Global civil society activity in Somalia

Somalia, officially the Federal Republic of Somalia, is the easternmost country in continental Africa. The country is located in the Horn of Africa and is bordered by Ethiopia to the west, Djibouti to the northwest, Kenya to the southwest, the Gulf of Aden to the north, and the Indian Ocean to the east. Somalia has the longest coastline on Africa's mainland. Somalia has an estimated population of 18.1 million, of which over 2 million live in the capital and largest city, Mogadishu. Around 85% of its residents are ethnic Somalis and the official languages of the country are Somali and Arabic, though the former is the primary language. The people of Somalia are Muslims, the majority of them Sunni.

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Meetings Statistics

From UIA's International Meetings Statistics Report

20 years

Somalia is ranked #233 over a 20 year period,
with 2 meetings since 2004.

2023

Somalia is ranked #165 for 2023, with 0 meetings.

Organizations based in Somalia

Horn of Africa Voluntary Youth Committee - Hargeisa
East Africa Consortium International - Mogadishu
Eastern African Students and Youth Organization - Mogadishu

Past Events in Somalia

2024 Congress – Somali Studies International Association - Mogadishu
2018 Congress – Somali Studies International Association - Hargeisa
2017 Extreme Traveler International Congress (ETIC) – Extreme Traveler International Congress - Mogadishu
2001 Congress – Somali Studies International Association - Hargeisa
1989 Congress – Somali Studies International Association - Mogadishu
1988 Regional directors annual meeting – Islamic Relief Agency - Mogadishu
1987 Regional directors annual meeting – Islamic Relief Agency - Mogadishu
1984 General Assembly – Arab Organization for Agricultural Development - Mogadishu
1983 Executive Committee Session – African Parliamentary Union - Mogadishu
1980 Congress – Somali Studies International Association - Mogadishu
1980 Annual General Council – Organisation of African Trade Union Unity - Mogadishu
1975 Annual Council Meeting – Port Management Association of Eastern and Southern Africa - Mogadishu
1974 Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government – Organization of African Unity - Mogadishu
1964 World Muslim Congress – World Muslim Congress - Mogadishu

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