Infrastructure and ServicesNewsBerbera
Berbera port: container terminal opened in June 2021
DP World reported on 24 June 2021 that Berbera's inaugurated container terminal has capacity for 500,000 TEUs a year, with a second phase announced.
From the record
Projects, contracts and events in Somaliland and Puntland as the organisations that reported them put it on record. Each story rests on one named public source, links it, and says what that source does not establish.
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Infrastructure and ServicesProjectBerbera
Sheikh to Berbera: 69 km rehabilitated and open to traffic, March 2025
The Somaliland Development Fund announced on 22 March 2025 that 69 km of road between Sheikh and Berbera was reconstructed, rehabilitated and open to traffic.
Business and CostsNewsBorama
Tianjin Tainer and ADCON Somaliland named to build the Lawya-Addo road
Somaliland Standard reported on 14 May 2026 that two firms were named at the signing of the Lawya-Addo to Borama road agreement.
Infrastructure and ServicesNewsBerbera
Berbera Port opens 400-metre quay, DP World reports 2021
DP World reported on 24 June 2021 that Berbera Port's first-phase container terminal opened with a 400 m quay, 17 m draft and three STS cranes.
Business and CostsNewsHargeisa
Hargeisa's Egal airport: a USD 70 million agreement signed in Dubai
Hiiraan Online reported on 17 September 2025 that Somaliland signed a USD 70 million airport modernisation agreement in Dubai the day before.
Engineering and MethodsProjectPuntland
South Jalam to North Jalam: 18.5 km designed with EU money
AfDB's November 2025 appraisal report lists the 18.5 km South Jalam to North Jalam road in Puntland as Lot 2 Section 2, designed with EU financing.
Infrastructure and ServicesNewsBerbera
Three ship-to-shore cranes at Berbera: equipment in the completed terminal
DP World's 24 June 2021 announcement records three ship-to-shore gantry cranes at Berbera's new container terminal, on a 400m quay.
Business and CostsProjectSomaliland
World Bank USD 500 million programme approved in April 2026
Baidoa Online reported on 29 July 2026 that Somalia and the World Bank are implementing a USD 500 million infrastructure programme approved in April 2026.
Infrastructure and ServicesProjectSomaliland
Sand Dams in Puntland and Somaliland: The Biyoole Acceptance Question
The World Bank reported on 12 December 2022 that pre-pilot studies examined whether communities would accept water stored out of sight beneath sand.
Infrastructure and ServicesNewsBorama
Somaliland signs Lawya-Addo to Borama road agreement
Somaliland Standard reported on 14 May 2026 that the government signed the construction agreement for the Lawya-Addo to Borama road.
Infrastructure and ServicesProjectHargeisa
Building around Hargeisa's congestion: the bypass project
TradeMark Africa reports that import and export consignments once threaded through Hargeisa's crowded streets, and that the 22.5 km bypass diverts that freight.
Infrastructure and ServicesProjectGarowe
Rabaable sand dam: stored water supplied Garowe road build
World Bank reported on 12 December 2022 that water stored at Rabaable sand dam supplied an asphalt road build into Garowe.
Infrastructure and ServicesProjectSomaliland
Rabaable sand dam: World Bank reports the 2022 rainfall harvest
The World Bank reported on 12 December 2022 that May rainfall at the finished Rabaable sand dam sustained the community into September.
Infrastructure and ServicesProjectHargeisa
Hargeisa Bypass: The Documented Role of On-the-Job Training
TradeMark Africa, reporting on the UK-funded 22.5 km Hargeisa Bypass for 2020 to 2023, says consultations created on-the-job training.
Infrastructure and ServicesProjectBerbera
The Reported 38% Berbera Corridor Transit-Time Cut
TradeMark Africa reports a 38% fall in Berbera Corridor transit times, attributed in part to the 22.5 km Hargeisa Bypass completed in 2023.
Infrastructure and ServicesProjectHargeisa
Hargeisa Bypass: Who Held the Engineering Roles?
TradeMark Africa's project page names the civil works, design supervision and oversight partners on the 22.5 km Hargeisa Bypass.
Infrastructure and ServicesProjectHargeisa
Hargeisa Bypass: The Completed 22.5-Kilometre Construction Project
TradeMark Africa records the UK-funded 22.5 km Hargeisa Bypass as construction complete in 2023, with a 38% cut in Berbera Corridor transit times.
Infrastructure and ServicesProjectHargeisa
Laasdhure water project: four boreholes and a 13.5km pipeline to Geed Deeble
Somaliland Development Fund's undated SDF2 project description lists four Laasdhure boreholes and a 13.5km pipeline to the New Geed Deeble Pumping Station.
Engineering and MethodsProjectGarowe
Garowe stormwater drainage in UNOPS' March 2025 scope
UNOPS reported on 12 August 2026 that stormwater drainage in Garowe sits within the Nagaad Project scope set out in its 13 March 2025 update.
Infrastructure and ServicesProjectBerbera
Burao–Berbera Road Programme: Why Four Bridges Appear in the Scope
Somaliland Development Fund project descriptions list assessment, design and rehabilitation of 64 km of road and four bridges between Berbera and Burao.
Business and CostsAnalysisQardho
Qardho: Puntland Post's Published Flood-Diversion Claim, April 2020
Puntland Post reported on 29 April 2020 that development inside Qardho's watercourse diverted seasonal flood flows into other neighbourhoods.
Engineering and MethodsNewsHargeisa
Beyond Waheen: other congested Hargeisa markets enter the plan
United Nations in Somalia reported on 18 April 2022 that recovery planning would extend to decongesting and making safer other congested Hargeisa markets.
Business and CostsAnalysisGarowe
Garowe road investment and property values: a resident's claim
A Garowe participant told World Bank consultation recording that the project raised local property values, the report says.
Infrastructure and ServicesProjectBorama
Borama's Al-Hayat water tanks: reading the published storage scope
Somaliland Development Fund project descriptions record two 500,000 litre tanks at Al-Hayat hill in Borama, alongside a 19 km pipeline to the water source.
