Bosaso

Bosaso’s growth is extending beyond its established urban area, with current planning concentrating on the eastern edge of the city. The 2024 City Strategy identifies this area as a priority because it contains many registered displacement sites, overcrowded settlements, limited services and active land subdivision. The expansion question is therefore closely connected to housing, tenure and infrastructure.

Earlier municipal work with UN-Habitat had already introduced strategic urban planning as a framework for managing Bosaso’s development. The newer strategy builds on that approach by proposing structured expansion, better connections and provision for public space and services, while limiting unplanned sprawl. It also treats the integration of displaced and host communities as a spatial planning issue rather than a separate humanitarian concern.