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Our latest thinking on the issues that matter most across the Horn of Africa and beyond.
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Somalia's First National Digital Public Infrastructure Summit
Veynuus designed, built, and managed the entire digital and physical infrastructure of Somalia's first-ever National DPI Summit for the Ministry of Communications and Technology.
Tax Compliance Certificate & Strategic Tax Advisory
Veynuus Firm delivered expert tax advisory for a Somali private sector company, achieving a 30% reduction in tax liability and securing a Tax Clearance Certificate from the IRA.
IRA Business Registration & Tax Clearance Certificate
Veynuus Firm managed full IRA registration and TCC acquisition for a Somali private sector company, delivering a smooth regulatory pathway from start to finish.
National Job Fair 2025 — Media Visibility & Event Support
Veynuus delivered integrated communications, media coverage, exhibition infrastructure, and event branding for Somalia's National Job Fair 2025 — commissioned by IOM Somalia.
Market Entry & Business Registration — Danan Enterprises EA Co Ltd
Full market entry package for a food import and distribution company — covering company registration, naming solution, tax compliance, and market intelligence for the Somali food import sector.
Documenting Durable Solutions — IOM Somalia, Grible Project (Saameynta Programme)
Veynuus delivered a complete multi-format media package — 9 videos, 240 photos, and a written blog post — documenting IOM's durable solutions work at Grible, Bossaso, under the Saameynta Programme.
Market Entry & Business Setup Support — Fastway Kenya Limited
Full market entry package for a Nairobi-based construction firm expanding into Somalia — covering company registration, tax compliance, legal documentation, office setup, and recruitment.
Successful Delivery of High-Level Legislative Engagement for MOCT in Nairobi
End-to-end event management for a week-long legislative engagement bringing together senators, MPs, and senior officials in Nairobi.
Strategic Visibility: Launching the MOLSA Job Portal with Purpose and Precision
After developing the MOLSA Job Portal, Veynuus delivered a high-impact public launch campaign bringing together government, youth, private sector, and international partners.
Visibility Support for UNMAS–IOM in South Kordofan
Embedded field storytelling and bilingual media production for UNMAS–IOM operations in conflict-affected South Kordofan, Sudan.
Documentary & Visual Documentation — FAO Somalia (SCRP Project)
Comprehensive visual documentation for the Somalia Community Resilience Project (SCRP), a World Bank-funded initiative implemented by FAO Somalia in partnership with the Ministry of Fisheries and Blue Economy.
Shaping High-Impact Events: Strategic Support for BGS24
Strategic content, event coordination, and audience management for Somalia's premier celebration of national excellence: partnering with Hormuud Telecom.
Connecting Minds and Institutions: Support to the SomaliREN Annual Gathering
Event coordination and partnership outreach for SomaliREN's most globally connected gathering yet, bridging Somali academia with international development partners.
Advancing Dialogue in Finance: Coordination Support for the 2nd Somali Banking Conference
Event coordination, communications, and digital registration support for Somalia's flagship banking and finance conference.
Building a National Job Hub: Digital Solutions for Inclusive Employment
Designing Somalia's official government job portal in partnership with MOLSA and IOM Somalia: connecting youth, government, and the labor market.
Supporting Civil Visibility and Public Engagement in Mogadishu
Strategic event delivery, stakeholder engagement, and branded communications for a high-profile public engagement initiative in Mogadishu.
Telling Stories That Matter: Visibility Support for IOM Somalia
Human-centered storytelling and visual documentation for IOM projects in Puntland and Benaadir, capturing the voices and realities of displacement-affected communities.
Listening to the Future: Youth Consultations on Peace and Security in Somalia
Consultation design, data collection, and reporting for Somalia's Youth, Peace & Security framework under UNSCR 2250.
Shaping the Future: World Youth Skills Day 2024 in Somalia
Joint ministries engagement supporting youth skills development and inclusive employment policy in Somalia.
Ideas into Impact, Ep. 03: Communicating in crisis
Episode three examines institutional communication under pressure, and why credibility is built long before a crisis.
