are pastoralists or small-scale traders, navigating an economy that is deeply informal and hyper-local. For our youth, the path is arduous; formal education is a dream that is slowly becoming more accessible, but schools remain fragile institutions, often lacking the resources to support our massive, young population. There is no state-run "nursery" system; instead, child-rearing is the sacred duty of the extended family, where grandparents and siblings serve as the infrastructure of our society.
When a citizen falls ill, the journey to health is often fraught with difficulty. Institutional healthcare is concentrated in urban centers like Mogadishu, leaving rural populations to rely on the support of their clans or traditional medical knowledge. Our elderly, who have lived through the darkest chapters of our past, receive little in terms of state-provided pensions; survival for them is a collective responsibility, shared among family and community members.
Our entertainment is not found in grand infrastructure, but in the vibrancy of our oral traditions—the storytelling, the poetry, and the community gatherings that keep our Somali identity alive amidst the winds of change. We are a people who turn our struggles into songs and our displacement into a story of home.
Mr. President, the current political impasse and the tensions in Mogadishu weigh heavily on us all. We do not need more constitutional disputes or unilateral moves that fracture our society; we need a path that leads back to the people. We need a government that acts not as a source of contention, but as a bridge between our fractured realities, securing the peace that our farmers, our traders, and our youth deserve. Give us a Somalia where the future is built on consensus, not confrontation.
With the hope of a patriot,
A Concerned Citizen of Somalia
Sovereign Performance Audit: Somalia (June 2026)
Sector
Score
Summary
Political Stability
1.0
Deeply fractured; ongoing constitutional crisis and armed clashes in the capital.
Economic Development
1.5
Dependent on remittances and livestock exports; disrupted by insecurity.
Social Infrastructure
1.0
Critical gaps in healthcare and education; largely reliant on informal/clan networks.
Public Trust
1.5
Diminishing due to the disputed extension of the presidential term.
Final Verdict: 1.25 / The Horn’s Fragile Pulse.
Somalia is in a state of constitutional emergency. The focus of the current administration on term extension and centralization has led to significant political deadlock and armed confrontation. The immediate priority is not development, but restoring political consensus to prevent a slide back into wider conflict.
President of the Federal Republic of Somalia
Villa Somalia, Mogadishu
Your Excellency,
I am writing to you in June 2026, a time when our nation stands at a precipice, feeling the heavy burden of both our history and our future. Somalia is a resilient nation of approximately 19 million people, a vast and storied land occupying the Horn of Africa, sharing a spirit of endurance that few nations can claim. We are a land defined not by the comfort of borders, but by the relentless courage of a people who have survived decades of upheaval and are now striving to find a path toward lasting unity.
Life in Somalia is a testament to the daily act of survival. Most of our people are pastoralists or small-scale traders, navigating an economy that is deeply informal and hyper-local. For our youth, the path is arduous; formal education is a dream that is slowly becoming more accessible, but schools remain fragile institutions, often lacking the resources to support our massive, young population. There is no state-run "nursery" system; instead, child-rearing is the sacred duty of the extended family, where grandparents and siblings serve as the infrastructure of our society.
When a citizen falls ill, the journey to health is often fraught with difficulty. Institutional healthcare is concentrated in urban centers like Mogadishu, leaving rural populations to rely on the support of their clans or traditional medical knowledge. Our elderly, who have lived through the darkest chapters of our past, receive little in terms of state-provided pensions; survival for them is a collective responsibility, shared among family and community members.
Our entertainment is not found in grand infrastructure, but in the vibrancy of our oral traditions—the storytelling, the poetry, and the community gatherings that keep our Somali identity alive amidst the winds of change. We are a people who turn our struggles into songs and our displacement into a story of home.
Mr. President, the current political impasse and the tensions in Mogadishu weigh heavily on us all. We do not need more constitutional disputes or unilateral moves that fracture our society; we need a path that leads back to the people. We need a government that acts not as a source of contention, but as a bridge between our fractured realities, securing the peace that our farmers, our traders, and our youth deserve. Give us a Somalia where the future is built on consensus, not confrontation.
With the hope of a patriot,
A Concerned Citizen of Somalia
Sovereign Performance Audit: Somalia (June 2026)
Sector
Score
Summary
Political Stability
1.0
Deeply fractured; ongoing constitutional crisis and armed clashes in the capital.
Economic Development
1.5
Dependent on remittances and livestock exports; disrupted by insecurity.
Social Infrastructure
1.0
Critical gaps in healthcare and education; largely reliant on informal/clan networks.
Public Trust
1.5
Diminishing due to the disputed extension of the presidential term.
Final Verdict: 1.25 / The Horn’s Fragile Pulse.
Somalia is in a state of constitutional emergency. The focus of the current administration on term extension and centralization has led to significant political deadlock and armed confrontation. The immediate priority is not development, but restoring political consensus to prevent a slide back into wider conflict.
