# Hargeisa Municipality Receives Road Equipment from Ethiopia

> Somaliland Sun reported on 2016-01-05 that 150 tons of equipment for an asphalt factory arrived in Hargeisa, purchased from Ethiopia.

- 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: roads, procurement
- Web version: https://somaliconstructionreview.com/blog/hargeisa-municipality-road-equipment-ethiopia

## Key points

- On 2016-01-05 Somaliland Sun reported that 150 tons of assorted equipment to establish an asphalt production factory had arrived in Hargeisa.
- The report says the equipment was purchased from Ethiopia by the Hargeisa municipality and received at a ceremony outside the Somaliland presidency.
- The report does not establish what happened to the equipment or the factory after 2016.

On 5 January 2016, Somaliland Sun reported that 150 tons of assorted equipment to establish an asphalt production factory had arrived in Hargeisa. The same report said the equipment was purchased from Ethiopia by the Hargeisa municipality and was received at a ceremony outside the Somaliland presidency.

Somaliland Sun reported that a city beautification committee led by first lady Amina Weris received the consignment. Among those present, the report named the mayor of Hargeisa, Abdirahman Solteco. It also referred to "the ministers of finance and Interior Zamzam Abdi and Mohamed Waran'ade respectively", a phrasing that does not by itself confirm which portfolio each held.

According to Somaliland Sun, first lady Amina Weris said the arrival of the consignment was a pride for the owner, Hargeisa municipality, and the country. The finance minister said, as reported by Somaliland Sun, that the equipment resulted from taxes collected by central and local governments. The interior minister, as reported by Somaliland Sun, thanked the Hargeisa municipality for the factory idea and the finance ministry for an initial $1m payment that, he said, made the purchase possible. That $1m figure is the interior minister's statement as reported by Somaliland Sun; it is not an audited or independently confirmed figure.

Mayor Abdirahman Solteco said, as reported by Somaliland Sun, that the 150-ton consignment was the second batch procured and was earmarked to equip a concrete and macadam manufacturing factory. He said an initial batch including earthmovers and trucks was already in place. He also said the entire lot to be procured from Ethiopia was the property of the Hargeisa municipality, but that other local councils would benefit when required.

> **Note:** The report does not state a supplier or manufacturer, a tender or contract record, or a total purchase price. The $1m is described only as an initial payment.

The report does not establish a contract value or total cost. It does not set out specifications or quantities in the 150-ton consignment, or of the earlier batch. It does not say whether the asphalt production factory mentioned in the article and the concrete and macadam manufacturing factory named by the mayor are the same facility. Nor does it state whether further payments beyond the initial $1m were due or made, whether the consignment entered through a port or border crossing, or how many batches in total were intended.

The report establishes only events it described in January 2016. It does not establish that an asphalt or concrete and macadam factory was built, completed or operating, that the equipment was put into service or used on roads, or that any further consignments arrived. No subsequent developments are recorded in the evidence available to SCR. Readers tracking the equipment should treat the 2016 report as a statement of what was reported at the time, not as proof of what was delivered afterwards.

## Questions

### What type of equipment was secured?

Somaliland Sun reported on 2016-01-05 that 150 tons of assorted equipment arrived in Hargeisa, intended to establish an asphalt production factory. The report does not itemise the consignment.

### From which Ethiopian entity was it purchased?

The report does not name a supplier, manufacturer or Ethiopian entity. It states only that the equipment was purchased from Ethiopia by the Hargeisa municipality.

### What did it cost?

No total purchase price is stated. The interior minister, as reported by Somaliland Sun, referred to an initial $1m payment that made the purchase possible. That figure is not an audited or independently confirmed total.

## Sources

- [Somaliland: Hargeisa Municipality Secures Modern Road Construction Equipment from Ethiopia](https://somalilandsun.com/somaliland-hargeisa-municipality-secures-modern-road-construction-equipment-from-ethiopia/) — Somaliland Sun, 2016-01-05