Ideas into Impact, Ep. 02: Data you can act on
Episode two asks what has to be true of field data before a leader can defend a decision made on it.
Ideas into Impact, Ep. 01: Strategy that ships
Episode one takes up the gap between a strategy that is approved and a strategy that is delivered.
Somalia Market Brief: Q2 2026
A planned quarterly brief on demand, trade and investment signals in Somalia: its intended contents and cadence.
Policy Brief: Reaching the Last Mile
A planned short policy review on last-mile delivery in social protection: its intended scope and method.
State Economic Specialization Model
A planned policy paper testing whether Somalia's states should specialise economically, and what that would require.
Somalia Federal Economic Atlas
A planned state-by-state economic atlas of the Somali federation: intended scope, sources and method.
Somalia Economic Outlook 2026
A planned annual review of Somalia's economy: its intended scope, its sources, and the method behind it.
Veynuus Company Profile 2026
An overview of Veynuus: the six practices, the markets we work in, and how engagements are scoped and staffed.
Human Stories: How We Film, Interview and Ask Permission
An editorial note on the standards that govern our Human Stories strand before any story is published.
A Leader's Note: Talent Is the Strategy
A reflection on why, in this market, the depth of the team sets the ceiling on the strategy.
Building Institutions That Outlast the Project
Capability transfer is not a closing workshop. If it is not designed into the contract, it does not happen.
Formalizing the Informal: SME Pathways
Formalisation is usually designed as a threshold. It works better as a ladder with rungs that pay for themselves.
The Horn of Africa Trade Openness Index
A planned comparative index of trade openness across the Horn of Africa: its intended construction and limits.
A Policy Path to Inclusive Social Protection
A planned policy paper on inclusive social protection: the options it would examine and how they would be tested.
Displacement-Affected Communities in Social Protection
A planned research series on displacement-affected communities and social protection: what it would examine, and how.
Veynuus Sustainability Report 2026
Veynuus's first Communication on Progress under the United Nations Global Compact, covering our commitments and actions across human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption for the reporting period 2025. Published April 2026.
Youth for Clean Cities: A Grassroots Movement Powered by Purpose
Inside a campaign where Somali youth turned civic action into lasting change: and celebration.
Veynuus Integrated Ethical, Environmental & Workforce Responsibility Policy
Veynuus's corporate policy document (Ref: VF/CORP/POL-002/2025) outlining the firm's integrated approach to ethical conduct, environmental stewardship, and workforce responsibility. It establishes binding standards across anti-corruption, human rights, labour practices, environmental sustainability, and responsible business conduct, aligned with the UN Global Compact's Ten Principles. Version 1.1, March 2025.
A System Under Strain: The State of Healthcare in Somalia and What Real Reform Requires
An honest look at where the sector stands, what the numbers reveal, and why the path forward demands more than good intentions.
Strategic Communications is Strategy: Reframing How We Lead, Influence, and Connect
When communication becomes the act of leadership itself.
Before Veynuus, There Was Hodmas
The story of how founding a university in Mogadishu shaped the vision behind Veynuus: and why institution-building remains at the heart of everything we do.
CEO of Veynuus Firm, Vision for Africa
Watch our CEO share the founding vision behind Veynuus and our commitment to building across the Horn of Africa.
How We Are Informed Now: The Shift from Traditional to Digital Media and What It Means for Public Opinion, Political Life and Community Trust
A Veynuus research paper examining how the changing media landscape is reshaping influence, information and public life in Somalia and the Horn of Africa.
Degrees Without Direction: The State of Higher Education in Somalia, the Gaps That Hold It Back and What Genuine Reform Demands
A Veynuus research paper examining where Somali higher education stands today, where it is failing, and what it will take to build institutions that actually serve the country.
Ideas into Impact, on YouTube
Strategy that ships
Ideas into Impact, the Veynuus series.
In production · Read the episode noteData you can act on
Ideas into Impact, the Veynuus series.
In production · Read the episode noteCommunicating in crisis
Ideas into Impact, the Veynuus series.
In production · Read the episode note