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SOMALILAND: Telesom donates $20k to Djibouti-Hargeisa passage

June 14, 2012 · 3034411 Comments2012-06-14+08%3A16%3A40Qalinle+Hussein

HARGEISA — Somaliland’s leading telecommunication provider, Telesom, has presented a check worth $20,000 to the country’s road authority on Wednesday in the capital.

During a heartwarming ceremony held in Maansor Hotel, Telesom’s regional director, Abdisalam Ismail Nur, said the funds will go towards expansion works on an important motorway. He pointed that work was underway on a passage that will reduce the distance between Somaliland and its neighbor Djibouti.

He emphasized that it was a privilege for Telesom to contribute to such project that will benefit the community socially and economically.

Engineer Abdirashid Mohamud Muse welcomed the donation and highlighted that companies like Telesom have responsibility to take an active role in supporting the community.

Engineer Saeed Warsame, member of the road authority, said the road will not only bring Djibouti closer, it will also enable traffic to run both ways without any disruption. He briefly described the upgrade works they have so far undertook. He said so far 120-km of the road were in good condition. “Traffic can no travel both-ways between Hargeisa and Amoud,” he said.

The check was presented to Haji Abdulqadir who expressed hi genuine appreciation and said the donation will truly have a profound impact on the community at large.

The proposed three-lane passage, dubbed Dawga Aad, will run some 300-km from Hargeisa to the port city of Djibouti. The committee currently managing its construction and expansion says upon completion some 600 trucks will use the motorway every month traveling between the two nations. The project will widen the road from one to three lanes.

Telesom has donated checks worth a sum total of over $50,000 to road projects this year so far. In March, the company donated $25,000 to the Wajale road connecting the country to Ethiopia. They also donated thousands to streets and roads in major cities.

Roads have became the single biggest killers in Somaliland in recent years claiming hundreds every year. They have not been rehabilitated since the fall of Somalia’s last central government in 1991.

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Telesom is the leading telecommunication provider in Somaliland with services such as mobile banking, GSM, internet and online news. It employes about 300-400 people country wide.

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June 14, 2012

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By Qalinle Hussein

Tags: Amoud, Borama, dawga aad, Djibouti, Hargeisa, road, Telecommunication, Telesom

SomaliLain says:

Disgusting wallahi ! these guys:
- Don't pay the taxes that they should have payed
- Don't invest in the community in order to create jobs or opportunities for the joung ppl
- Don't invest in the country's infrastructure

The hawiye guy with the biggest share in this rubbish company, invest all his money outside Somaliland, it's absolutely insane that this chance has not been given to a Somalilander instead !!!

They make tens of million's a year on profits and this is what they give back(contribute) to the community, disgusting blood suckers wallahi !!

3:47 am on June 14, 2012

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SomaliLain says:

wher is my comment dude?

4:14 am on June 14, 2012

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Hassan says:

Check?? or cheque?

Very sad state of affairs… $20,000 waxba ma' aha.

5:26 am on June 14, 2012

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Hassan says:

"The proposed three-lane passage, dubbed Dawga Aad, will run some 300-km from Hargeisa to the port city of Djibouti."

One can only dream…

5:27 am on June 14, 2012

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- moussa says:
  
  i think this is good starting and i hope another investors will join
  
  6:05 am on June 14, 2012
  
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Kayse says:

$20,000 will not build no road dummies its just one of many contributions. This money will run the bulldozer alone and that will make a difference. There is no government there everything is being donated and people will get sick of begging.

8:29 am on June 14, 2012

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Yusufh says:

Kayse is absolutely right!!!

1:16 pm on June 14, 2012

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MoeMoney says:

The Private sector isnt the best option for somaliland or even Africa to build infrastructure . I have been saying this for years. We have waited for 30 years for the private sector to come in and invest in these areas but we will wait another 30 years to complete this simple task.

It is true 20 Thousand isnt enough to put men on the streets. We need BILLIONS to make a dent.
It a high Risk game and companies want to be rewarded with high returns for taking those risks.

4:08 pm on June 14, 2012

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Jabuutawi says:

The $20,000 contribution is a good start. Let us not hate the owner of the company because he does not hail from Somaliland. If he is enabling the process of building safer roads in the region and reducing the mortality rate from car wrecks – that is fantastic news. 600 trucks a month use that road between Djibouti and Somaliland, comes out to 20 trucks a day. That is woefully low number of trucks crisscrossing the border.

11:35 pm on June 14, 2012

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Abd Al-Aziz says:

I paid US$10,000!
And I'm not a wealthy individual!

It's about time that Somaliland's large companies and wealthy individuals made telling contributions to the nation. That means them spending millions of dollars similar to the businessman that contributed to the Salahley road. Furthermore; we as average individuals can make larger contributions too; instead of donating the odd few hundred dollars here and there!
Everyone has a comment about the politics and re-development of the country; with little expertise or experience!
Let's put our money where our mouths are!!!

2:55 am on June 16, 2012

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Evelyn A. Overbay says:

I hope that this will pave the way for better road and traffic management through additional infrastructure for telecommunications. I think they will implement surveillance, communication channels and better monitoring devices.

11:04 pm on April 16, 2013

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