Africa

Berbera Economic Zone aims to create a business-friendly environment to attract investment and create jobs for Somaliland Berbera Port and Economic Zone position Somaliland as an integrated maritime, industrial and logistics hub for...

Kenya Airways has reintroduced nonstop flights to Mogadishu, Somalia, in an effort to increase footprints within the region. The thrice-weekly flights will bring about nonstop travel, focusing on reduced travel time and enhanced accessibility between...

The breakaway north-east African state of Somaliland is claiming that neighbouring Somalia is trying to assert authority over its telecoms sector through a new law. Somalia passed a new telecoms law last week. The National Communications Act is designed to regulate the country’s telecoms sector,...

Telesom Telecommunication Company has announced that it will donate 1,500 water tankers to the drought relief effort. Corporate communication and CSR Director Abdiwahab Maah who spoke to the media on Friday said that the drought and inflation situation in our country has greatly affected the...

State Minister Hirut Zemene met Djiboutian Ambassador to Ethiopia, Ambassador Mohamed Idriss Farah today (January 17, 2017) wherein the two sides have reaffirmed to expedite the already strong relations. The discussions focused on further strengthening the exemplary and multi-range of bilateral ties and solidifying the...

GARISSA, Kenya, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- Somali refugees on Friday welcomed Kenya's court ruling, which declared the closure of the Dadaab refugee camps illegal. The refugees who fled violence in Somalia to Dadaab refugee camps celebrated after Thursday's court ruling which blocked the planned closure...

The Red Sea city of Jeddah will host a trilateral summit between Saudi Arabia, Ethiopia and Eritrea on Sunday, diplomatic sources in the Saudi capital Riyadh said.Saturday or Sunday morning. On September 11,The two countries reopened their common border for the first time in 20...

By: Bloomberg Sudan’s military overthrew President Omar al-Bashir and announced it would rule the oil-producing North African nation through a transitional council for the next two years. First Vice President and Defense Minister Ahmed Awad Ibn Auf, speaking Thursday in a nationwide broadcast, announced a three-month...

By:AFP A London-based international court has ordered Djibouti to pay $385 million in compensation to UAE global ports operator DP World over a breach of contract, the Dubai government said on Thursday. The London Court of International Arbitration also ordered the African nation to pay interest...

Wajir Governor Ahmed Abdullahi and his main challenger Ambassador Mohamud Abdi have intensified their election campaigns. ODM’s Abdullahi last week began his reelection campaigns in Tarbaj, the backyard of his Jubilee rival Abdi. On Wednesday, Abdullahi was in Jowhar, Doqsa, Dasheeg, Kajaja One and Kajaja Two...