AfDB road programme for Somalia's federal member states
An African Development Bank road programme appraised in November 2025. The appraisal report puts its aim at 347 km of roads, 167 km paved and 180 km gravel, across Galmudug, Hirshabelle, Jubbaland, Puntland and Southwest. Its lots include the 100 km Galkayo to Elgula gravel feeder road and an 18.5 km South Jalam to North Jalam section in Puntland; EU financing paid for the feasibility studies and designs of Lots 1 and 2.
- Planned
- Sourced, not yet verified
The project in brief
- Place
- Somalia
- Type
- Programme
- Status
- Planned: The AfDB programme targets 347 km of roads: 167 km paved, 180 km gravel
- Value
- Not published
- Start
- Not published
- Expected completion
- Not published
- Completed
- Not published
- Progress
- Not published
- Last checked
- 21 September 2026
Organisations named
- Funder: European Union, financed the feasibility studies and detailed designs of Lots 1 and 2.
What the sources report
- November 2025
A 100 km Galkayo to Elgula gravel feeder road sits in the programme's Lot 3
Lot 3 of the AfDB road programme involves the Galkayo-Elgula gravel feeder road of 100 km in Puntland.
- November 2025
South Jalam to North Jalam: 18.5 km designed with EU money in the AfDB programme
Lot 2 Section 2 covers the 18.5 km South Jalam-North Jalam section in Puntland; EU financing supported the feasibility studies and detailed designs of Lots 1 and 2.
- November 2025
The AfDB programme targets 347 km of roads: 167 km paved, 180 km gravel
The programme aims to rehabilitate and construct a total of 347 km of roads, 167 km paved and 180 km gravel, across Galmudug, Hirshabelle, Jubbaland, Puntland and Southwest, with UA 55.80 million of additional financing appraised.
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Sources and their limits
- African Development Bank: Somalia road infrastructure programme additional financing
Funder appraisal report, November 2025. Checked 21 September 2026.
What it does not establish: Road lengths and lots are as designed; civil works status and contractor names are not stated; approval and disbursement follow the report.
How this record was put together
Three facts from one AfDB appraisal report about one programme. Filed under Somalia because the programme spans five federal member states. PLAN-009 cites UA 55.80 million of additional financing, but the stored extract of the report does not show that figure, so no value is recorded. The Galkayo to Xarfo section (PLAN-006) has its own record because a second source describes it.