# Somali businesses

Source page: https://calankii.com/en/businesses/
Publisher: Calankii (https://calankii.com)

- [Somali airlines and transport companies: directory](https://calankii.com/en/businesses/airlines-and-transport-directory.md): Somali airlines and transport companies, with founding year, base and source.
- [Somali banks, insurers and microfinance firms: directory](https://calankii.com/en/businesses/banks-insurers-and-microfinance-directory.md): Somali banks, microfinance institutions, takaful insurers and stock exchanges, in one table each, with founding year, head office and source.
- [Somali businesses abroad: directory by country](https://calankii.com/en/businesses/somali-businesses-abroad-directory.md): Somali companies and Somali shopping centres abroad, country by country: Kenya, Uganda, the UK, the United States, South Africa, the UAE, Sweden, Djibouti and Australia, each with a source.
- [Somali construction, cement and property companies: directory](https://calankii.com/en/businesses/construction-and-property-directory.md): Somali builders, cement firms, building-materials makers and estate agencies we can source, with founding year, head office and source.
- [Somali electricity, solar and water companies: directory](https://calankii.com/en/businesses/electricity-companies-directory.md): Somali electricity, solar and water companies, with founding year, head office and source.
- [Somali farming, livestock and fishing companies: directory](https://calankii.com/en/businesses/farming-livestock-and-fishing-directory.md): Somali farms, livestock traders, poultry farms and fishing companies we can source, from the colonial plantations to firms founded since 2010, with founding year, base and source.
- [Somali hotels, private hospitals and service companies: directory](https://calankii.com/en/businesses/hotels-health-and-services-directory.md): Somali hotels, private hospitals, restaurants and service firms we can source, with founding year, head office and source.
- [Somali money transfer companies: directory](https://calankii.com/en/businesses/money-transfer-companies.md): Somali money transfer companies: the Central Bank of Somalia's licensed firms, Somali-run firms licensed in Kenya and firms in the UK, with founding year, base and source.
- [Somali supermarkets, shopping centres and shops: directory](https://calankii.com/en/businesses/shops-food-and-markets-directory.md): Somali supermarket chains, shopping malls and larger retailers we can source, with year opened, city and source.
- [Somali tech start-ups: directory](https://calankii.com/en/businesses/tech-start-ups-directory.md): Somali delivery, taxi, shopping and other app start-ups we can source, with founding year, city and source.
- [Somali telecoms, internet and media companies: directory](https://calankii.com/en/businesses/telecoms-internet-and-media-directory.md): Somali phone, internet and media companies, with founding year, head office, owner where public, and source.
- [Somali trading, import and manufacturing companies: directory](https://calankii.com/en/businesses/trade-import-and-manufacturing-directory.md): Somali importers, traders and manufacturers: drinks, cement, tiles, leather, fuel and food importers, with head office and source.
- [Hayat Market: supermarket chain in Mogadishu](https://calankii.com/en/businesses/hayat-market.md): Hayat Market in facts: who owns it, when and where its branches opened, what it sells, its online shop, and the awards it has received.
- [Somali cement companies: Red Sea Cement, Barwaaqo and the Berbera plants](https://calankii.com/en/businesses/somali-cement-companies.md): The companies behind cement in Somalia and Somaliland: the Berbera cement plant and Red Sea Cement, the Raysut–MSG grinding plant, MSG's Berbera plant, and Barwaaqo Cement in Mogadishu.
- [Somali delivery, taxi and shopping apps: Gulivery, ZIQQI, Dhaweye and Guurdoon](https://calankii.com/en/businesses/somali-delivery-taxi-and-shopping-apps.md): The first Somali consumer apps in facts: Gulivery's deliveries and motorbike taxis, ZIQQI's online shop, Dhaweye's taxis in Hargeisa and the Guurdoon marriage app, with dates and numbers.
- [Somali fishing companies: Hafun, SNFC, Al Siha and the Puntland fleets](https://calankii.com/en/businesses/somali-fishing-companies.md): Somali fishing firms in facts: Hafun Fishing Company, the Somali National Fishing Company, Al Siha, Ardo, Badmaal and Sun Fishing, with founding years, boats, buyers and export markets.
- [Somali hotels and restaurants: Jazeera Palace, Peace Hotels, Sahafi, Karmel and others](https://calankii.com/en/businesses/somali-hotels-and-restaurants.md): Somali hotels and restaurants in facts: hotel and room counts by region, how hotels are owned and financed, and companies such as Jazeera Palace, Peace Hotel Group, Sahafi, Martisoor, Beder, Horyaal, Maamuus and Karmel.
