Bashir Isse Mahamud came back from The Netherlands to Somalia in 2009. Mr. Adaan Sheikhdoon Ali, CEO of United Cable Company (U.C.C.) in Somalia,  asked Bashir Isse Mahamud to collect more info how to connect Somalia with  the rest of the world. Mr. Adaan Sheikhdoon Ali knew that all investor eyes are  focused on Somalia. The availability of cost effective, high-speed  telecommunications services are the most critical catalyst for the macro socio  economic development of Somalia and will lead to peace and prosperity!

Bashir went to Nairobi in Kenya, where he had a meeting with Mr. John Sihra,  Chairman of WIOCC. Fourteen telecom companies in Africa jointly set up WIOCC and a board with  representatives from each shareholder company govern this big organisation.  WIOCC has a wide experience when it comes to telecom connections and this meeting in Nairobi was the first step to the development of Safari Cable  Company and to the initiation of the NEAR Cable project. In September 2014,  Safari Cable Company and U.C.C. already signed a Joint Venture Agreement to  work together as partners in the NEAR Cable Project.