Mogadishu: City Scoping Study

Mogadishu is Somalia's capital city and largest port, with population estimates ranging from 1.7 million to 2.9 million. A fragile city, Mogadishu is dealing with the legacy of decades of civil war within a political context characterised by unstable elite bargains and an incomplete constitutional transition. This is manifested in ongoing insecurity and violence, absence of the state in the provision of basic services, hybrid forms of governance, and land conflicts. The intimate connection between control over land and the local and national political settlement renders any attempt to address urban poverty and inequality extremely sensitive and challenging.