Mogadishu, Somalia — Somalia’s Ministry of Interior held its regular monthly coordination meeting in the capital this week to discuss work on a 2026 strategic plan, according to a ministry statement released Thursday. Director General Abdulkadir Elmi Ali chaired the session, which brought together departmental heads to review timelines and allocate responsibilities for the forthcoming plan, the statement added.
Officials said the document will replace the current National Development Plan cycle that expires in 2024. Ministry spokespeople told local outlets that the 2026 framework will focus on security sector reform, regional administration agreements and public-service delivery. No draft text or budget figures were released.
Independent observers noted that federal planning meetings in Mogadishu are usually publicised through the Somali National News Agency or donor partners; they said copies of minutes or presentation slides had not yet surfaced. Regional analysts added that previous strategic plans have coincided with annual donor conferences in Brussels or Doha, but no conference date has been announced for the 2026 successor plan. Officials declined to give an exact publication date, saying only that “final consultations” would continue through the first quarter.
Sources close to the ministry expect a cabinet submission once regional state governments submit their priority lists. Further details were not immediately available.
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Source: sonna.
*Additional reporting by ImNews | Sources consulted: 5*
