# Taiwan Road launch and implementing arrangement reported in Hargeisa

> Horn Diplomat reported a launch of Taiwan Road in Hargeisa and the signing of an implementing arrangement on 2024-09-03.

- 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, procurement, construction-risk
- Web version: https://somaliconstructionreview.com/blog/taiwan-road-launch-implementing-arrangement-hargeisa

## Key points

- On 3 September 2024, Horn Diplomat reported the launch of Taiwan Road and the signing of an implementing arrangement, citing a Taiwan representative office press release.
- The report says Taiwan will fund a fixed 1.85 million USD, approximately 70% of the total cost, with Hargeisa Municipality covering the rest of the 30%, and that Hargeisa Municipality will design and build the road.
- The report does not establish works commencement, disbursement, procurement, road length or completion, and states no total project cost.

On 3 September 2024, Horn Diplomat reported the launch of Taiwan Road in Hargeisa and the signing of an implementing arrangement, citing a press release by the Taiwan representative office in Somaliland. The report names Ambassador Allen Lou, Hargeisa Mayor Abdikarim Ahmed Morge and Minister of Transport and Roads Development Raabi Abdi Mohamed as announcing the construction of Taiwan Road.

The headline places two events together: the launch of Taiwan Road and the signing of the implementing arrangement. The report body does not set out the terms of that arrangement, and it does not establish what has happened since the launch, including whether works have begun.

## What the announcement says

According to Horn Diplomat's account of the Taiwan representative office press release, the Taiwan Road project aims to refurbish the road linking Egal International Airport and downtown Hargeisa. The government of Taiwan said it is co-sponsoring the Phase 1 construction, with the aim of improving the well-being of the people in Hargeisa and enhancing the bilateral relations between Taiwan and Somaliland.

On financing, the government of Taiwan said it will fund a fixed amount of 1.85 million USD, approximately 70% of the total cost, with Hargeisa Municipality covering the rest of the 30%. The report does not give an absolute figure for the municipality's share and cites no municipal budget line. Total project cost is never stated as an absolute figure.

On delivery, the press release reported by Horn Diplomat says Taiwan Road is to be designed and built by the Hargeisa Municipality, with drainages and sidewalks built. No contractor, consultant, procurement method or tender is named in the report.

Ambassador Lou thanked the Ministry of Transport and Roads Development for its support and the Hargeisa City Council for renaming the airport road to Taiwan Road. No date for the renaming is stated.

## Attribution and limits

Ambassador Lou said the project exemplifies how trilateral cooperation between Somaliland's central government, the Hargeisa Municipality and Taiwan could achieve results, and said that once completed, Taiwan Road is going to be "owned" by the people of Somaliland. Those are the ambassador's characterizations.

> **Note:** Horn Diplomat's 2024-09-03 report is the only evidence here. It does not establish a works commencement date, a completion date, a disbursement schedule, a road length, a lane configuration or a design standard, and no budget execution status is given.

The Taiwanese government commitment is stated in the future tense: it will fund the fixed amount. The report does not say the funds have been disbursed. Phase 1 scope is not defined. What happens next, and on what schedule, is not established by the report.

## Questions

### Which road is Taiwan Road?

According to the Taiwan representative office press release reported by Horn Diplomat on 2024-09-03, Taiwan Road is the road linking Egal International Airport and downtown Hargeisa, which the project aims to refurbish.

### What are the funding arrangements?

The government of Taiwan said it will fund a fixed amount of 1.85 million USD, approximately 70% of the total cost, with Hargeisa Municipality covering the rest of the 30%, per the press release reported by Horn Diplomat. No absolute figure is given for the municipality's share, and no total project cost is stated.

### Who is executing the project?

The press release reported by Horn Diplomat says Taiwan Road is to be designed and built by the Hargeisa Municipality, with drainages and sidewalks built. No contractor, consultant, procurement method or tender is named.

## Sources

- [Somaliland: Launch of Taiwan Road and Signing of the Implementing Arrangement](https://www.horndiplomat.com/somaliland-launch-of-taiwan-road-and-signing-of-the-implementing-arrangement/) — Horn Diplomat, 2024-09-03