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In brief
- Garowe Online reported on 4 July 2025 that a Xarfo to Galkayo road was to be funded through the AfDB before federal insistence that contracting and project management sit in Mogadishu.
- The same report says Puntland then proceeded with internal resources, and that the foundation stone was laid on Wednesday 2 July 2025 by President Said Abdullahi Deni.
- The report gives no length, cost, contractor or completion date for the Xarfo to Galkayo works, and says nothing about what has happened since 4 July 2025.
Contents
Garowe Online reported on 4 July 2025 that a road linking Xarfo town with Galkayo was to be funded through the African Development Bank (AfDB), and that the Federal Ministry of Public Works insisted contracting and project management be centralised in Mogadishu, after which Puntland proceeded with internal resources. The report says President Said Abdullahi Deni laid the foundation stone on Wednesday.
What the source records
According to Garowe Online, the Xarfo to Galkayo project forms part of a wider effort to rehabilitate the Garowe to Galkayo highway, and is financed entirely through domestic revenue. The report says the AfDB route stalled over federal insistence on centralised contracting, and that Puntland rejected that approach. It also records ongoing repairs on the Garowe to Bosaso highway and construction on a 90 km stretch from Ceel Daahir to Badhan.
What it means on site
Where a road is to be paid for from domestic revenue rather than a donor programme, the paperwork a contractor or supplier is asked for can differ: the procurement notice, the funding line and the approving office may sit with the state rather than a federal ministry. For anyone pricing work, hiring plant or supplying aggregates on this corridor, the practical step is to read the tender or contract documents to see which entity signs, which budget line is named, and which office issues variations. The source stops at the political account of the funding switch, so the procurement route is something to confirm with the office named in the tender, not to assume from the report.
What the source does not establish
The report does not give the length, design, cost, contractor or completion date of the Xarfo to Galkayo works, and describes the foundation stone laying rather than any finished section. It does not quote the Federal Ministry of Public Works directly, and the ministry's position is as the source characterises it. The source does not say whether the AfDB funding route could be revived, what happened after 4 July 2025, or what condition the road is in now. A plan, a launch and a financing route are not a completed road: the record that would confirm the present state is a current progress report or payment certificate from the implementing office, or a physical inspection of the section.
What to do next
Before pricing or scheduling work on this corridor, request the procurement notice and the contract award record for the Xarfo to Galkayo section from the Puntland ministry responsible for public works, and ask which budget line funds it. For the Garowe to Galkayo highway, ask the same office for the current works schedule.
Sources
Local reporting: this article is written for building work in Galkayo and Puntland. Ground conditions, prices and rules differ between places; confirm the details for your own site.