Africa

By: staff Writer  The Executive Secretary of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), Dr. Workneh Gebeyehu, encourages dialogue and compromise in bringing a solution to the negotiations on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) between Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt. "The negotiation of an arrangement to pave...

By: Staff writer Somalia parliament present at today’s session voted to approve the new cabinet recently appointed by Somalia new prime minister Mohamed Hussein Roble. Somalia Parliament Speaker, Mohamed Mursal Abdirahman said that 188 members voted in favour of Prime Minister's request to have his cabinet...

By: STAFF WRITER The colourful ceremony on Thursday (October 22, 2020) was witnessed by both Uganda and Somali top government officials, including Deputy Prime Minister of Somalia Mahdi Mohamed Gulleid, Somalia's First Lady Saynab Abdi Moallim and Somaliland delegation led by the deputy chairman of...

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Wednesday held a meeting with the First Lady of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Zaynab Abdi Moallim, at State House Entebbe.  During the meeting, the two leaders discussed issues of mutual interest between their two countries. Abdi Moallim is in Uganda...

by: DAILY SABAH The first container ship of the Djibouti Shipping Company, which will exclusively operate between Turkey, Djibouti and Somalia, was launched during a ceremony on Friday. The new sea route will reduce shipping time from 35 to 50 days to just nine to...

Sudan and Israel have agreed to normalise relations, US President Donald Trump announced on Friday at the White House, a move that was denounced by Palestinians as a “new stab in the back”. Trump, who is seeking re-election on November 3, sealed the agreement in...

By: MODuale Chairman of Somaliland Main Opposition Party Waddani Abdirahman Mohamed Abdilahi (Cirro) has tested positive for COVID19 and has quarantined himself at home.the leader said in a statement. "I have tested positive for COVID-19,i will undergo 7 days self-quarantine. I have no complications and in...

About 132 Ethiopians have returned home from Beirut, Lebanon this morning. Upon arrival at Bole International Airport, they were received by officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. According to Ethiopian foreign ministry, Ethiopia has a plan to repatriate 3,289 citizens from Lebanon in the 9th...

Prosopis julifora is a tree dreaded across the Horn of Africa. Prosopis has the ability to outcompete other trees and vegetation, deplete water sources and take over large areas, which would otherwise have been home to trees and vegetation preferred by local people. “This invasive species generates severe...

By: Anadolu Agency Somalia's new prime minister Mohamed Hussein Roble on Monday appointed Abdulkadir Muhammad Nur, a Turkish university graduate, as justice minister in his newly announced Cabinet. Nur holds a bachelor's degree in international relations from Ankara University, and has also worked as a diplomat...