Somalia President Arrives in Asmara for a working visit
Horndiplomat-Somalia's President Mohamed Abdilahi Mohamed arrived in Asmara for a working visit in early morning hours today.
President Farmajo who was accompanied by the Minister of Education and other senior officials was accorded warm welcome by President Isaias Afwerki on arrival at Asmara International Airport.
According...
Ethiopia PM Meets with the Leadership of the China Railway Construction Corporation
Ethiopia Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed met with the leadership of the China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC) in Beijing on the margins of the Belt and Road Forum
CRCC’s current largest engagement includes connecting Ethiopia and Djibouti through the railway project.
CRCC have expressed interest in investing in agro-industry parks...
Shaqodoon and Harhub Hosts the first IndabaX in Somaliland
By: MohamadDuale
Horndiplomat-Harhub and Shaqodoon organization in collaboration with Abaarso Tech University and Elmi Academy organized IndabaX, a one-day artificial intelligence and machine learning event that brought together tech students, researchers, academics, and tech communities and companies.
There were interactive sessions and presentations discussing the future and...
Ethiopian PM Arrives To China To Attend Belt and Road Initiative forum
By:Fana
Ethiopia Prime Minister Dr Abiy Ahmed arrived in China today to attend the second Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) forum which will be held on April 25-27 in Beijing.
Launched close to six years ago, BRI is an ambitious effort aimed at strengthening infrastructure, trade,...
Ethiopia, Korea Eximbank $264mln Loan Agreements
By:Fana
Addis Ababa, April 22, 2019 –Ethiopia and Korea Eximbank have signed two concessional loan agreements amounting to 264 million US dollars.
The first loan amounting to170 million US dollars will be used for the southern extension of the national electricity grid power transmission project.
The second...
Red Sea rivalries: The Gulf, the Horn, and the new geopolitics of the Red Sea
By: Brookings Institution
The Red Sea has fast become an arena of new geopolitical intrigue, as engagement between Gulf and African states challenges old assumptions and erases boundaries. Expanding economic and strategic interests are driving unprecedented activity on both shores, while great powers pay increasing...
Somaliland CSC and MESAF Opens Workshop for the National Employment Policy
The Somaliland Civil Commission (CSC) and the Ministry of Employment, Social Affairs and Family (MESAF) opened a validation workshop for the National Employment Policy jointly developed by the two institutions and supported by the World Bank.
CSC and MESAF have been lately working on developing...
Ethiopia, Qatar Agree to Strengthen Cooperation on Labor and Social Affairs
Horndiplomat-Ethiopia and the State of Qatar have agreed to further strengthen cooperation on labor and social affairs.
This has been underlined during a meeting between Minister of Labor and Social Affairs of Ethiopia, Dr. Ergoge Tesfaye and Mr. Yousef bin Mohammed Al Othman Fakhroo, Minister...
Sudan army ruler says ‘military council committed to give power to people’
By: AFP
Sudan’s new army ruler General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan said on Sunday that the military council he heads is committed to handing over power to civilians as demanded by thousands of demonstrators.
“The council is committed to give power to (the) people,” Burhan said in...
Hargeisa, Somaliland – Invisible City
By: Dr. David Kilcullen, the Brenthurst Foundation
The city of Hargeisa, capital of the Republic of Somaliland, was almost completely destroyed by the Siad Barre regime in the late 1980s, as Somalia slipped into the state collapse that resulted in famine, clan violence, civil war,...
