Engineering and MethodsNewsSomaliland
Waheen market fire: heat exposure reported after 2022 blaze
United Nations in Somalia reported on 9 April 2022 that a Waheen trader described heat exposure after her selling space was destroyed.
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New projects, contract awards, regulatory changes and announcements across Somaliland and Puntland, each reported from a named public source: what it says, what it means on site, and what it does not establish.
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Business and CostsProjectHargeisa
Hargeisa water expansion: SDF funds 25-year sustainability study
Somaliland Development Fund reported on 12 October 2022 that it is funding a water sustainability study for Hargeisa covering the next 25 years.
Engineering and MethodsNewsSomaliland
Waheen Reconstruction Began with Assessment: The April 2022 Technical Mission
United Nations in Somalia reported on 9 April 2022 that an inter-agency team of technical experts deployed to assess Waheen market fire damage.
Business and CostsNewsHargeisa
Hargeisa's Kalqoray Dam: what the water agency reported completing
Hargeisa Water Agency reported on 21 April 2025 that it fully funded and completed the Kalqoray Dam, with recharge benefits expected at Geedeeble.
Infrastructure and ServicesProjectHargeisa
Hargeisa water capacity: the reported rise from six to eighteen million litres
Somaliland Development Fund reported in October 2022 that Hargeisa water production and transmission capacity tripled, from 6 to 18 million litres a day.
Infrastructure and ServicesNewsHargeisa
Hargeisa's reservoirs finished but not yet in service, April 2025
Hargeisa Water Agency told a House of Elders committee on 21 April 2025 that four new service reservoirs were completed and tested but not yet operational.
Infrastructure and ServicesProjectHargeisa
Hargeisa water expansion commissioned on 10 October 2022
Somaliland Development Fund reported the Hargeisa water expansion commissioning ceremony held on 10 October 2022.
Business and CostsNewsHargeisa
Three Hargeisa wells run on solar by day and diesel by night
Hargeisa Water Agency's general manager told a House of Elders committee on 21 April 2025 that three SDF-funded wells switch between solar and diesel.
Infrastructure and ServicesNewsHargeisa
Inside Hargeisa's Reported 23-Kilometre Water Feeder
Hargeisa Water Agency told a parliamentary committee on 21 April 2025 that a 23 km, 600mm feeder main links Geedeeble production to city storage.
Engineering and MethodsNewsSomaliland
Waheen market: traders restarted with makeshift stalls in 2022
United Nations in Somalia reported on 9 April 2022 that Waheen traders in Hargeisa were restarting with makeshift stalls and limited stock.
Infrastructure and ServicesProjectHargeisa
Geed Deeble Collector: Pressure Testing in the SDF2 Scope
The Somaliland Development Fund's SDF2 project list names pressure testing among the Geed Deeble Wellfield Collector pipeline works.
Infrastructure and ServicesNewsHargeisa
Hargeisa reservoir plan: fill the big tanks first
Hargeisa Water Agency told the House of Elders on 21 April 2025 that its plan is to fill the major reservoirs before the smaller downstream ones.
Engineering and MethodsNewsSomaliland
Mohamed Abdullahi Muhamoud at Waheen: Reporting from a Destroyed Business
United Nations in Somalia reported on 9 April 2022 the account of Mohamed Abdullahi Muhamoud, whose business at Hargeisa's Waheen market burned.
Engineering and MethodsNewsSomaliland
Waheen fire: UN interviews Zainab Hassan Warsame on her loss
United Nations in Somalia reported on 9 April 2022 that it interviewed Zainab Hassan Warsame after the Waheen market fire destroyed her boutique.
Business and CostsProjectPuntland
UNOPS hired nearby contractors for the Jalam to Harfo road rebuild
UNOPS reported on 28 July 2023 that skilled contractors from surrounding communities were hired for the Jalam to Harfo road rehabilitation in Puntland.
Business and CostsNewsHargeisa
Hargeisa Water Works: Delivery Split From Quality Oversight
Hargeisa Water Agency reported on 21 April 2025 that it will build the remaining water supply work and CES will oversee quality control.
Business and CostsNewsHargeisa
Hargeisa water recovery: HWA and KfW sign February 2025 agreement
Hargeisa Water Agency reported on 21 April 2025 that it signed a February 2025 agreement with KfW to complete the Hargeisa Water Supply Project.
Infrastructure and ServicesProjectPuntland
After Road Rehabilitation: Puntland Highway Authority Maintenance Training
UNOPS reported on 28 July 2023 that the Puntland Highway Authority received road maintenance and management training under its Galkacyo–Garowe project.
Infrastructure and ServicesProjectPuntland
Puntland's 54 km Jalam to Harfo road rebuilt with EU grant
UNOPS reported on 28 July 2023 that the Jalam to Harfo section of the Galkacyo to Garowe road was rehabilitated with a EUR 6 million EU grant.
Infrastructure and ServicesProjectPuntland
Jalam–Harfo journey times: UNOPS reports a drop to 40 minutes
UNOPS reported on 28 July 2023 that the rehabilitated Jalam to Harfo road section cut a 2.5-hour trip to about 40 minutes.
Business and CostsNewsHargeisa
Why Hargeisa Water Agency Took Over Remaining Construction Work
Hargeisa Water Agency says it will directly implement the remaining Hargeisa Water Supply Project work after comparing cost and time.
Business and CostsNewsHargeisa
Hargeisa water project: deadline moved to January 2025, then contract ended
Hargeisa Water Agency reported on 21 April 2025 that the project deadline moved from January 2024 to January 2025 before the contractor's deal ended.
Infrastructure and ServicesProjectPuntland
Jalam–Harfo Road: Cracks and Surface Damage Reported Before Rehabilitation
UNOPS reported on 28 July 2023 that the Jalam to Harfo section of the Galkacyo–Garowe road had cracks and surface disintegration before rehabilitation.
Engineering and MethodsNewsSomaliland
After Waheen: The UN's offer of technical support for a safer market
The UN in Somalia reported on 18 April 2022 that it offered design and rebuilding assistance for Hargeisa's Waheen market.
