Somali Library Association

18/08/2026

🔹 Somalia Research Integrity Workshop
Join us for an important conversation on Research Integrity in the Age of AI.

📅 26 August 2026
🕙 10:00 AM EAT | 7:00 AM GMT
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Bringing together experts from Somalia and beyond to discuss ethical, responsible, and trustworthy research in the era of AI.

📢 Researchers, academics, librarians, students, and research institutions are welcome to join.
Building a culture of research integrity for the AI era.

14/08/2026

If Somalia is serious about graduate employability, entrepreneurship, research capacity, and long-term national competitiveness, quality libraries cannot remain an afterthought in education policy. They must move to the centre of it.

A Reading Digest

Opinion: In this article the Director of Somali National Library and Archives Mohamud Mohamed Siad, argues that Somalia’s education progress must now focus on quality, with stronger academic libraries helping graduates develop independent learning, information literacy, research skills, adaptability, and entrepreneurial capacity needed for a rapidly changing economy and labour market.

13/08/2026

A Milestone for Somali Libraries!

The Somali Library Association proudly celebrates an important milestone in Somali library research.

We congratulate our founding president, Mohamud Mohamed Siad Siad on the publication of: “Factors Influencing Open Access Sustainability in Somali University Libraries: A SWOT-Based SEM Analysis” in The International Information & Library Review, a Scopus-indexed Q2 journal. Here is the link https://doi.org/10.1080/10572317.2026.2704158

This is among the notable library research publications from Somalia in recent decades—and an encouraging sign of a growing culture of research, evidence, and scholarly contribution within the Somali library profession.

Somali libraries are not only custodians of knowledge; they can also be producers of knowledge.

We hope this achievement inspires more Somali librarians and researchers to document, investigate, publish, and bring Somali perspectives to the global library and information science community.

Congratulations to the authors on this important contribution.

25/06/2026

Hambalyo dabaaldega 26 June ee kana siib kana saar!

02/06/2026

Waxaa soo jiidasho leh oo si diirran u soo dhoweynayaa go’aanka taariikhiga ah ee Madaxweyne William Samoei Ruto uu ku aqoonsaday uguna daray waxbarashada Madarasada ( Dugsi) nidaamka waxbarashada qaranka. Tani waa tallaabo muhiim ah oo xaqiijinaysa in nidaamka waxbarashadu tixgeliyo xuquuqda diimeed iyo dhaqameed ee bulshada, isla markaana kor u qaaddo waxbarasho loo wada dhan yahay.

Go’aankani wuxuu muujinayaa in waxbarashada diiniga ah iyo tan dhaqameed ay si wax ku ool ah ula jaanqaadi karaan waxbarashada rasmiga ah, kana qayb qaadan karaan horumarka bulshada iyo dalka. Waxaan rajaynayaa in tallaabadan wanaagsan ay dhiirrigelin u noqoto dalkeena si loo xoojiyo loona aqoonsado doorka muhiimka ah ee Dugsi-Quraanka iyo xarumaha waxbarasho ee bulshada ku leeyihiin kobcinta aqoonta iyo dhaqanka

17/02/2026

Waxaan ku faraxsanahay in Aasaasaha iyo Madaxweynaha Somali Library Association iyo Hay'ada Xuquuq aadanaha u qaabilsan Qaramada nidoowbay ay si wadajir ah u fududeeyeen (co-facilitated) tababar socday muddo saddex maalmood ah oo ku saabsanaa Xoojinta Wacyigelinta Xuquuqda Aadanaha, Helitaanka Macluumaadka, iyo Xuquuqda Dhaqanka.

Tababarku wuxuu qabsoomay 8–10 Febraayo, laga bilaabo 9:30 subaxnimo ilaa 3:30 galabnimo, waxaana ka qaybgalay:

1. Maktabadaha Jaamacadaha Soomaaliyeed
2. Maktabadaha gaarka ah ee Xarunta Qaran ee Tubsan
3. Xarumo Macluumaad
4. Dadka Naafada ah
5. Bulshooyinka nugul iyo kuwa
mudnaanta u baahan
6. Bulshooyinka waxbarashadoodu hooseyso ee ku nool daafaha magaalada

Tababarku wuxuu ahaa mid guul kusoo dhamaaday oo is-dhexgal badan leh. Ka qaybgalayaashu waxay sameeyeen bandhigyo kooxeed iyo layliyo wax ku ool ah si loo muujiyo sida ay qaar ka mid ah bulshada ugu adag tahay helitaanka fursadaha horumarada bulshada, adeegyada macluumaadka, iyo ka-qaybgalka dhaqanka.

Tababarkani wuxuu xoojiyay doorka maktabadaha iyo xarumaha macluumaadka ee ku aaddan difaaca xuquuqda aadanaha, kor u qaadidda sinnaanta, iyo hubinta in qof walba uu helo macluumaad iyo aqoon si cadaalad ah.

