Oil and gas exploration activities in Somaliland
Somaliland – a country in the horn of Africa – has become a hotspot in oil and gas exploration activities in East Africa. Somaliland’s exciting geological and geopolitical significance has led international oil and gas companies to snap up onshore and offshore exploration licenses...
Ethiopia MPs to decide on extension or lifting of state of emergency
Ethiopia’s parliament will meet on Friday to decide whether or not to extend the state of emergency imposed since October last year.
Originally imposed for a six-month period, the state of emergency is in its tenth month after it was extended by four months upon...
Somaliland led as the investment destination for UAE in Africa
The United Arab Emirates has listed internationally unrecognized Somaliland as the leading African country where it has the highest foreign direct investment (FDI).
According to the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the country’s FDI outflows for the financial year 2017/2018 amounted to US$11.52 billion dollars,...
Ethiopian PM meets Tigray region leaders for first time since peace deal
By: REUTERS
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed met senior leaders of the Tigray region forces on Friday for the first time since they signed a peace deal with the national government ending two years of war, the state-run broadcaster...
Somaliland AG should drop charges and unconditionally free journalist Busharo detained in Hargeisa
By: Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS)
The Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) calls on the Somaliland Office of Attorney General to immediately drop the unfounded charges and unconditionally release female journalist Busharo Ali Mohamed detained in Hargeisa. On Tuesday 20 June...
Ethiopia, UAE sign $3bln concessional loan, investment agreement
Addis Ababa, June 15, 2018 (FBC) –Ethiopia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) today signed a 3 billion US dollars loan and investment agreements, including a one billion foreign currency support.
Accordingly, the UAE will deposit 1 billion US dollars in the National Bank of...
Taiwan-Somaliland fight against COVID-19 together- ‘No one is safe, until everyone is’
News Release
COVID-19 continues to spread globally to threaten people’s health and to cause massive economic losses. In order to assist Somaliland to combat the pandemic and increase its testing capability, Taiwan Representative Office in the Republic of Somaliland donated 8,000 antigen rapid test kits...
Geopolitics in the Horn of Africa
By: Saad M. Aareeye
The horn of Africa is a volatile region and is affected by piracy, terrorism, civil wars and growing protest which are related to either political marginalization or inflation.
The Gulf crisis that started June last year has had negative impact on the...
Op-Ed: ONLF and Ethiopia: A tug-of-war
By: Anwar Abdifatah Bashir
Somali region is the second-largest in terms of land, and the third most populous in Ethiopia. Throughout history, the region and its inhabitants are the most downtrodden across the country, and Ethiopia treats the region in a subterranean manner.
Somalis in the...
Somalia’s Int’l partners Welcome Planned National Consultative Council Meeting
Press-Release
Mogadishu, 23 December 2021 – Somalia's international partners* welcome plans to hold an in-person National Consultative Council meeting focused on improving and expediting the electoral process. We reiterate our call for full transparency in all related processes.
We remain fully supportive of any process that is based...