In April 2014, Prime Minister Ahmed laid the foundation stone for the reconstruction of the former meteorological school in Mogadishu. The institution had closed down in the early 1990s, following the start of the civil war. Minister of Aviation Said Mohamed Qorshel and the Turkish Ambassador to Somalia Kani Touram also attended the foundation laying ceremony. Ahmed hailed the school's relaunch as an opportunity for Somali nationals to receive the requisite training in their home country rather than abroad.
