# DP World Lesson for Egal Airport: Somaliland Chronicle Report

> Somaliland Chronicle said on 22 September 2025 the DP World Berbera deal offers a model for Egal Airport, but no developments since are established.

- By: Editorial Team, Somali Construction Review (https://somaliconstructionreview.com/about)
- Published: 30 September 2026
- Format: News story (reported from one named public source)
- Publication: Somali Construction Review (https://somaliconstructionreview.com)
- Subject: Business and Costs
- Tags: procurement, construction-risk
- Web version: https://somaliconstructionreview.com/blog/dp-world-egal-airport-somaliland-chronicle

## Key points

- On 22 September 2025, Somaliland Chronicle published an analysis titled “From Controversy to Cornerstone: DP World’s Lesson for Egal Airport.”
- The report described Egal International Airport’s runway as rapidly collapsing and suggested the DP World Berbera port deal as a benchmark.
- The article does not provide evidence of any developments after that date.

On 22 September 2025, Somaliland Chronicle published an analysis titled “From Controversy to Cornerstone: DP World’s Lesson for Egal Airport.” The report described Egal International Airport as Somaliland’s only international gateway and said it is forced to shut down each evening. According to Somaliland Chronicle, the runway was designed to last ten years but is described as rapidly collapsing and exhibiting critical failure before its design midpoint.

Somaliland Chronicle reported that unnamed aviation professionals warned the runway surface could become unusable within months, not years. The publication identified the aviation minister as Fuad Ahmed Nuh and stated he had held the post for nine months. Somaliland Chronicle reported that the minister has chosen a $70 million deal as his signature initiative and described the counterparty as a “phantom consortium” rather than a proven operator selected by competitive international tender.

The analysis drew a contrast with the DP World Berbera port deal, which Somaliland Chronicle characterised as having been widely misjudged, with Berbera said to have thrived. The report did not name the consortium or counterparty to the $70 million deal, nor did it provide a breakdown of that sum. No named aviation professionals or assessment documents were cited to support the runway failure timeline.

What the report does not establish is any development after 22 September 2025. The date of the Somaliland Chronicle report is not confirmed by the extracts, and the currency for the $70 million deal is not specified. The publication’s statements about the minister’s tenure, the runway’s condition, and the characterisation of the deal remain attributed claims from a single source.

No primary sources are provided in the extracts for these claims. Somaliland Chronicle’s article offers a lesson from Berbera but leaves open whether any comparable model has been applied to Egal Airport since its publication.

## Questions

### How was the DP World Berbera port deal structured and what were the outcomes?

Somaliland Chronicle characterised the deal as having been widely misjudged, with Berbera said to have thrived. The report did not provide structural details of the agreement.

### What are the current plans for Egal Airport?

According to Somaliland Chronicle, the aviation minister Fuad Ahmed Nuh has chosen a $70 million deal as his signature initiative, but the counterparty is described as a phantom consortium and no current plans beyond that are established.

### What risks and opportunities exist in applying a similar PPP model to the airport?

The report does not assess risks or opportunities beyond the contrast with the DP World Berbera deal. It does not establish that a similar model has been applied.

## Sources

- [From Controversy to Cornerstone: DP World’s Lesson for Egal Airport](https://somalilandchronicle.com/2025/09/22/from-controversy-to-cornerstone-dp-worlds-lesson-for-egal-airport/) — Somaliland Chronicle, 2025-09-22