Structure and use of the report

Table of contents

The report is divided into two parts: Section 1. General description of the security situation in Somalia, and Section 2. Regional security situation and trends.

  • In Section 1, the report provides an update on main security and political developments that took place in Somalia during the reference period (April 2025 – March 2026). This section includes charts and analysis of aggregate data at country level about security incidents, conflict-related displacement, and other impacts on civilians’ life, as well as a section on checkpoints and road security.

  • In Section 2, the report provides an update on conflict dynamics, security trends and incidents at the regional level, for the 18 administrative regions foreseen by the Somali provisional constitution27.28

  • 27

    Somalia, Provisional Constitution, 1 August 2012, url, art. 49 (5), 72

  • 28

    Please note that this partition, besides being the official partition for the Federal Government of Somalia, is widely used by national and international bodies, organisations, research institutes, and NGOs.