Africa

By Guest Columnist/cleveland.com Ali Mohamed is founder and editor of GubanMedia, an online source of news and commentary about the Horn of Africa. LEWIS CENTER, Ohio -- In November, the voters of the unrecognized Republic of Somaliland in the volatile Horn of Africa region went to the polls to elect...

Horndiplomat-U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Tibor Nagy underscored that the Horn of Africa is now the Hope for Africa. Minister of Foreign affairs, Dr. Workneh Gebeyehu received Assistant Secretary Nagy later today (November 29) at his offices. On the occasion, Secretary Nagy thanked...

This story by Arthur Nazaryan originally appeared on PRI.org on April 21, 2017. It is republished here as part of a partnership between PRI and Global Voices. It was just two years ago that Liban Adam found himself in the shrublands in northern Somalia, crouched over a giant bowl of...

Ethiopia and Armenia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish political consultation on Wednesday (April 4). The MoU was signed by State Minister of Foreign Affairs, H.E. Dr. Markos Tekle and the visiting Armenian Foreign Minister, H.E. Zohrab Mnatsakanyan. Dr. Markos noted the historical...

Ethiopian Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed arrived in Abu Dhabi, the UAE today (March 20) for an official working visit. The Premier has led a high-level Ethiopian delegation, including Ethiopian State Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mrs. Hirut Zemene. Upon arrival, the Premier was warmly welcomed by...

Ethiopian Airlines (ET, Addis Ababa) has initiated talks with the government of Djibouti, Ethiopia's key conduit to the Red Sea, over a possible partnership with Air Djibouti (2F, Djibouti). Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Tewolde Gebremariam told The Reporter that talks have focussed on developing a...

By M.A. Egge The past three weeks alone have witnessed 114 accidents in the country claiming over nineteen dozen casualties, with 17 deaths and 196 injuries. The 104th weekly session of the Council...

MOGADISHU, January 23, 2018—The German Government announced its commitment of EUR 23.4 million to support infrastructure work in Somalia. Channeled through the World Bank’s Multi Partner Fund (MPF) the contribution will strengthen municipal planning and implementation capacity to improve access to basic infrastructure. “Germany joins...

By: UNSOM Mogadishu – To mark the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, 30 survivors of sexual violence completed business skills training to improve their lives under a UN-supported initiative. The survivors underwent three months of training in tailoring and clothes dyeing and...

By FRED OLUOCH More by this Author Somalia President Mohamed Abdullahi “Farmajo” will mark his one year in office on February 8, celebrating a few successes that eluded his predecessor. Unlike his predecessor, President Farmajo has remained popular across clans, with observers saying having a prime minister...