# Norwegian Diaspora Hands Over $12,384 for Erigavo-Burao Road

> A two-person Norwegian team handed over $12,384 to the Erigavo-Burao road committee in Hargeisa on 19 July 2014, Somaliland Sun reported.

- 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, diaspora-investment
- Web version: https://somaliconstructionreview.com/blog/norwegian-diaspora-12384-erigavo-burao-road

## Key points

- Somaliland Sun reported on 20 July 2014 that two Norwegian Somalilanders handed over $12,384 for the Erigavo-Burao road project at the presidential conference hall in Hargeisa.
- The report attributes claims that the road was under construction, 370km long, and that government funding covered 100km of asphalt, but provides no later status updates.
- The report does not establish total project cost, total funds raised, or independent confirmation of the bank deposit.

Somaliland Sun reported on 20 July 2014 that a two-person team from Norway handed over $12,384 to the national Erigavo Burao road construction committee at the presidential conference hall in Hargeisa on 19 July 2014. The article, bylined Latifa Yusuf Masai and datelined Hargeisa, named the Norwegian committee members as Mohamed Ali Ahmed and Hussein Kaiser. It listed the recipients as Abdirahman Taliyanle (deputy chair), Mahmud Aden Deria, Ms Ilhan Mohamed Jams, Ms Sadia Aw Muse, MP Ahmed Mohamed Diriye and Sharmarke Ahmed Muhumed Da'ar (Secretary).

The report quotes deputy chairperson Abdirahman Taliyanle saying the funds would help hasten completion of the road, which he described as a now under-construction 370km asphalt road. Taliyanle also said he acknowledged receipt of documents ascertaining that a cheque worth $12,384 was deposited in the Erigavo Burao road fund account at Dahabshil bank.

Somaliland Sun described the road as the biggest project of the Silanyo administration so far, costing millions of dollars, and reported that government funding covers 100km fully asphalted. The report also stated that opposition parties were against the project and accused President Silanyo of absconding duties during his visit to eastern regions; opposition politicians were quoted saying those regions are not part of Somaliland.

The 2014 report does not establish whether the road was later completed, and it gives no project status after that date. It does not provide a specific total project cost, only that it costs 'millions of dollars'. The report does not state the total amount raised from all sources, nor does it independently confirm the bank deposit beyond Taliyanle's statement. The identity and affiliation of the two Norwegian committee members are not detailed beyond their names.

## Questions

### What did Somaliland Sun report on 20 July 2014 about the Erigavo-Burao road?

Somaliland Sun reported that two Norwegian Somalilanders handed over $12,384 to the national road construction committee at the presidential conference hall in Hargeisa on 19 July 2014.

### How much did the Norwegian committee contribute and to whom?

The contribution was worth $12,384, handed to committee members including deputy chair Abdirahman Taliyanle, Mahmud Aden Deria, Ms Ilhan Mohamed Jams, Ms Sadia Aw Muse, MP Ahmed Mohamed Diriye and secretary Sharmarke Ahmed Muhumed Da'ar.

### What does the 2014 report not establish about the road project?

It does not establish total project cost, later status, total funds raised, or independent confirmation of the bank deposit. It only says the road was under construction at that time.

## Sources

- [Somaliland: Norwegian Landers Contribute to Erigavo Burao Road](https://somalilandsun.com/somaliland-norwegian-landers-contribute-to-erigavo-burao-road/) — Somaliland Sun, 2014-07-20