Region
Gedo
Gedo is a region of Somalia. About 1,014,335 people (IPC estimate, January 2026).
Who lives there
About 1,014,335 people (IPC estimate, January 2026). Six districts: Garbahaarey (capital), Luuq, Doolow, Belet Xaawo (Beled Hawo), Ceel Waaq and Bardhere (EUAA 2026). It borders Kenya (Mandera) and Ethiopia. Displaced: 29,107 people newly displaced April 2025 to February 2026, 25,163 of them in Belet Xaawo (EUAA 2026). Returnees from Ethiopian camps (Boqol-Maayo, Liban zone) live in Kabaaso camp, Doolow (Radio Ergo, Dec 2025).
Work and money
Herding, riverside farming on the Juba, and cross-border trade (estimate). In Kabaaso camp a mother earns no more than $3 a week cleaning; a grocery stall made $2 to $3 a day before it collapsed in July 2025; tap water costs about $0.6 a jerrycan; school fees are $5 a month; WFP cash ($80) was cut in May 2025 (Radio Ergo). Rice, flour and sugar rose 1 to 6% in Jubaland in August 2025 because of the Belet Xaawo fighting (WFP/Logistics Cluster, Aug 2025). Water prices rose sharply in the late-2025 drought (EUAA 2026).
Who governs
Control is split, as of 31 March 2026. Federal-aligned forces hold Garbahaarey, Belet Xaawo and Burdhubo. Jubaland forces with Ethiopian and Kenyan forces hold Doolow. Luuq, Ceel Waaq and Bardhere towns are under mixed Jubaland and federal control. Al-Shabaab holds El Adde, Cows Qurun, large rural parts of Garbahaarey and Ceel Waaq, and most of Bardhere district (EUAA 2026). The Jubaland Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management runs appeals for the displaced (OCHA, 3 Aug 2025). Gedo had 31 aid access incidents in 2025, more than any other region (EUAA 2026).
What people face now
- July to August 2025: three waves of federal–Jubaland fighting in Belet Xaawo and Doolow; 28,000 displaced locally and 10,200 into Mandera, Kenya (OCHA).
- May to July 2025: aid cuts left returnee families in Doolow eating once a day, children out of school (Radio Ergo).
- January 2026: 54% of people stressed or worse on food, 4% in emergency; 915 evictions recorded in 2025 (EUAA 2026).
- September 2025: clashes between local militias near Luuq left at least four dead (EUAA 2026).
Top needs
- Food and cash income for displaced and returnee families.
- Clean, affordable water.
- Children back in school ($5 a month is out of reach).
- Help after eviction and displacement: documents, finding services.
- Basic health and nutrition for mothers and small children.
Sources
- EUAA 2026 · euaa.europa.eu
- Radio Ergo, Dec 2025 · radioergo.org
- WFP/Logistics Cluster, Aug 2025 · logcluster.org
- OCHA, 3 Aug 2025 · reliefweb.int
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