The city of Baidoa (Somalia’s South-West State) experienced a sharp rise in political tensions in March 2026 between the Federal Government and the regional authorities. Although large-scale armed clashes were avoided, the fear of imminent conflict was enough to trigger a mass displacement of the population. A picture showing residents leaving the city, source : UNHCR (The UN Refugee Agency) According to data from the Protection and Solutions Monitoring Network (PSMN), appr