- [Somali manufacturers: steel, plastics, dairy, paper and drinks](https://calankii.com/en/businesses/somali-manufacturers.md): Somali factories in facts: the government's factory counts and 'Made in Somalia' mark, and firms such as Hadiid Industries, Somplastic, Irman Dairy, AADCO Paper, ILO Tango, Tayo and Tabaarak, with dates, staff and output.
- [Somali water companies: wells, piped water and bottled water](https://calankii.com/en/businesses/somali-water-companies.md): Somali private water companies in facts: how Mogadishu gets its water, the 2026 registration of wells and water firms, and companies such as Ijaabo, Afi, the Somali Water Development Union Company and Al Siha.
- [Berbera's livestock quarantine companies](https://calankii.com/en/businesses/berbera-livestock-quarantine-companies.md): The companies that run the livestock quarantine stations at Berbera: what they do, how big they are, the Saudi ban and its end, the 2025 licence dispute, and the new SILQC centre.
- [Somali solar and wind power companies](https://calankii.com/en/businesses/somali-solar-and-wind-companies.md): Somali solar and wind companies in facts: BECO's solar farm, NECSOM's wind plant in Puntland, and solar firms Tamarso Energy, Solargen, Burao Solar Systems and Kaah Electrical General Trading.
- [Somali commercial farms: greenhouses and irrigated farms in Somaliland and Puntland](https://calankii.com/en/businesses/somali-commercial-farms.md): Somali commercial farms and farm-supply firms in facts: Horn Gardens, Gobsoor, Masno, Dalsan and Evergreen in Somaliland, Raaho, Al Nur and Al Baraka in Puntland, with founding years, size, crops and buyers.
- [EVC Plus: Hormuud's mobile money service](https://calankii.com/en/businesses/evc-plus.md): EVC Plus in facts: what it is, when it started, the 2021 licence, user numbers, the GSMA certification, links to banks and the Waafi app, and its use for aid payments.
- [WAAFI: the Somali mobile money app and card](https://calankii.com/en/businesses/waafi.md): WAAFI in facts: the 2021 launch by Hormuud, what the app does, the companies behind it, the 2024 Waafi Mastercard card and how it fits with EVC Plus.
- [Zaad: Telesom's mobile money service in Somaliland](https://calankii.com/en/businesses/zaad.md): Zaad in facts: the 2009 launch by Telesom, how it was built, merchants and salaries, the dollar and money changers, usage figures, currency exchange and the 2024 GSMA certification.
- [Sahal: Golis Telecom's mobile money service in Puntland](https://calankii.com/en/businesses/sahal.md): Sahal in facts: launch by Golis Telecom, how to register and what it does, how customer money is held, its use for local taxes in Puntland, and its certifications.
- [eDahab: the Dahabshiil group's mobile money service](https://calankii.com/en/businesses/edahab.md): eDahab in facts: who owns it, how it links to Dahabshiil and Somtel, the 2018 Somaliland shilling rule, the 2018 launch in Mogadishu, and its links with banks.
- [Dahabshiil: the largest Somali money transfer company](https://calankii.com/en/businesses/dahabshiil.md): Dahabshiil in facts: how it began, its size, its bank and telecom interests, its regulators, and the 2013 Barclays case.
- [Al-Barakat (Al-Barakaat): the Somali money and phone company shut in 2001](https://calankii.com/en/businesses/al-barakat.md): Al-Barakat in facts: its founding in 1987, size by 2001, the US and UN listing after 9/11, what the 9/11 Commission found, the delistings and the relaunch.
- [WorldRemit and Zepz: the money app founded by Ismail Ahmed](https://calankii.com/en/businesses/worldremit.md): WorldRemit in facts: its Somali founder Ismail Ahmed, founding in 2010, the link to ZAAD, funding rounds, Sendwave and Zepz, and regulators' findings.
- [Amal group: Amal Express, Amal Bank and the 2020 to 2021 audit](https://calankii.com/en/businesses/amal-group.md): The Amal group in facts: Amal Express and Amal Bank, licences, leadership, the GI-TOC report on arms payments and the Central Bank audit, and where sources differ.
- [Somali takaful companies: FISO, Takaful Africa and the licensed insurers](https://calankii.com/en/businesses/somali-takaful-companies.md): Somalia's takaful (Islamic insurance) companies in facts: FISO, Takaful Africa, the Central Bank's register of licensed operators, what they insure, and the 2025 insurance law.
- [Kaah Express and KIMS: the money transfer firm and its microfinance arm](https://calankii.com/en/businesses/kaah-express-and-kims.md): Kaah Express and Kaah International Microfinance Services in facts: licences, the 2014 launch, branches, clients, awards, goals, and the separate Kaah Electric company.
