African Development Bank Delegation Arrives in Somaliland for Talks

[Xaaji Xunjuf]

A high level delegation from the AfricanDevelopment Bank group headed by Dr. Abdirahman Beile and a nine members delegation are in Somaliland to establish working relationship with the government of Somaliland for the first time since 1991. The delegation was received upon their arrival by the Minister of Energy, Mineral and Water Resources Hon. Hussein Abdi Duale and the Minister of Agriculture Mohammud Farah Elmi.

 

Speaking to the press in the VIP lounge at the Egal International Airport Dr. Abdirahman Beile said that his team were in the country to lay the ground work for future cooperation between the bank and Somaliland. He added that after great consideration the bank has opted to work with Somaliland on issues related development such as water, agriculture and capacity building.

 

Dr. Beile said that the bank will hold a series of meetings and consultation with the government so as to figure out how to procede in future engagements he added that since somaliland is recognized internationally it enjoys relatively peace compared to the rest Somalia in this regard however Somaliland has a far better track record of political stability and peaceful democrazy were development can thrive .

 

African Development Bank manages a large portfolio of operations in different sectors and countries in Africa and it ensures that its operations yield results on the ground. The effective implementation of these operations depend supervision but also on the capability of

those of manage them.

 

Therefore, to enhance development effectiveness and knowledge sharing in African, the African Development Bank has recently approved a capacity development strategy under when the African Development Institute (ADI) is the focal point in addition, to better respond to the country’s needs in capacity, the strategy provides the African Development Bank Group with a platform to strengthen it international capacities, particularly those related to the implementation of its

operations.

 

To achieve these objectives, the institute works in close collaboration with all departments and develops active partnerships with other institutions. Somaliland Minister of Energy and Water Resources hailed the decision by African Development Bank to engage with Somaliland as a move to

enhance effective development in somaliland

[The Sage]

A large multilateral development actor like the ADB will only increase the already rapid development of Somaliland. Let's hope their projects benefit all the people in the nation