Federal government: ministries and agencies
Ministry of Communications and Technology of Somalia: what it does
Somalia's federal Ministry of Communications and Technology makes policy for telecoms, the internet, the postal service and government digital services. In 2026 it approved rules under the data protection law and a national cybersecurity framework. Its budget grows from US$15.7 million in 2026 to a proposed US$34.7 million in 2027, mostly from a World Bank digital project.
What it does
The ministry is the federal body for telecoms, the internet and digital government. Its work, as reported:
- Policy and law: it writes national policy for telecoms, internet and technology, and drafted the rules under the Public Data Protection Law, which the government approved in February 2026 (ITWeb, 6 February 2026).
- Cybersecurity: in June 2026 it issued a National Cybersecurity Risk Management Framework, based on the ISO/IEC 27000 standards. Operators of critical information infrastructure must send yearly risk assessments to the National Communications Authority (TechAfrica News, 21 July 2026).
- Digital government: it leads the Strategic Digital Transformation Plan 2025 to 2030 (TechAfrica News, October 2025) and plans a national data centre (Dawan Africa).
- Service quality: the minister meets the telecom companies on quality of service and digitalisation (SONNA; AllAfrica, October 2025).
- The post: the Somali Postal Service sits under the ministry (Wikidata, Somali Postal Service).
Bodies under it
From the federal budget (Appropriation Act for 2027, as submitted):
- National Communications Authority (NCA): the independent regulator, set up by the Communications Act of 2017 (NCA, History). It licenses operators, manages radio spectrum and runs SOMCIRT, the national cyber incident team. See National Communications Authority.
- Data Protection Authority: the body that enforces the data protection law; it has had its own budget line since 2025.
Who leads it
Mohamed Adam Moalim was appointed minister on 17 April 2024 by Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre. He had earlier been minister of livestock, forestry and range and minister of public works (Wikipedia, Mohamed Adam Moalim). Reports from February, July and October 2026 name him as minister (ITWeb; TechAfrica News). The NCA's report of the SOMCIRT launch in March 2026 names the minister as Mohamed Hassan Mohamed (NCA).
The money
From the federal budget (Appropriation Act for 2027, as submitted), where the ministry is listed as "Ministry of Post and Telecommunication":
| Line | 2025 actual (US$) | 2026 budget (US$) | 2027 proposed (US$) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ministry | 5,021,431 | 15,678,493 | 34,682,983 |
| National Communications Authority | 707,383 | 841,644 | 824,004 |
| Data Protection Authority | 169,820 | 242,540 | 304,100 |
The growth comes from the World Bank's Eastern Africa Regional Digital Integration Project, budgeted at US$13.6 million in 2026 and US$32.6 million in 2027, with a further US$4.0 million a year from the African Development Bank for the same programme. On the income side, telecom spectrum fees brought in US$5.2 million in 2025 (same source).
Other records on telecoms
Somalia's telecoms are run by private companies such as Hormuud, Somtel, Golis and Telesom, and mobile money is used across the country. See Telecoms, Mobile money and Phones and internet in numbers.
Its legal basis
The Communications Act of 2017, the Public Data Protection Law and its 2026 regulations, and the ministry's mandate from the Council of Ministers under the 2012 Provisional Constitution, as amended in 2024 and 2026.
Sources
- ITWeb, 6 February 2026 · itweb.africa
- TechAfrica News, 21 July 2026 · techafricanews.com
- TechAfrica News, October 2025 · techafricanews.com
- Dawan Africa · dawan.africa
- SONNA · sonna.so
- AllAfrica, October 2025 · allafrica.com
- Wikidata, Somali Postal Service · wikidata.org
- Appropriation Act for 2027, as submitted · mof.gov.so
- NCA, History · nca.gov.so
- Wikipedia, Mohamed Adam Moalim · en.wikipedia.org
- NCA · mail.nca.gov.so
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