Waxaan u mahadcelineynaa dhammaan ka qaybgalayaasha iyo bah-wadaagta ka qayb qaatay hirgelinta barnaamijkan muhiimka ah.

04/12/2025

We are pleased to witness our President receiving a Certificate of Appreciation in recognition of his valuable contribution to the Presidency. This honor reflects his dedicated efforts in strengthening the Office of the President through specialized training provided to the Secretary of the President on essential records management practices — including classification, cataloging, and proper documentation of presidential records.

This important task has progressed through multiple phases, moving from traditional manual methods toward proposing a modern digital records system and recommending suitable software solutions that align with international standards.

This recognition underscores the importance of professional archival practices in preserving institutional memory and supporting effective governance. We are proud of this achievement and the positive impact it brings to the nation’s highest office.

29/11/2025

Ururka Maktabaadaha Soomaaliyeed (SLA) wuxuu ku faraxsan yahay ka-qaybgalka Mohamud Mohamed Siad, oo matalayey maktabaadaha dalka, shirkii 36-aad ee AFLI, oo ka dhacay Dooxa, Qatar, 23–25 Nov 2025.

Shirku wuxuu diiradda saaray:
“Cadaaladda Dijitaalka & Hay’adaha Macluumaadka Carabta: Xoojinta Wada-shaqeynta, Joogtaynta & Isbeddelka Dijitaalka.”

Waxaa mudnaa in la xuso horumarka Qatar oo si dhab ah isu beddeleysa bulsho aqooneed iyada oo maal-gelin xooggan ku sameyneysa aqoonta, cilmi-baarista, iyo ilaalinta dhaxalka.

Ka-qaybgalkeennu wuxuu xoogga saaraya:
📌 Kor u qaadista muuqaalka maktabaadaha Soomaaliyeed
📌 Wada-hadallo ku saabsan sinnaanta helitaanka macluumaadka
📌 Xoojinta iskaashiga gobolka & caalamka
📌 Taageeridda dib-u-dhiska nidaamka maktabadda qaranka

SLA waxay sii wadaysaa dadaalka lagu dhisayo nidaam maktabadeed casri ah oo u adeegaya bulshada Soomaaliyeed.

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27/11/2025

27/11/2025

Ururka Maktabaddaha Soomaaliya ( Somali Library Association) waxeey kal iyo laab ugu codeeyeen Mudane Farah Sheikh Abdulkadir, Wasiirka Wasaaradda Waxbarashada, Hiddaha Iyo Tacliinta Sare iyaga oo tixraacaya link-ga sare iyo howlaha wax-ku-oolka ah ee uu dalka kasoo qabtay.

Wasiirku waxa uu door muuqda ka qaatay horumarinta waxbarashada, soo nooleynta hay’adaha dhaqanka, iyo dib-u-dhiska Maktabadda Qaranka Soomaaliyeed, taas oo qayb ka ah dadaallada qaranka ee lagu ilaalinayo dhaxalka aqooneed.

Farah Sheikh Abdulkadir waa runtii buug nool oo taariikheed—hoggaamiye leh aqoon, aragti dheer, iyo adeeg ummadeed oo ku saleysan waddaninimo iyo hufnaan.

Ururka Maktabaddaha Soomaaliya waxa uu u mahadcelinayaa Wasiirka dadaalkiisa joogtada ah ee uu gelinayo kobcinta aqoonta, ilaalinta dhaxalka dhaqanka, iyo dhismaha hay’adaha muhiimka u ah bulshada Soomaaliyeed.

Mahadsanid Mudane Wasiir Farah Sheikh Abdulkadir, adeeggaga iyo aragtidaada waxaa ka faa’iideysan doona jiilal badan oo Soomaaliyeed.

Vote for African Educationist of the Year – Nominee: Farah Sheikh Abdulkadir

Farah Sheikh Abdulkadir, Somalia’s Minister of Education, Culture & Higher Education, is driving one of Africa’s most ambitious education reform agendas—modernizing systems, expanding access, and strengthening national learning outcomes.

• He was instrumental in the passage of the National Higher Education Bill, a milestone shaping standards, governance, and quality across Somalia’s universities.

• His ministry has announced the recruitment of 3,000 additional teachers, a major push to meet rising enrolment needs and improve classroom delivery nationwide.

• Under his leadership, Somalia has expanded its education budget from 3% to nearly 10%, signalling an unprecedented national commitment to human capital development.

Promote bold, inclusive, and future-driven leadership — embodied by Farah Sheikh Abdulkadir.

🔗 VOTE NOW: https://www.africanleadershipmagazine.co.uk/african-leadership-magazine-persons-of-the-year-2026-nominees/

🗓 Voting ends: 30 November 2025