Somalia: Land Grabbing Crisis Deepens in Mogadishu as Women and Children Bear the Brunt

Oct 21, 2025 | Dahir Alasow
Suna Times
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A new wave of forced evictions and illegal land grabbing is devastating communities across Mogadishu, displacing thousands of residents — many of them women and children — and exposing deep corruption within local political and security structures. Residents from the Hawiye clans, particularly Habargidir, Abgaal, and Murusade, say their homes have been demolished without court orders or compensation. Armed men, often escorted by government vehicles, have been accused of clearing land in prime neighborhoods for private investors and politically connected businessmen.Witnesses told SunaTimes that bulldozers arrived before dawn in several districts, including Hodan, Kahda, and Hamarweyne, leveling homes while families were still inside.