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ACSOS 2026

The 11th Annual Conference on Somali Studies

ACSOS 2024

“Engaged Citizens, Competent Institutions, Responsible Government”
Muwaadiniin Xilkas ah, Hay'ado Karti leh, Dawlad Masuul ah
10–12 December 2024 · Mogadishu, Somalia

Student research posters

About ACSOS 2024

The 11th Annual Conference on Somali Studies

ACSOS2024 explored how engaged citizenship, competent institutions and responsible governance can work together to build a stronger, more resilient Somalia. The programme featured keynote speeches, a panel on universities and research centres as catalysts for evidence-based public policy, three thematic sessions and two student poster sessions.

  • Theme: Engaged Citizens, Competent Institutions, Responsible Government
  • Edition: 11th Annual Conference on Somali Studies
  • Dates: 10–12 December 2024
  • Venue: Mogadishu, Somalia
  • Host universities: Mogadishu University, Hormuud University
  • Organised by the Institute for Somali Studies (ISOS)

Programme

Highlights of ACSOS 2024

Keynote speeches

  • Prof Abdurahman Moallim Badiyow (Mogadishu University) — The Anthropological School's Impact on Somali Epistemology: The Need for Fixing
  • Mr Abdi Mohamed Baffo (DhaxalReeb Centre) — Towards Reshaping Somalia's Political System
  • Dr Abas Omar (Center for Research Excellence, Mogadishu University) — Fiscal Rule and Debt Sustainability in Somalia

Sessions & panels

  • Panel — Universities and Research Centers as Catalysts for Evidence-Based Public Policy
  • Energy, Water, Agriculture, and Food (In)security
  • Society: Dynamics of Change, Interaction, and Structure
  • Finance, Employment and Recovery: Pathways to Sustainable Growth and Resilience

Research

Student research posters

Posters presented at ACSOS 2024 — open to read, download and cite.

Student Research Poster2024

Camshaft Machine Ventilator

Abdullahi Abdirashid Ahmed, Abdullahi Ahmedweli Mohamed, Abdihamid Baazi Mohamed, Zakarie Abdinur Mohamednur

ACSOS2024 Student Posters · Hormuud University – Engineering

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Student Research Poster2024

Impact of Digitalization on Somalia Economy

Mus’ab Abdirazak Khaliif Mahdi, Abdimalik Mohamed Hassan, Ahmed Mohamed Ahmed, Omar Ahmed Mohamed

ACSOS2024 Student Posters · Hormuud University – Computer Science & IT

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