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The Insaaf briefing on Somali business, regulation and investment. Dated, partner-bylined, and citing the actual instrument — every time.
Published by Insaaf Law Group, Mogadishu.
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Entering & Operating I
Finance & Regulated Markets II
Projects & Infrastructure III
Law in Practice IV
FLAGSHIP GUIDE
2026/27 edition · versioned · updated when the law changes
Doing business in Somalia in 2026: the legal questions to answer before you enter.
Company formation under the Companies Law No. 18 of 2019, the investment framework, every Central Bank licensing regime, employment, tax, IP — and an honest chapter on enforcement, including what Somalia's absence from the New York Convention means for your contracts.
Insaaf Law Group · ed. Mohamed Abdulkadir Ali
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Sep, 2026
II · ANALYSIS
A licensed Somali partner does not end your licensing analysis.
The May 2025 statute package, the Central Bank's licensing categories, and the entry sequence for networks and fintechs — from the firm that advised a global network's entry in the regime's first year.
Abdirizak Mustaf Ahmed · cites: Financial Institutions Law 2025, AML/CFT Law 2025
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Sep, 2026
III · BRIEFING
Before you negotiate a Somalia concession, ask who can grant the right
The federal question, concession literacy, enforcement architecture and the permit map — settled before financial close, not after.
Mohamed Abdulkadir Ali · cites: Procurement & Concession Act, Electricity Act 2023, Petroleum Law 2020
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Sep, 2026
I · PRACTICE NOTE
Somalia replaced its 1972 Labour Code. Your employment templates need another look.
The Labour Code actually in force, the reform sitting in Parliament, work permits — and the five-question checklist that keeps employers out of court.
Abdirizak Mustaf Ahmed, with Hamza I. Abdullahi · cites: Labour Code 1972, Income Tax Act 2025
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Sep, 2026
I · ANALYSIS
Somalia and the AfCFTA: what actually changes — and what doesn't yet.
The instrument, the timeline, and the difference between ratifying a trade area and trading in one. A short alert for anyone moving goods.
Hamza I. Abdullahi · cites: AfCFTA Agreement, EAC Treaty of Accession (2024)
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Sep, 2026
IV · ANALYSIS
A foreign arbitration clause is only as good as the assets behind it.
Somalia is not a New York Convention state. The clause that protects you is designed for that fact — before signature, not after.
Hamza I. Abdullahi, with Mohamed Abdulkadir Ali · cites: Civil Procedure Code 1974
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