The tragic assassination of Amina Mohamed Abdi, a trailblazing Somali MP, highlights the deeply rooted challenges and dangers faced by women in Somali politics. Amina began her political career at just 24, overcoming misogynistic ridicule and social barriers to become a powerful voice for justice and accountability. Her death in a targeted Beledweyne attack that killed nearly 50 people raises urgent questions about the forces working to silence women’s political voices in Somalia. Amina’s murder is not an isolated incident. It adds to a disturbing list of female leaders like Almaas Elman, Istarlin Arush, and Ikraan Tahlil who were either assassinated or mysteriously disappeared for daring to challenge entrenched patriarchal and political systems. Critics believe some killings, including Amina’s, may have been politically motivated rather than purely acts of terror.