# Somalia: 2014 Report on Aden Adde Airport Upgrade

> On 10 December 2014 Goobjoog News reported the president inspected Aden Adde airport under construction, and an assistant minister said terminal work was…

- By: Editorial Team, Somali Construction Review (https://somaliconstructionreview.com/about)
- Published: 1 October 2026
- Format: News story (reported from one named public source)
- Publication: Somali Construction Review (https://somaliconstructionreview.com)
- Subject: Infrastructure and Services
- Tags: construction-risk, drainage
- Web version: https://somaliconstructionreview.com/blog/2014-report-aden-adde-airport-upgrade

## Key points

- On 10 December 2014, Goobjoog News reported that President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud inspected Aden Adde international airport, which the publication said was under construction.
- The report quotes the assistant minister for air transportation and civil aviation as saying terminal construction was in its final stages, and the president as saying Somalia would soon have a world class airport.
- The report does not establish what has happened since, and carries no contract value, contractor name, start or completion date.

On 10 December 2014, Goobjoog News reported that President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud had inspected Aden Adde international airport, which the publication said was under construction. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud was president of the Federal Republic of Somalia at the time of the report.

During the inspection, according to Goobjoog News, the president was accompanied by the assistant minister for air transportation and civil aviation, whose name is not given, and other officials. Engineers working at the site briefed the president and the officials on the ongoing activities and the progress on construction of the airport terminal, the report said.

## What officials said

The assistant minister for air transportation and civil aviation said that terminal construction was in its final stages, as reported by Goobjoog News on 10 December 2014. The report gives no basis for that assessment beyond the minister's statement, and no photograph, document or inspection finding is cited to support it.

President Hassan said the ongoing developmental projects in the country were a clear example of progress made by the federal government, according to Goobjoog News. He also said that once construction is over Somalia would soon have a world class airport in terms of beauty, security and services, and that the airport would change the face of the country.

Both statements were forward-looking claims made by the president, as reported by Goobjoog News. They are not evidence that the airport was world class, complete or operational at the time, and they do not establish what exists today.

Goobjoog News also reported that the federal government was taking advantage of relative calm and rebuilding the country's major sources of revenue, including the airport and seaport, with major assistance from the government of Turkey. That is the publication's characterisation. The report does not specify what that assistance consisted of, whether a loan, grant, contractor or equipment, and this article does not describe the seaport's status based on that report.

## What the report does not establish

The 10 December 2014 report does not name the contractor, consultant or implementing agency behind the terminal works. It does not give a contract value, financing figure, budget or total project cost. It does not give a start date, a completion date or a target date. It does not give a passenger capacity, terminal size or any other quantity.

More importantly for readers tracking the airport's history, the report provides no evidence on whether the works described in 2014 were continued, stalled or superseded after that date. The 'final stages' statement belongs to the assistant minister for air transportation and civil aviation, not to a completed works certificate. No follow-up reporting is cited here to confirm what was built.

Without a later verified record, the 2014 report should be read as a snapshot of an announced and inspected project, not as proof of what exists at Aden Adde today.

## Questions

### Where is the airport located?

The report names Adan Adde international airport but does not give a location, city or site description.

### Who will finance and build it?

The 10 December 2014 Goobjoog News report does not name a contractor, financier or implementing agency, and does not state what form the 'major assistance from the government of Turkey' took.

### What is the timeline?

No start date, completion date or target date is given. The assistant minister for air transportation and civil aviation said terminal construction was in its final stages, but the report gives no basis for that statement and no follow-up evidence.

## Sources

- [President Hassan: Somalia will soon have a world class airport](https://en.goobjoog.com/president-hassan-somalia-will-soon-have-a-world-class-airport/) — Goobjoog News, 2014-12-10