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ACSOS 2026

The 12th Annual Conference on Somali Studies

ACSOS 2025

“(Re)shaping Somali Society: Pathways Through Politics, Education, and Social Media”
(Dibu)qaabaynta Bulshada & Kaalinta Siyaasadda, Waxbarashada & Baraha Bulshada
9–11 December 2025 · Mogadishu, Somalia

Student research posters

About ACSOS 2025

The 12th Annual Conference on Somali Studies

The 12th Annual Conference on Somali Studies examined how politics, education and social media are reshaping Somali society. Over three days the conference combined keynote addresses, thematic paper sessions, a panel discussion and student research posters from Mogadishu University.

  • Theme: (Re)shaping Somali Society: Pathways Through Politics, Education, and Social Media
  • Edition: 12th Annual Conference on Somali Studies
  • Dates: 9–11 December 2025
  • Venue: Mogadishu, Somalia
  • Host university: Mogadishu University
  • Organised by the Institute for Somali Studies (ISOS)
Conference Programme (PDF)
Conference Brochure (PDF)

Programme

Highlights of ACSOS 2025

Sessions & panels

  • State-Building in Action: Education, Service Delivery, and Social Change
  • Navigating the Digital Sphere: Political Discourse, Youth Engagement, and Adolescent Cyber-Risks
  • Panel — Social Media and the Shaping of Society: A Double-Edged Sword
  • Shaping Somalia: The Interplay of State, Society, and Economy
  • Closing keynote — Dynamics of Somali Society: Between Construction and Destruction (Prof Ali Sheikh, East Africa Association for Research and Development)

Research

Student research posters

Posters presented at ACSOS 2025 — open to read, download and cite.

See all ACSOS 2025 posters

Gallery

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