Egal International Airport modernisation, Hargeisa
Hiiraan Online reported that Somaliland signed a USD 70 million agreement with the International Maharat Investment Company in Dubai on 16 September 2025 to modernise Egal International Airport: new terminals, a refurbished runway and upgraded navigation systems, with the ministry saying construction would begin within six months. The same report says local reporters could not find the company in Dubai business registries. No evidence of financing or construction has been published.
- Planned, as of 17 September 2025
- Sourced, not yet verified
The project in brief
- Place
- Hargeisa, Somaliland
- Type
- Airport
- Status
- Planned, as of 17 September 2025: Hargeisa's Egal airport: a USD 70 million agreement signed in Dubai
- Value
- USD 70 million, agreement value as announced
- Start
- Not published
- Expected completion
- Not published
- Completed
- Not published
- Progress
- Not published
- Last checked
- 21 September 2026
Organisations named
- Owner: Government of Somaliland, signed the agreement.
- Developer: International Maharat Investment Company, the other party to the agreement; reporters could not find it in Dubai registries.
What the sources report
- 17 September 2025
Hargeisa's Egal airport: a USD 70 million agreement signed in Dubai
Hiiraan Online reported that Somaliland signed a USD 70 million agreement with the International Maharat Investment Company to modernise Egal International Airport, formalised at the Dubai International Financial Centre on 16 September 2025.
- 17 September 2025
What the airport deal promises: terminals, a refurbished runway, navigation systems
The agreement promises new terminals, a refurbished runway and upgraded navigation systems, and the ministry said construction would begin within six months in phases.
- 17 September 2025
Questions over the airport investor: reporters could not find the firm in Dubai registries
Hiiraan Online reported that local reporters were unable to locate the International Maharat Investment Company in Dubai business registries and that it had no visible online presence.
Related coverage
Sources and their limits
- Hiiraan Online: Hargeisa airport USD 70 million agreement
Attributed reporting, 17 September 2025. Checked 21 September 2026.
What it does not establish: Agreement with a company the source could not verify in Dubai registries; no evidence of financing or construction; the USD 70 million is an announced figure.
How this record was put together
Three facts from one report.