Puntland, officially the Puntland State of Somalia is a region in northeastern Somalia, centered on Garowe in the Nugaal province. Its leaders declared the territory an autonomous state in 1998.
In a press conference held at Juba Hotel in Bosaso, the General Director of Simba, Abdillahi Ciddi-Libaax, the Head of Simba office in Puntland Choudhary Marni and Chief of Marketing Simba, Mursal Daabjeerin expressed their intention to open a tannery in Puntland. Simba also have businesses in the medical and construction sectors in Africa.
Abdillahi Ciddi-Libaax said: ‘The Simba Group currently operates in horn of Africa and we are very hopeful for the opening of a tannery department in Puntland’, he said. ‘We are also planning to open a tannery where the product will be exported’ he added.
‘Simba is a leading company that handles the processing of camel hides in Somalia, and the tannery will be purchased from the existing local industry’, he added.
Recently the company opened a medicine division in Garowe, the capital of Puntland state in Somalia.
Source: Horseed Media