# Mogadishu: Two Reconstructed Roads Inaugurated, Report Says

> Mustaqbal Media reported on 2023-10-15 that President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud inaugurated two reconstructed roads in Mogadishu.

- 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: Infrastructure and Services
- Tags: roads, drainage
- Web version: https://somaliconstructionreview.com/blog/mogadishu-two-reconstructed-roads-inaugurated

## Key points

- Mustaqbal Media reported on 2023-10-15 that President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud inaugurated two reconstructed roads in Mogadishu.
- The report names Mohamud Harbi Road in Warta Nabadda district and a second road honoring the late former President Ali Mahdi Mohamed in Abdiasis district.
- The report states no project value, contract value or total cost, and does not state what has happened to the roads since.

On 15 October 2023, Mustaqbal Media reported that Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud inaugurated two newly reconstructed roads in Mogadishu. The report describes the first as Mohamud Harbi Road, in Warta Nabadda district, and the second as named in honor of the late former President Ali Mahdi Mohamed, in Abdiasis district.

The same report attributes both projects to the collaborative effort of the Banadir Regional Administration and dedicated residents, and says they were made possible through the "Build Your Country with One Dollar" initiative, which it describes as encouraging Somali citizens to engage in the betterment of their nation. Mustaqbal Media characterises the projects as community-led initiatives reflecting citizen participation.

According to Mustaqbal Media, President Mohamud praised the commitment and cooperation of the Banadir Region administration and local residents, and called for intensified contributions to the reconstruction of economic infrastructure and public roads. The report gives no direct quotation from the President.

## What the report does not establish

The report states no project value, contract value or total cost for either road. It states no road length, width or technical specification, and names no contractor, consultant, implementer or funder. It also states no amounts raised, disbursed or spent under the "Build Your Country with One Dollar" initiative.

The report gives no calendar date for the inauguration itself. The only dated element is the report's publication date, 2023-10-15, so the ceremony cannot be tied to that date on this evidence.

The report also does not establish what has happened since. It records an inauguration, not completion or handover on a stated date, and it provides no record of a post-inauguration state of the roads. Whether the roads remained open, were maintained or are in service is not established by the report.

## A preceding ceremony on Taleh Road

Mustaqbal Media also reported that, about two weeks before its 2023-10-15 publication, Prime Minister Hamsa Abdi Barre presided over a ribbon-cutting ceremony for Taleh Road in Hodan district, describing it as another project exemplifying what it characterised as the power of community-led initiatives. The report gives no calendar date for that ceremony, placing it only as approximately a fortnight earlier.

> **Note:** This account rests on a single report by Mustaqbal Media dated 2023-10-15. Its naming details, the description of who contributed, and its characterisation of the projects as community-led are reported as the outlet gave them, not independently verified here.

## What happens next

There is no next step in the evidence. The report does not state a schedule, a second phase, a budget line or a maintenance arrangement for either road, and it does not say whether further roads are planned under the same initiative.

## Questions

### Which roads were opened in Mogadishu?

Mustaqbal Media reported on 2023-10-15 that President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud inaugurated Mohamud Harbi Road in Warta Nabadda district and a second road named in honor of the late former President Ali Mahdi Mohamed in Abdiasis district.

### What is the length and standard of the roads?

The report states no road length, width or technical specification for either road.

### Who funded the construction?

Mustaqbal Media reported that both projects were realised with the collaborative effort of the Banadir Regional Administration and dedicated residents, and were made possible through the "Build Your Country with One Dollar" initiative. The report names no contractor, consultant, implementer or funder and states no amounts raised, disbursed or spent.

## Sources

- [President Hassan Sheikh Opens New Roads Honoring Former President in Mogadishu](https://mustaqbalmedia.net/en/president-hassan-sheikh-opens-new-roads-honoring-former-president-in-mogadishu/) — Mustaqbal Media, 2023-10-15