This report would not have been possible without the funding support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands. The authors are especially grateful to the many entrepreneurs, businessmen and businesswomen in Somalia, as well as all other participants in this study, who were willing to share their views on the harsh impacts of COVID-19 in Somalia. In particular, the contributions and support from Hodan Ali and Zuleikha Salim Said proved very helpful. Special thanks go to Quirine Timmerman (Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs), Roelof Haveman and Deqa Abshir (Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Somalia), and Jeroen Harteveld (FMO) for their insights and support. We would also like to thank the reviewers, among others Ahmed Musa (University of Nairobi), Zuleikha Salim Said and Mariska van Beijnum (Clingendael), who have invested their time and efforts in providing comments and suggestions for this report.