Local first
Shacaale is designed around Mogadishu's landmarks, districts, and the way people actually move. Not a generic map with a new coat of paint.
About Shacaale
We built Shacaale
for the way Mogadishu moves.
Not for a city imagined from a spreadsheet. For the bajaj drivers who know every shortcut, the landmarks people use instead of postcodes, and the daily rhythm of a city on the coast.
The idea
Mobility should feel
local.
Mogadishu already has a transport network. It is thousands of bajajs, driven by people who know the city intimately. What it has lacked is a simple layer of trust between a rider and the next available driver: a clear fare, a known vehicle, and a way to confirm the right pickup.
Shacaale is that layer. We map the places people actually use, keep the bajaj at the centre, and give both sides a shared record of the ride.
The goal is not to replace the way the city moves. It is to make the first minute — the negotiation, the uncertainty, the guessing — disappear.
What we believe
Four things we
will not trade away.
These principles shape the product, the fares, and the way we work with drivers.
Clear, not clever
Fares, driver details, and pickup steps are visible before the ride begins. If something is unclear, we have not finished the job.
Safe by default
Approved drivers, vehicle checks, and a pickup PIN are part of the standard ride — not an optional upgrade.
Built with drivers
Bajaj drivers are the city's mobility experts. Their feedback shapes the routes, the fares, and the app itself.
The work
A city is not
a test market.
We are building with local drivers, local landmarks, and local feedback. The product is shaped by the streets it serves.
01 · Map locally
Landmarks before coordinates.
Hundreds of known spots across the city are mapped so riders can choose a real place, not a pin in the middle of a block.
02 · Build together
Driver feedback in the loop.
Bajaj drivers are not an afterthought in the product. Their routes, concerns, and daily experience shape what we ship next.
22 districts
Mapped across Mogadishu.
344 landmarks
Places people actually name.
2 apps
Rider and driver, designed together.
1 city
Local from the first line of code.
Work with us
Help us move
the city.
We are building in the open with riders, drivers, and partners across Mogadishu. If that sounds like your kind of work, say hello.
General enquiries
hello@shacaale.comPartnerships, press, product questions, or a note about your neighbourhood.