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Somali construction, cement and property companies: directory
This directory lists 11 Somali construction, cement, building-materials and property companies, from Red Sea Cement, which took over the old Berbera cement plant in 2017, to builders in Hargeisa and Mogadishu, with the year founded, head office and a source for each. Building has grown fast in Somali cities since about 2011, much of it paid for by Somalis abroad.
About this list
A 2019 Clingendael study found that dozens of small and medium construction companies work alongside larger ones in Somali cities, and that returns from Somalis abroad have pushed up demand for building and the price of plots (Clingendael, Transnational capital in Somalia, 2019, p. 46). In Mogadishu, Al Jazeera reported in 2022 that new apartment blocks were going up across the city and that a 50 kg bag of cement had risen from $6 to $9.50 in two years (Al Jazeera, 12 July 2022). In 2017 Somaliland handed the old, idle state cement plant at Berbera to a new private company, Red Sea Cement (Horn Diplomat, 2017). See Somali cement companies. Several rows come from the profiles of firms financed through Shuraako, a lending programme of the One Earth Future foundation (Shuraako, clients).
Cement and building materials
| Company | Type | Founded | Head office | Owner or head, and status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Sea Cement | Cement | 2017 | Berbera | joint company of the Dahabshiil Group, Berbera Group and Kuwait's Kipco; given the old Berbera cement plant by the Somaliland government in June 2017 | Horn Diplomat, 2017 |
| Barwaaqo Cement Company | Cement import and distribution | 2015 | Mogadishu | set up by Oman's Raysut Cement to supply Somalia; exclusive distributor of Raysut cement, about $45m a year, to September 2026 | World Cement, 11 August 2015; Global Cement, 2025 |
| Horn Holding Group (MSG Group) | Cement plant project | Berbera | Dubai-registered subsidiary of MSG Group; signed with Bedeschi in 2022 to build the first phase of a cement plant | Bulk Materials International, 1 July 2022 | |
| Adeeg Metal Workshop | Fuel and water tanks, metal work | 1998 | Hargeisa | private company | Shuraako |
| Horizon Aluminum, Furniture and Decoration Company | Aluminium doors, windows and fittings | 2013 | Garowe | Shuraako |
Builders and property
| Company | Type | Founded | Head office | Owner or head, and status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asal Builders Ltd | Construction and engineering | 2012 | Somaliland | youth-owned, run by engineers | Shuraako |
| Hill Development and Construction Company | Commercial buildings and housing | 2018 | Hargeisa | more than 30 buildings in Hargeisa by January 2022 | Shuraako |
| Bile Home Repairs and Construction Services | Construction | Mogadishu | breaking ground on at least seven properties a month in 2022, mostly for clients abroad | Al Jazeera, 12 July 2022 | |
| Kiro Sheeg | Estate agency | about 2020 | Mogadishu | several offices in the city | Al Jazeera, 12 July 2022 |
| Horyaal | Construction | 2008 | Bosaso | Wikipedia | |
| Kaafi Enterprise for Environmental Protection and Sanitation (KEEPS) | Waste collection, earthworks and water works | 2012 | Hargeisa | over half of permanent jobs held by women | Shuraako |
For the business groups behind many firms, see Somali business groups.
Sources
- Clingendael, Transnational capital in Somalia, 2019, p. 46 · kpsrl.org
- Al Jazeera, 12 July 2022 · aljazeera.com
- Horn Diplomat, 2017 · horndiplomat.com
- Shuraako, clients · shuraako.org
- World Cement, 11 August 2015 · worldcement.com
- Global Cement, 2025 · globalcement.com
- Bulk Materials International, 1 July 2022 · bulkmaterialsinternational.com
- Shuraako · shuraako.org
- Shuraako · shuraako.org
- Shuraako · shuraako.org
- Shuraako · shuraako.org
- Wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org
- Shuraako · shuraako.org
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- Muqdisho (Mogadishu) and BanaadirMogadishu (Muqdisho) is Somalia's capital and makes up the Banadir region, with about 2.97 million people in 20 districts.
- Hargeysa (Hargeisa) and Woqooyi GalbeedWoqooyi Galbeed is the north-western region that holds Hargeisa (Hargeysa) and the port of Berbera, with about 1 to 1.45 million people.
- Boosaaso (Bosaso) and BariBari is Puntland's north-east region, with the port city of Bosaso (Boosaaso) as its capital and about 1.28 million people.
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