- [Tawakal Express: money transfer company based in Garowe](https://calankii.com/en/businesses/tawakal-express.md): Tawakal Express in facts: head office, reach, its TPLUS app and SomBank, its US partner Banana Pay, and how studies of the remittance trade describe it.
- [Iftin Express, Juba Express and Taaj: three Somali money transfer firms](https://calankii.com/en/businesses/iftin-juba-express-and-taaj.md): Iftin Express, Juba Express and Taaj in facts: where each is registered and licensed, how a 2013 survey of aid agencies describes them, and the 2020 Bosaso study.
- [Salaam Somali Bank: Somalia's first bank since 1991](https://calankii.com/en/businesses/salaam-somali-bank.md): Salaam Somali Bank in facts: founding in 2009, DEEQTOON mobile banking, the first cash machines, branches, Islamic finance products, drought insurance, cards and awards.
- [Premier Bank: the Islamic bank that brought Mastercard to Somalia](https://calankii.com/en/businesses/premier-bank.md): Premier Bank in facts: founding and licence, the 2015 opening, Mastercard and Visa, branches in Mogadishu, Hargeisa and Baidoa, Premier Wallet, SWIFT transfers and its startup fund.
- [International Bank of Somalia (IBS Bank): founding, share sale and branches](https://calankii.com/en/businesses/international-bank-of-somalia.md): IBS Bank in facts: incorporation in 2013, the 2014 opening, the 2015 public share offer, branches in Mogadishu, Garowe, Kismayo, Bosaso, Baidoa and Hargeisa, cards and awards.
- [Dahabshil Bank International: the Dahabshiil group's Islamic bank](https://calankii.com/en/businesses/dahabshil-bank-international.md): Dahabshil Bank International in facts: the 2008 Djibouti licence, the 2014 Hargeisa headquarters, branches in Somalia, lending, and its place in the Dahabshiil group.
- [MyBank (Somalia): digital bank licensed in 2019](https://calankii.com/en/businesses/mybank-somalia.md): MyBank in facts: founding in 2018, the 2019 licence, its core banking system, the Mastercard debit card, links with EVC Plus and Waafi, and the IskuFilan gold-backed loans for women.
- [Somalia's newer banks: Agro, Amana, Bushra, Bulsho, Daryeel, Galaxy, Idman, SomBank and Ziraat](https://calankii.com/en/businesses/somalias-newer-banks.md): The banks licensed in Somalia since 2019, one by one: when they were licensed, where they are based and what they are known for, including the first foreign banks.
- [Somaliland Beverage Industries (SBI): the Coca-Cola plant in Hargeisa](https://calankii.com/en/businesses/somaliland-beverage-industries.md): SBI in facts: the Guelleh family and the OGF and GSK groups, the 2012 Coca-Cola plant, products, the 2017 to 2019 dispute with Djibouti and the bank debt case.
- [Hass Petroleum: the Somali-Kenyan fuel company](https://calankii.com/en/businesses/hass-petroleum.md): Hass Petroleum in facts: founders, history from Kisumu in 1997, countries, the Oman Oil stake, the Pinnacle tower in Nairobi and its work in Somalia.
- [Hormuud Telecom: Somalia's largest phone and mobile money company](https://calankii.com/en/businesses/hormuud-telecom.md): Hormuud Telecom in facts: founding, owners, EVC Plus and WAAFI, network coverage, cables, licences, jobs and its foundation.
- [Telesom: Somaliland's largest phone company and the maker of ZAAD](https://calankii.com/en/businesses/telesom.md): Telesom in facts: founding in Hargeisa in 2002, its owners, the ZAAD mobile money service, users, leadership, links to Hormuud and Golis, and where sources differ.
- [Golis Telecom: Puntland's largest phone company and the Sahal mobile wallet](https://calankii.com/en/businesses/golis-telecom.md): Golis Telecom in facts: founding in Bosaso in 2002, coverage, Sahal mobile money, Xogmaal, the Kaaftoon bank service, interconnection and links to Hormuud.
- [Somtel: the Dahabshiil phone company, eDahab and the DARE1 cable](https://calankii.com/en/businesses/somtel.md): Somtel in facts: founding, Dahabshiil ownership, eDahab mobile money, the DARE1 cable, the 2024 5G launch, partnerships and market share.
- [SomCable: the fibre internet company of Somaliland](https://calankii.com/en/businesses/somcable.md): SomCable in facts: founding by Mohamed Said Guedi in 2010, the Djibouti to Berbera fibre, LTE and fibre-to-the-home firsts, size and links to Djibouti.