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MOGADISHU, 11 November 2026 — Somalia's Ministry of Internal Security has begun designing a modern system to pool security data from police, intelligence and immigration agencies to fill gaps in security reporting, the ministry said.
"There are gaps in reporting. That is why we held this meeting today, to fill those gaps and work towards a stable, reliable system," Director General Mohamed Shire said on Wednesday as he opened a two-day workshop in Mogadishu to design the system.
The system, known as the Data Analysis Centre (DAC), will replace old paper-based filing and bring together security data from the police, the Immigration and Citizenship Agency and the National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) to produce reports for the cabinet, government agencies and the public, Shire said.
"Somalis say, 'whoever has information has counsel.' Without information, it is difficult to carry out operations and find things out, and difficult to reach decisive decisions," he said.
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Shire said security in the capital and across the country had improved significantly in recent times, which he attributed to the work of the federal government and security agencies.
The workshop is attended by representatives of the police, NISA, the Immigration and Citizenship Agency, the Somali Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA) and the Joint Operations Coordination Centre (JOCC), while experts from UNOPS and the company Jtech will present how the system will work, the ministry said.
The ministry did not say who is funding the system, when it will become operational or how citizens' personal data will be protected.