Africa

Hordniplomat-An Information Day organised by the Somaliland Coast Guard on request of the House of Representatives was facilitated by EUCAP in Hargeisa on April 18th. The aim of the event was to promote and support the adoption and implementation of a Coast Guard Law in...

25 April 2018, Borama, Somaliland. The University of Amoud, in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and with funding from the Global Environment Facility (GEF), has launched a first of its kind Master Programme in Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability, with thirty students...

By: CNN Ethiopia planted more than 353 million trees in 12 hours on Monday, which officials believe is a world record. The burst of tree planting was part of a wider reforestation campaign named "Green Legacy," spearheaded by the country's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. Millions of Ethiopians across...

RIYADH: The Kingdom and Djibouti have signed a cooperation agreement to combat religious extremism and terrorism, Djibouti Ambassador in Riyadh Diaa-Eddin Saed Bamakhrama told Arab News on Monday. The deal was signed in Makkah by Djibouti Minister of Islamic Affairs, Culture and Endowments Moumin Hassan...

By: Staff writer SONYO hosts youth-led initiatives on technology and employment opportunities that are discussed to understand market trends, especially in the areas of technology. Somaliland youth organization SONYO Umbrella executive director, Mr Abdihamid Omer underlined the importance of the meeting “This youth-led initiative on technology...

Content from our Premium Partner African Development Bank (Abidjan) PRESS RELEASE The African Development Bank Group and the Government of Ethiopia have signed two separate grant agreements for new projects to boost youth employment and electricity trade between Ethiopia and Djibouti. The grants fall under the Bank Group's concessional...

By: ARAB NEWS DUBAI: Khadar Ayderus Ahmed was at his nephew’s funeral when the idea came to him. In the wake of that tragedy, the Finnish-Somali director had spent a torturous week between hospitals and cemeteries, searching for...

All valid holders of UAE residency visas will not be allowed to enter the country for the next two weeks, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. The UAE will enforce the suspension from 12 noon today (Thursday) as part of its...

By: Staff writter Somaliland Minister of investment Mohamed Ahmed (Awad) has tested positive for the coronavirus. Awad announced his infection in a post published on Twitter on Monday. "I have tested positive for Coronavirus after showing mild symptoms, my condition was fine and Inshallah  I'll recover soon," said on twitter Somaliland health...

By: AFRICAN BANK On March 22 as the global community marked World Water Day, residents of a small town in Somaliland also had reason to celebrate. With a population of about 24,500, Arabsiyo...