Worlding Mogadishu: ‘New cities’ and material modes of urban speculation
Urban Studies: An International Journal of Research in Urban Studies
Published online on February 27, 2026
Abstract
Urban Studies, Ahead of Print.
Over the past 15 years, Mogadishu – the capital city of Somalia – has undergone rapid transformation. As the state was rebuilt following its collapse in the 1990s, the city became a site of diaspora return and investment. In this paper we explore the role ...
Over the past 15 years, Mogadishu – the capital city of Somalia – has undergone rapid transformation. As the state was rebuilt following its collapse in the 1990s, the city became a site of diaspora return and investment. In this paper we explore the role ...