Somalia
Level criticalupdated 4 min agoActive armed conflict zone
Based on UCDP armed-conflict records and official travel advisories, since August 21, 2026.
Strongly advised against right now — follow official advisories. The country is also classified as an armed conflict zone.
What are the main risks in Somalia?
Over the last 12 months, our sensors recorded 15 events there, including 9 severe. The most frequent: Armed conflict, Flood, Earthquake.
Is there a government travel advisory for Somalia?
Yes — of the 19 governments we track, 15 advise against travel and 0 urge extra caution. The detail is in the security section below.
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Somalia: current alerts and safety news
The alerts open right now, all sources combined — weather, seismic, satellite, health and state advisories.
Last 90 days
- Calm
- Moderate / High
- Critical
- N/A
Colour = the country level observed that day (highest of the day). N/A: before our records began.
Is it safe to travel to Somalia?
The UK FCDO advises against all travel to some areas of Somalia. That is its strongest wording, the one that means do not travel. It does not cover the whole country: it is limited to certain areas, which the notice names in its own words, quoted below. Somalia is also recorded as being in armed conflict. Over the last 12 months we logged 9 events, 8 of them severe. Six are conflict records, the type that weighs most on people here. The rest is one travel advisory, one epidemic, one flood. The year is flat: 2 events in the busiest months, 1 in the quietest, so no month reads as safer than another. Floods and epidemics are the only two hazards here that follow a season. Conflict follows none.
What it changes for a nomad
A stay of several weeks is not planned here the way it is elsewhere. The advisory decides where you can go before anything else does, and for the areas it covers it sits at the top of the scale. Read it before you fix a route, not after. Ask your insurer what your cover actually does in a country under a do-not-travel advisory: the answer changes what a long stay costs you. Conflict is the recurring record and it has no season, so waiting for a calmer month is not a plan, the busiest months hold 2 events and the quietest 1. Floods and epidemics do follow a season, but our records do not say which months, so ask locally before committing to long dates. Four alerts are live as you read this.
Written with the help of AI from Mira Safe's sourced data on August 24, 2026 · does not replace local guidance How this analysis is produced →
1 earlier analysis
August 21, 2026
Over the last 12 months, conflict has been the main concern, with 6 events that were all severe. Floods and epidemics also occurred, each with 1 event, but they were less severe. The country is currently in a war zone, with ongoing conflict since August. An official travel advisory from the UK FCDO strongly advises against all travel to some areas. Recent major events include travel advisories and epidemics, but no recent severe events have been recorded. The busiest months for hazards are February, April, and June, while January, March, and May are quieter. The risk level is high, especially due to conflict, which poses the greatest stakes for travelers.
To watch right now
- Four alerts are live right now.
- Among the most recent serious records: a travel advisory at level 4 of 4, and two epidemic records at level 3 of 4.
To watch as a rule
- Conflict: 6 of the 9 records over the last 12 months, all of them severe, and the type with the highest stakes for people here.
- The areas the notice puts off-limits, in its own wording: «La milice islamiste Al Shabaab, liée à Al Qaida, contrôle une part importante du Sud et du centre de la Somalie : la moitié Est des provinces de Gedo et Bas-Djou
- From the same notice: «Les villes d’Hargeisa et Berbera ainsi que l’axe reliant les deux villes sont déconseillées sauf raison impérative.»
- Floods and epidemics are the two hazards with a season here: one flood and one epidemic were recorded over the last 12 months.
Good reflexes
- Read the FCDO notice before you book, and again before every move inside the country.
- Ask your insurer in writing whether your cover holds in a country under a do-not-travel advisory.
- Register with your embassy and keep its contact saved offline.
- Send your route and your expected arrival time to someone outside the country before each trip.
- Ask a health professional before a long stay: an epidemic was among the records logged here.
Somalia: travel advisories and areas to avoid
What the 19 tracked governments officially advise for this country — converging or not. The everyday reference.
Zones cited by government advisories
Advised against (all travel)
- Gedo
- Jubbada Hoose
- Jubbada Dhexe
- Bay
- Bakool
- Shabeellaha Hoose
- Shabeellaha Dhexe
- Banaadir
- Bari
- Galguduud
- Hiiraan
- Mudug
- Nugaal
- Mogadishu
Flags show which of the tracked governments cite each zone. Red takes precedence over orange.
Avoid all travel (French advisory)
- The Islamist militia Al Shabaab, linked to Al Qaeda, controls a significant part of southern and central Somalia: the eastern half of the Gedo and Lower Juba provinces, the entirety of Middle Juba, and large portions of the Bay, Bakool, Lower Shabelle, and Middle Shabelle provinces.
Avoid unless essential (French advisory)
- The cities of Hargeisa and Berbera, as well as the route connecting the two cities, are advised against unless there is an imperative reason.
Translated from the French advisory — hover a line to read the official wording.
Read the official notice ↗- Advised against by 4+ states
- Advised against by 1 state
- Advised against unless essential
Somalia: quality of life and safety in figures
Everyday living conditions, on the few indicators published for every country in the world. Background for a stay — not what is happening today.
Watch out vs the world median
- Air quality (PM2.5): 18.5 µg/m³ (median 17.3)
- Road deaths: 27.4 per 100,000 people (median 15.2)
- Hospital beds: 0.87 per 1,000 people (median 2.4)
- Life expectancy at birth: 59 years (median 74.7)
- New displacements, conflict: 34.2 per 1,000 people (median 0.48)
- New displacements, disasters: 103.9 per 1,000 people (median 0.73)
Above the world median (17.3) · lower is better
WHO guideline: 5 µg/m³
Above the world median (15.2) · lower is better
Below the world median (2.4) · higher is better
Below the world median (74.7) · higher is better
Above the world median (0.48) · lower is better
673,000 people in total
Above the world median (0.73) · lower is better
2,043,000 people in total
20,967 people in total
25,702 asylum seekers
Security and violence
Structural risk (INFORM) · 2026
8.2/10 — very high
Composite index by the JRC (European Commission): hazards & exposure, vulnerability, coping capacity. Structural background — not today's alerts.
Source: UCDP (Uppsala University), CC BY 4.0 — academic records published 1–3 months later, through 2026-06. Not a live indicator.
Homicides are the only crime figure that exists worldwide under an open licence. It says nothing about theft or scams — no reliable worldwide data exists for those; official state advisories are the honest day-to-day reference.
National figures, published once a year and often a few years behind: an order of magnitude for daily life, never the situation right now. Sources: World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · UNHCR
Somalia: natural disasters and risks in figures
Last 30 days · 4 events
Eventsof which severe- Flood2
- Earthquake11 1 severe
- Armed attack1
Last 12 months · 15 events
Eventsof which severe- Armed conflict66 6 severe
- Flood3
- Earthquake22 2 severe
- Armed attack2
- Epidemic11 1 severe
- Risk1
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What travellers lived
What people who stayed there report. A feeling is not a risk level: these figures complement official data, they don't replace it.
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Humanitarian response under way
Operations run by humanitarian organisations in the country — context about the situation on the ground, not alerts.
IFRC humanitarian operation — Somalia Insect Infestation sEAP
Emergency fund (DREF) · since Jul 27, 2026 · planned until Jul 31, 2028
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Situation reports
Latest situation reports published by humanitarian organisations for this country — via ReliefWeb (UN OCHA, CC BY).
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