World Bank USD 500 million infrastructure programme
A USD 500 million roads, airports and infrastructure programme that Baidoa Online reported in July 2026, approved in April 2026 and expected to run through 2031 with funding released in phases. The report lists a first phase of about USD 160 million for airports including Garowe and Galkayo, a 63 km paved road from Hargeisa to the Ethiopian border, about USD 54 million for Somaliland, USD 8.5 million for airport maintenance and air traffic systems, and USD 5.8 million for institutions and training. Contracts, contractors and start dates were not published.
- Planned, as of 29 July 2026
- Sourced, not yet verified
The project in brief
- Place
- Somalia
- Type
- Programme
- Status
- Planned, as of 29 July 2026: World Bank USD 500 million programme approved in April 2026, phased to 2031
- Value
- USD 500 million, programme total, as reported
- Start
- Not published
- Expected completion
- through 2031, as reported
- Completed
- Not published
- Progress
- Not published
- Last checked
- 21 September 2026
Organisations named
- Funder: World Bank.
- Implementing agency: Federal Government of Somalia, implementing the programme with the World Bank, as reported.
What the sources report
- 29 July 2026
World Bank USD 500 million programme approved in April 2026, phased to 2031
Baidoa Online reported that the Federal Government and the World Bank are implementing a USD 500 million infrastructure programme approved in April 2026, expected to run through 2031 with funding released in phases, covering Puntland and Somaliland among other regions.
- 29 July 2026
First phase of USD 160 million lists Garowe and Galkayo airports
The report states the first phase, valued at about USD 160 million, will support the modernisation and rehabilitation of airports including Garowe and Galkayo.
- 29 July 2026
A 63 km paved road from Hargeisa to the Ethiopian border through Haleya and Ina Guha
The programme includes construction of a 63-kilometre paved road connecting Hargeisa with the Ethiopian border through the Haleya-Ina Guha corridor, according to the report.
- 29 July 2026
Somaliland's allocation: about USD 54 million for the border road and airports
According to project information cited by the report, Somaliland will receive approximately USD 54 million to finance the Hargeisa-Ethiopia border road and improvements to airport infrastructure.
- 29 July 2026
USD 8.5 million for maintenance, ADS-B and VSAT at Somalia's airports
A third component of USD 8.5 million focuses on long-term operation and maintenance and includes installation of ADS-B and VSAT air traffic management technologies across the country's airports.
- 29 July 2026
USD 5.8 million for institutions and training in the World Bank programme
The report states that the programme's second component allocates USD 5.8 million to institutional strengthening and workforce development for the institutions responsible for transport infrastructure, project management and maintenance.
Related coverage
- World Bank USD 500 million programme approved in April 2026, phased to 2031
- First phase of USD 160 million lists Garowe and Galkayo airports
- A 63 km paved road from Hargeisa to the Ethiopian border through Haleya and Ina Guha
- Somaliland's allocation: about USD 54 million for the border road and airports
- USD 8.5 million for maintenance, ADS-B and VSAT at Somalia's airports
- USD 5.8 million for institutions and training in the World Bank programme
Sources and their limits
- Baidoa Online: World Bank USD 500 million infrastructure programme
Attributed reporting of project documents, 29 July 2026. Checked 21 September 2026.
What it does not establish: Figures as reported from project documents by a news site; contracts, contractors and start dates for the Somaliland and Puntland works were not published.
How this record was put together
Six facts from one report about one programme. Filed under Somalia because the programme covers Puntland, Somaliland and other regions; its components are listed as facts rather than separate records.