Call for individual paper abstracts (200–400 words, in English, Arabic or Somali) and panel proposals for the 13th Annual Conference on Somali Studies (ACSOS2026), 8–10 December 2026, Mogadishu. Submission period: 10–31 October 2026. Enquiries: acsos@mu.edu.so.
The Greater Horn of Africa (GHoA), a semi - arid to arid region, is highly vulnerable to global climate change and variability. Home to approximately 333 million people, with over 234 million living in rural areas and endowed with rich…
Full three-day programme of ACSOS2025 including the opening ceremony, the sessions "State-Building in Action: Education, Service Delivery, and Social Change", "Navigating the Digital Sphere: Political Discourse, Youth Engagement, and Adolescent Cyber-Risks" and "Shaping Somalia: The Interplay of State, Society, and…
شهد المجتمع الصومالي خلال العقدين الأخيرين تحولًا رقميًا متسارعًا أحدث تأثيرات عميقة في بنيته الاجتماعية والثقافية. فقد أدى انتشار الإنترنت ووسائل التواصل الاجتماعي إلى إعادة تشكيل أنماط التواصل والتفاعل بين الأفراد، وأسهم في ظهور ثقافات جديدة تتجاوز حدود الجغرافيا والتقليد.…
Recurrent droughts have become one of the most severe environmental and socio-economic challenges in Somalia. These droughts have significantly affected rural livelihoods, particularly those that depend on livestock and rain-fed agriculture (FAO, 2023). Understanding the impacts of recurrent droughts is…
تُعد حرية الرأي والتعبير من أهم الحقوق الأساسية التي كفلتها الشريعة الإسلامية والمواثيق الدولية، فهي تمثل كرامة الإنسانية ويضمن للفرد الحق في اعتناق الآراء والأفكار دون تدخل، واستقاء الأنباء والأفكار وتلقيها ونقلها بأي وسيلة كانت دون قيود جغرافية. ورغم أهميتها…
Conference brochure of the 12th Annual Conference on Somali Studies (ACSOS2025), held 9–11 December 2025 in Mogadishu and hosted by Mogadishu University.
Somalia isa country with diverse natural resources, including minerals, renewable and non-renewable energy sources, etc. Recent oil and gas discoveries in Mozambique, Tanzania, and Kenya (offshore) have sparked belief in the huge potential for oil and gas reserves in offshore…
This paper delves into the leadership culture of President Adan Abdulle Osman (1908 - 2007) to extract valuable insights for the reconstruction of the Somali state. His peaceful power transfer in 1967 marked him as a pioneering democrat in Africa,…
The study investigates the impact of employee innovation on organizational performance at Salaam Somali Bank. Innovation, recognized as essential for competitive advantage, involves product, process, and market improvements that drive efficiency, customer satisfaction, and growth. Despite the bank’s innovative culture,…