At the end of March 2026, the city of Baidoa, located in Somalia’s South-West State, experienced a sharp rise in political tensions between the Federal Government of Somalia 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 Solutio