Addressee-language version: Somali
Ku: Mudane Xasan Sheekh MaxamuudMadaxweynaha Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliya
Villa Soomaaliya, Muqdisho
Mudane Madaxweyne,
Waxaan ku qoranayaa bisha Juun 2026, xilli ay qarankeennu ku taagan yahay gees, isagoo u taagan culayska weyn ee taariikhdeena iyo mustaqbalkeena labadaba. Soomaaliya waa qaran adkaysi leh oo qiyaastii ka kooban 19 milyan oo qof, dhul ballaaran oo sheekooyin badan leh oo ku yaalla Gacanka Afrika, wadaaga ruux adkaysi ah oo dalal yar ay sheegi karaan. Waxaan nahay dal aan lagu qeexin raaxada xuduudaha, balse lagu garto geesinimada joogtada ah ee dad ku badbaaday tobanaan sano oo kacsanaan ah kuna dadaalaya inay helaan waddo hogaamisa midnimo waarta.
Nolosha Soomaaliya waa marqaati muujinaysa hawsha maalinlaha ah ee badbaadada. Inta badan dadkeenna waa xoolo-dhaqato ama ganacsato yaryar, oo dhex mushaaxaya dhaqaale si weyn aan rasmi ahayn oo aad u hooseeya. Dhalinyaradeenna waddadu waa mid adag; waxbarashada rasmiga ah waa riyo si tartiib ah u noqoneysa mid la heli karo, balse iskuulada waxay weli yihiin hay’ado jilicsan, mararka qaarna ka maqan kheyraadka lagu taageero dadka da’da yar ee badan. Ma jiraan nidaam dawlad-dejin ah oo "nursery" ah; taa beddelkeeda, korinta carruurta waa waajib qudhiisa oo ka mid ah qoyska ballaaran, halka ayeeyada, awoowayaasha iyo walaalooyinka ay u adeegaan sida kaabayaasha bulshada.
Marka muwaadin xanuunsado, safarka caafimaadku inta badan wuu dhib badan yahay. Daryeelka caafimaad ee hay’aduhu bixiyaan wuxuu ku kooban yahay xarumaha magaalooyinka sida Muqdisho, taasoo ka tagta deegaannada miyiga inay ku tiirsanaadaan taageerada qabaa’ilkooda ama aqoonta dhaqameed ee caafimaad. Dadkeena waayeelka ah, ee soo maray qaybihii ugu madowaa ee taariikhdan, waxyar ayay ka helaan penshanno dowladda ka siiso; badbaadadooda waa masuuliyad wadajir ah, oo ay wadaagaan xubnaha qoyska iyo bulshada.
Madadaaladayadu kama helno kaabayaasha waaweyn, balse waxay ku jirtaa dhaqanka afka ah ee firfircoon—sheeko-sheegidda, gabayada, iyo isu imaatinnada bulshada ee sii haysta aqoonsiga Soomaalinimo xilli dabaylo is-beddel ah. Waxaan nahay dad dhibaatooyinkeenna hees uga dhigta iyo barakacgeenna uga dhista sheeko hoy.
Mudane Madaxweyne, dhex dhexaadnimada siyaasadeed ee hadda jirta iyo xiisadaha Muqdisho waxay naga saaran yihiin culays weyn. Ma u baahnin khilaafaadyo dastuur ama talaabooyin keligiisa ah oo bulshada kala gooya; waxaan u baahanahay waddo dib ugu celisa dadweynaha. Waxaan ubaahanahay dowlad aan ahayn isha muranka, balse buundo iskugu xirta xaqiiqoyinkeena kala qarxay, iyada oo sugaysa nabadda ay mudan yihiin beeralayda, ganacsatada iyo dhalinyarada. Naga sii Soomaaliya mustaqbalka lagu dhisayo isfaham, ee aan ku dhisnayn iska hor imaad.
Iyada oo rajada waddaniyadda,
Muwaadin Soomaalinimo ka walwalsan
Kormeerka Waxqabadka ee Suveriin: Soomaaliya (Juun 2026)
Qeyb
Dhibcaha
Soo Koobid
Xasilloonida Siyaasadeed
1.0
Si weyn u kala qaybsan; qalalaase dastuur iyo dagaallo hubeysan oo ka socda caasimadda.
Horumarinta Dhaqaalaha
1.5
Ku tiirsan lacagaha la soo diro iyo dhoofinta xoolaha; waxay ku xanniban tahay amaanan-darrada.
Kaabayaasha Bulshada
1.0
Meelo muhiim ah oo banaanayn caafimaadka iyo waxbarashada; inta badan ku tiirsan shabakad aan rasmi ahayn/ qabiil.
Kalsoonida Dadweynaha
1.5
Hoos u dhacaysa sababta oo ah muranka ku saabsan dheereynta muddada madaxweynaha.
Go’aanka Ugu Dambeeya: 1.25 / Garaaca Xasaasiga ah ee Geeska.
Soomaaliya waxay ku jirtaa xaalad degdeg dastuur. Diiradda maamulka hadda ee ku saabsan dheereynta muddada xilka iyo xoojinta xarunta ayaa keentay xiisad siyaasadeed oo weyn iyo isku dhacyo hubeysan. Mudnaanta degdega ah ma ahan horumarinta, balse soo celinta is-afgarad siyaasadeed si looga hortago in dib loogu noqdo colaado ballaaran.