# Somalia Seeks EU Support to Build New Sea Port

> Goobjoog News reported on 2025-10-02 that Somalia asked the EU for help building a new port; no site, budget, or EU response was disclosed.

- 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: ports, procurement
- Web version: https://somaliconstructionreview.com/blog/somalia-seeks-eu-support-new-sea-port

## Key points

- On 2 October 2025, Goobjoog News reported that Somalia sought EU support for a new sea port during a Brussels visit led by Finance Minister Bihi Imaan Ige.
- Port director Mohamed Ali Ameeriko said the delegation received a formal request to back construction, but the EU has not publicly agreed to anything.
- The government has not disclosed the site, budget, contractor, or timeline for the proposed facility.

On 2 October 2025, Goobjoog News reported that Somalia has sought the support of the European Union for the construction of a new port. The request was made during a visit to Brussels by a high-level Somali delegation led by Finance Minister Bihi Imaan Ige.

Mohamed Ali Ameeriko, the port director, told reporters that the delegation had received a formal request to back the construction of a new facility, according to Goobjoog News. The report does not name the EU officials involved nor state whether Brussels indicated any willingness to support the project.

Officials say an additional facility is essential to boost maritime trade and ease pressure on Mogadishu's aging infrastructure, as reported by Goobjoog News. Mogadishu port is currently managed by the Turkish company Albayrak, the outlet noted.

The government has not yet disclosed the site of the planned port, according to Goobjoog News. No project name, budget, funding source, contractor, consultant, timeline, or EU response was stated in the 2 October 2025 article.

> **Note:** The Brussels discussions did not result in a binding agreement or concrete commitment. The new port is not under construction and has not secured financing, based on the information published by Goobjoog News on 2 October 2025.

What the report establishes is the act of seeking EU support and the reasoning behind it. What it does not establish is any development that has occurred since that date.

## Questions

### Where is the proposed new sea port located?

The government has not yet disclosed the site of the planned port, according to Goobjoog News.

### What type of assistance is Somalia seeking from the EU?

Somalia sought EU support for construction of a new port, but the report does not specify whether the support requested is financial, technical, or otherwise.

### Has the EU responded or indicated willingness to support?

The 2 October 2025 Goobjoog News article does not report any EU response or commitment.

## Sources

- [Somalia Seeks EU Help to Build New Sea Port](https://en.goobjoog.com/somalia-seeks-eu-help-to-build-new-sea-port/) — Goobjoog News, 2025-10-02