Somalia’s ongoing federal experiment has not met popular expectations of ending the Somali predicament, stopping power abuses and stabilising the fragile country. New research shows Somalis consider federalism as an outside imposition and prefer decentralisation instead. This necessitates a serious discussion on the functional model best reflecting the governance needs…

Somalia continues to face widespread poverty, a lack of economic infrastructure, relianceon external aid, and ongoing security threats from al-Shabaab.The outcomes of the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS)’s drive for electoral reformsto transition from clan-based indirect elections to universal suffrage remain uncertain.Key electoral issues remain unresolved, such as the timing…