Who will be Ethiopia’s next prime minister?
Will the appointment of a new Ethiopian prime minister only act to save the ruling party, or usher in deeper reform?
by Jillian Kestler-D'Amours
Hailemariam Desalegn's snap resignation as Ethiopia's prime minister last week set off a dramatic chain of events in a country that has seen mass,...
The Rebirth of Somaliland (7): Operation Birjeex (SNM Rescue Unit)
By Dr. Hussein Mohamed Nur
The SNM had strong networks of cells operating inside the country. The principal goal was to facilitate operations and support networks for the movement. Those networks consisted of a diverse people of different backgrounds including business people, traders, petty street workers,...
Djibouti Ends Dubai’s DP World Contract to Run Container Terminal
Djibouti has ended a contract with Dubai's DP World, one of the world's biggest port operators, to run its Doraleh Container Terminal, the president's office said on Thursday.
"The Republic of Djibouti has decided to proceed with the unilateral termination with immediate effect of the...
Breaking: Two car bombs exploded in the Somali capital Mogadishu
MOGADISHU (REUTERS) - Two car bombs exploded in the Somali capital on Friday (Feb 23) and shooting broke out near the president’s residence, police said.
It was not immediately clear who was behind the incidents. In the past, Al-Qaeda-linked Al-Shabaab insurgents have claimed responsibility for bombings...
African Union High Level Panel on Emerging Technologies to meet at #AIS2018 in Kigali, June 6-8, 2018
The High Level-APET has been constituted in recognition of the need to harness both existing and emerging technologies for the economic development of Africa
KIGALI, Rwanda, February 19, 2018/ -- The Africa Innovation Summit 2018 (AIS 2018) (www.AfricaInnovationSummit.com) team in partnership with NEPAD Agency (www.NEPAD.org)...
Communiqué on the meeting between the Prime Minister of Ethiopia and the Chairperson of the African Union Commission
The Prime Minister briefed the Chairperson on the situation in Ethiopia and the measures taken by the Government to ensure the maintenance of law and order
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, February 22, 2018/ -- The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, was received...
Kenya a declared Guinea Worm Free country
NAIROBI, Kenya, February 23, 2018/ -- Kenya has become the latest Guinea Worm free country in the world after the WHO directorgeneral Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus accepted recommendations made by the International Commission for the Certification of Dracunculiasis Eradication (ICCDE).
Dr. Ghebreyesus signed the recommendations and...
The Rebirth of Somaliland (6): The SNM Liberation Struggle And Tactical Operations
By Dr. Hussein Mohamed Nur
It took almost a decade for the SNM to liberate Somaliland from Barre dictatorship. The SNM chairmanship changed four times during that period: Ahmed Mohamed Guleid (Jimale) (1981-1982); Sheikh Yusuf Sheikh Ali Sheikh Madar (1982-1983); Abdulkadir Kosar (1983-1984); Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud...
Somaliland journalist detained without charge
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...
