Leaders of Djibouti,Eritrea hold a historic meeting in Jeddah
Horndiplmat-In response to an invitation from Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman, President of Djibouti Ismaïl Omar Guelleh and President of Eritrea Isaias Afwerki held a historic meeting in Jeddah after a hiatus of 10 years of alienation.
The meeting was held in...
China Is Buying African Media’s Silence
I wrote about Chinese oppression in a South African paper. Hours later, they cancelled my column.
BY AZAD ESSA
It is official. After more than a decade of planning, setting up, and bankrolling African media, the Chinese are finally ready to cash in on their investment.
Last week,...
Somalia and Djibouti Agrees to end the recently diplomatic rift
The quarrel between Djibouti and Somalia seems past. Somali President Mohamed Farmajo was Thursday, August 16 in Djibouti where he met with his counterpart Ismail Omar Guelleh. The two countries have only boasted of their bonds of friendship and good understanding. Yet before this day, the context...
Women and inequality in Somaliland
For the first time In Somaliland women are half of the educated labor force and earn the majority of advanced degrees. The number of boys and girls graduated this year was equal the only difference was girls outperformed boys in every field the top...
Kenya hires eight lawyers in maritime case with Somalia
By:Standard Media
A former judge of an international tribunal and a law lecturer in the UK are part of a team of eight hired to defend Kenya in a maritime dispute filed by Somalia.
Prof Sean Murphy of George Washington School of Law will be leading...
Somaliland: Vice President cuts ribbon to New ultra-modern premises of Dahabshiil International Bank and Damal Hotel in Berbera
Amid cheers and applause from the gathered officials and guest, Somaliland Vice President Abdirahman Abdillahi Ismail (Saylici) has on Tuesday officially cut the ribbon symbolizing the opening of multimillion ultra-modern premises of Dahabshiil International Bank and Damal Hotel in the port city of Berbera.
The...
Mogadishu Hosts Its fifth Annual Book Fair
By:Mohamed Duale
The fifth of Mogadishu Book Fair was held in the Somali capital attracting a larger number of participants compared to last year,
The Mogadishu Book Fair was set up in 2015 to promote books, reading, literature, and culture while bringing together authors, scholars, poets,...
Somalia’s Jubbaland region rejects national president’s inclusion in election talks
By:REUTERS
One of five of Somalia’s regional governments said on Sunday it had rejected the inclusion of national President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed in talks aimed at resolving a deadlock on a delayed election, exacerbating a crisis on the vote.
Leaders in the two federal states, Puntland...
Hundreds of Somalia soldiers protest in Mogadishu over unpaid wages
Hundreds of soldiers went on strike in the Somali capital on Sunday, blocking roads and forcing businesses to close in protest over unpaid salaries, a challenge for the new president who has vowed to defeat Islamist militant group, al Shabaab.
Reuters witnesses saw soldiers -...
Could Somaliland’s new port change the country’s future?
BY:GEOFF HILL
Somaliland is, famously, the country that doesn’t exist. But the territory’s ambitious new port project may force major powers to rethink this status as Somaliland sells peace and stability in a region short on both. By GEOFF HILL.
On a rough street, it’s a...
