Checkpoints, Ma’awisley and the political entrepreneur

Examines the dynamics of checkpoints or roadblock politics.

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Published: 10 December 2025

• Country: Somalia
• Document Type: Research Paper
• Theme: Governance and Conflict
• First published: 29 May 2025
• Authors: Majid, N., Abdirahman, K. and Adan, G.

Abstract

This report looks at how checkpoints and roadblocks shape politics and uses this as a way to understand Somalia’s economy, focusing on the Hiraan region.

This research is supported by the Peace and Conflict Resolution Evidence Platform (PeaceRep)

Citation

Majid N and others. ‘Checkpoints, Ma’awisley and the political entrepreneur’ PeaceRep Report, PeaceRep: The Peace and Conflict Resolution Evidence Platform, University of Edinburgh, 2025

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Checkpoints, Ma’awisley and the political entrepreneur

Published 10 December 2025