Aden Adde Staff Halt Work in Dispute With Favori LLC

On 11 November 2025, Somali Guardian reported that operations at Aden Adde International Airport in Mogadishu were severely disrupted on Tuesday by a staff strike. The report describes employees, identifiable by work insignia, gathering outside terminals and halting duties, bringing arrivals and departures to a standstill and affecting passengers and flight schedules throughout the day.

The strike was staged in protest at the dismissal of 15 colleagues by Favori LLC, the Turkish company operating the airport, according to the report. Workers told Somali Guardian the employees were terminated without prior notice and raised longstanding grievances over delayed salaries and poor working conditions.

Sources within the airport indicated the dismissed personnel were replaced with foreign workers, the report states. Somali staff described the replacement decision as unjust and harmful to local employment.

Somali Guardian notes that this is not the first time Somali employees at the airport have taken strike action over pay and management disputes with Favori. Previous demonstrations have also disrupted airport operations and drawn attention to persistent tensions between local staff and the foreign operator. The report says complaints of labour abuses and mismanagement have circulated for years, with calls for reform largely unanswered by both Somali authorities and company officials.

The report does not establish what has happened since Tuesday. It gives no number of passengers or flights affected, no names or roles of the dismissed employees, and no contract or concession terms between Favori LLC and Somali authorities. It also contains no statement from Favori LLC, the Somali government, or airport authorities, and no confirmation that the replacement by foreign workers occurred beyond unnamed airport sources.