Africa

Regional bloc IGAD  has mandated Somalia and Djibouti to deploy troops to South Sudan to safeguard security and the implementation of the peace agreement. The Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (Igad), in a statement to the media on Monday afternoon, said Somalia and Djibouti have been...

BY FRENCH PRESS AGENCY - AFP The black cliffs of Djibouti in the Horn of Africa may seem featureless at the first sight from afar. However, the rocks reveal 7,000-year-old engravings depicting various figures, from giraffes to antelopes, that offer insight into the past of the...

By:Anadolu agency Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi Thursday arrived in the Djiboutian capital on a state visit to the tiny strategic Horn of African nation. Al-Sisi met his newly-reelected Djiboutian counterpart, Ismail Omar Guelleh, and discussed bilateral and regional issues, including the Ethiopian renaissance dam on...

By MarEx 2017-11-09 20:00:25 The Port of Berbera's future may depend in part on the results of Somaliland's upcoming presidential election. Opposition party candidate Abdirahman Irro has criticized the current government's $440 million deal with DP World for a 30-year lease on the port, and he has...

By Reuters ADDIS ABABA - Prominent activist Jawar Mohammed does not rule out challenging his erstwhile ally, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, in next year's election, he told Reuters on Friday, after days of demonstrations by his supporters resulted in dozens of deaths. Jawar's ability to organize...

On the dusty streets of Somaliland's capital Hargeisa, Mohammed Ahmed Ismail is arranging paper money in his tidy, waiting for clients who wish to exchange foreign currency. Ismail has more than five years experience in the trade. Together with his colleagues, they stack notes in wheelbarrows...

By:Mohamed Duale Tweeted @ MohamadDuale Horndiplomat-Large Delegation from Eu,Uk ,Denmark , Netherland,France  and finland Arrived in Hargeisa on Wednesday, The international Donor Delegation Meets with Somaliland's President Ahmed Mohamed Silanyo , National Electoral commission and Three Presidential Candidates.   Statement by International Partners A high level delegation of...

Somalia President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo renounces his United States citizenship despite Somalia constitution allowing for dual citizenship. According to Senior Journalist Harun Maruf, a statement released by Villa Somalia says legal experts, and nationalities and citizenship authorities from Somalia and US were involved in the...

The global giant in port operations takes a 30-year lease on Port of Berbera DP World’s landmark deal with authorities in Somaliland to jointly develop the Port of Berbera is a welcome development for Ethiopia, according to a senior Ethiopian government official. The Dubai-based company has...

Hargeisa (The Horn)- Immediately he assumed the Somaliland presidency in Mid 2010 former President Ahmed Mahmud Silanyo handed over the Kulmiye party chairmanship to his deputy Musa Behi Abdi. That move facilitated the candidacy of Musa Behi on Kulmiye party ticket that led to his...