Africa

Following its investment in the Port of Berbera, DP World is now launching the Berbera Economic Zone to create an integrated maritime, logistics, and industrial platform to serve the Horn of Africa and Ethiopian markets. The Port...

The Ethiopian House of People’s Representatives (HPR) has approved the appoint of the following three ministers: 1.Former Amhara regional State president Gedu Andargachew- appoints Minister of Foreign Affairs 2. Former Oromia Regional State president Lemma Megersa – Minister of Defense 3. Engineer Aish Mohammed- Minister of Urban...

On Sunday, 19 March 2017, the Republic of Somaliland signed a historic agreement with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) which grants the latter the right to establish a military base in Berbera in exchange for a wide-ranging cooperation on economic, political, security and foreign relations...

In 2017 Somaliland conducted a successful third presidential elections. Waddani party deserves credit for an exemplary election campaign based on civic values, writes Liban Ahmad Last year Somaliland successfully conducted third presidential election since the second Somaliland President, Mohamed I. Egal, introduced multi-party system in...

By: MoDuale Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi attends the funeral of late Major general Abdilahi Fadal Iman who was buried in Hargeisa on Saturday. Somaliland government officials, police, political parties, parliamentarians and hundreds of people have also attended. President Bihi described the late police boss that he...

By:BBC WORLD While Raila Odinga comes from a famous family in Kenya, the political crown has eluded him throughout his decades-long career - just as it eluded his father, who served as vice-president after independence from the UK. Aged 77, Mr Odinga will make his fifth...

With political instability in Ethiopia, will there be enough trade to keep Somaliland and Djibouti's ports busy?  BY SIMON ALLISON   When Djibouti makes international headlines, it is usually in connection with the many superpowers that have built military bases on its shore. France, the United States, China, Italy and...

By:Muna Axmed Cumar (Mullaaxo) It was school break time. After we had a few snacks, which we bought from the old woman who sat under the big tree in front of our school, me and two friends of mine curiously started wandering before the bell tolled...

Somaliland’s main opposition leader has hinted at a possible unification with Somalia ahead of next year’s elections. Somaliland, which acquired independence in 1991 during the civil war that erupted after the collapse of Siyad Barre, still remains an autonomous region of Somalia, subject to the...

National Assembly Majority leader Aden Duale has lost his elder sister to cancer. The Garissa Township Member of Parliament said on his Twitter handle his sister Arfon Bare Duale had passed away. "Innalilahi wainaillahim raajun, may Allah have mercy on the soul of my sister Arfon...