Africa

By: Taiwan focus Against Beijing's strong objections, an official delegation from the Czech Republic, headed by Senate President Miloš Vystrčil, arrived in Taiwan Sunday on a six-day visit aimed at strengthening economic and cultural ties between the two countries. The 89-member delegation arrived at Taiwan Taoyuan...

Dr Sada Mire, Director of Horn Heritage Foundation, provides a compelling personal reflection on the Waaheen market, which she has a long history with.  Over the past thirty years, Hargeisa has become a beautiful city thanks to Somaliland’s...

Somalia is facing a very real risk of famine, with more than 6 million people, half of Somali population, facing acute food insecurity in the country, three UN agencies have warned. According to the latest findings, by the Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit(FSNAU) in...

By: Mohamed A. Mohamoud According to governance tenets, knowing and unknowingly the African state as a whole emanated from the colonials set up and Eurocentric notion of state-building through decolonization. The indigenous systems in Africa versus the modernity have had specific tensions and contestation in...

Tensions between Somalia and Somaliland remain high The core bone of contention is still Somaliland’s political status in light of its 1991 declaration of independence, which Somalia rejects. Relations frayed in 2018 when troops from Somaliland and Puntland, a semi-autonomous regional...

The Security Council today received the 120 day’s briefing by the Chair of the Somalia-Eritrea Sanctions Committee, including the outcome of his recent visit to the region which took him to Djibouti, Somalia and Ethiopia. Below is the statement delivered by H.E. Ambassador Tekeda...

Somaliland foreign minister Yasin Haji Mohamoud Met with Executive Secretary of Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Ambassador Mahboub M.Maalim in Nairobi. The two sides Discussed a wide range of issues including related to development, security Cooperation and the upcoming Parliamentary elections in Somaliland. Meanwhile, Somaliland Minister of Foreign...

Kenya has opened a major new railway between the port city of Mombasa and the capital, Nairobi, 18 months early. President Uhuru Kenyatta said during the launch that the $3.2bn (£2.5bn) Chinese-funded line signalled a new chapter in the country. He warned that he would authorise...

Police arrested Mohamed on February 17 and have been holding him without charge NAIROBI, Kenya, February 22, 2018/ -- Somaliland authorities should immediately release Mohamed Aabi Digaale, the Hargeisa bureau chief for the London-based broadcaster Universal TV, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Police...

By: NEWS AGENCIES A local official says 13 people were killed a day after hospital authorities reported four died of gunshot wounds. At least 17 people have been killed in clashes between Ethiopian security forces and activists seeking a new autonomous region for their Sidama ethnic...