Northeastern State of Somalia Strengthens Tax Collection and Governance as New Federal Member State

The Vice President of Northeastern State of Somalia, Abdirshid Yusuf, visited Tukaraq as part of the Government’s domestic revenue mobilisation campaign, encouraging public participation and highlighting the importance of strengthening locally generated revenue to support sustainable development and public services.

Laascaanood (PP Report Desk) — The state-building process in Somalia entered a new stage in 2012, when the country ended its transitional period and established a permanent government. A central feature of this post-conflict political transformation has been the formation of new Federal Member States. Since 2013, the Federal Government of Somalia has played a key role in this process, from the formation and expansion of Federal Member States to the negotiation of the 2013 Somali Compact in Brussels, the lifting of the arms embargo and the successful completion of debt relief under the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative.

The Northeastern State of Somalia joined the Federal Member States in 2025, following a conference held in Laascaanood and attended by representatives from the Sool, Sanaag, and Togdheer regions. Overseen by the Federal Ministry of Interior, the conference produced a constitution that paved the way for the election of a new President and Vice President, followed by the formation of a cabinet.

Abdiqani Hirad, Finance Minister of Northeastern State of Somalia briefed members of the Somali diaspora in Minnesota, Ohio, Virginia, Seattle and Washington on the governance progress achieved by the new Federal Member State within the Federal Republic of Somalia, while encouraging continued engagement and support.