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President Sheikh Mohamed has ordered that Dh35 million of humanitarian aid be sent to Somalia. Photo: Crown Prince Court – Abu Dhabi

UAE to send Dh35m of humanitarian aid to Somalia

editor - May 19, 2022

Dahabshiil Wins Global Good Governance Awards

Somaliland celebrates 31st anniversary of regaining its sovereignty

Somalia's Parliament elected former president Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud as the country's new president Sunday.

Turkey congratulates Somalia President Mohamud on election win

Dahabshiil Wins Global Good Governance Awards

editor - May 19, 2022

Africa’s largest money transfer company, Dahabshiil has been awarded two Global Good Governance Awards for the category of “Best Services to Diaspora and Excellence...

A Somali soldier patrolling near the presidential palace after a car bombing in Mogadishu, the capital, in September. The Biden administration’s goal in Somalia is to try to reduce the threat from Shabab terrorists.Credit...Farah Abdi Warsameh/Associated Press

Biden Approves Plan to Redeploy Several Hundred Ground Forces Into Somalia

editor - May 16, 2022

By:NYTIMES WASHINGTON — President Biden has signed an order authorizing the military to once again deploy hundreds of Special Operations forces inside Somalia — largely...

Somaliland President Congratulates Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed On Being Elected UAE...

May 15, 2022

Dr. Shih-Chung Chen, Minister of Health and Welfare Republic of China (Taiwan)

Taiwan’s COVID-19 containment strategy utilizing innovative technology and universal health coverage

May 14, 2022

Somaliland President extends condolences on passing of UAE President Sheikh Khalifa...

May 13, 2022

United Arab Emirates' President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahyan attends the opening session of the thirteenth Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Summit at Bayan Palace in Kuwait City December 14, 2009. REUTERS/Stephanie McGehee

UAE president Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed dies at age 73

May 13, 2022

Kenya

Celeste Wallander, the assistant secretary of defense for international security affairs, and Chidi Blyden, the deputy assistant secretary of defense for African affairs, meet with Kenya Cabinet Defense Secretary Eugene L. Wamalwa at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., May 4, 2022.

U.S. , Kenyan Officials Assess Military Relationship

editor - May 5, 2022

BY JIM GARAMONE, DOD NEWS U.S. and Kenyan defense officials met at the Pentagon today to strengthen the bilateral relationship between the countries and look for...

From left: Bitange Ndemo, Dennis Waweru and Tomas Kwaka Omolo. File | Nation Media Group

Kenya: Uhuru appoints 24 new ambassadors, high commissioners

editor - April 23, 2022

By:The Nation Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has appointed 24 new ambassadors and high commissioners. Mr Tomas Kwaka Omolo, popularly known as Big Ted, is among...

Right Kenya president Uhuru Kenyatta and left former Prime minister Raila odinga

Kenya Supreme Court declares BBI Bill unconstitutional

March 31, 2022

Cuban doctors Assel Herrera (left) and Landy Rodríguez (right), kidnapped on April 12, 2019 in Kenya, presumably by militants of the extremist group Al-Shabaab. Photo: Escambray/Archive

Kenya: life sentence for driver implicated in kidnapping of two Cuban...

March 27, 2022

Kenya: Government imposes Dusk To Down Curfew In Parts Of Garissa

March 23, 2022

Ethiopia

Muslim worshippers pray during the Eid al-Fitr morning prayer sermon in Addis Ababa [Amanuel Sileshi/AFP]

Ethiopian police and Muslim worshippers clash in Addis Ababa

editor - May 3, 2022

Ethiopian police used tear gas to disperse young Muslims in Addis Ababa during prayers to mark the end of Ramadan in the capital. The incident...

Getachew Reda, a spokesperson for the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF)

Tigray forces leaving Ethiopia’s Afar region, says spokesperson

editor - April 26, 2022

By:Reuters Rebellious Tigrayan forces are completely withdrawing from the neighbouring region of Afar in Ethiopia, a spokesperson for the Tigrayan forces told Reuters on Monday,...

UAE announces $85M contribution to address Humanitarian situations in Horn of...

March 10, 2022

Photo taken on Feb. 21, 2022 shows part of Addis Ababa-Djibouti Railway in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The Chinese-built Addis Ababa-Djibouti Standard Gauge Railway has won acclaim for facilitating regional integration and prosperity. (Xinhua)

Chinese-built Ethiopia-Djibouti railway boosts regional integration

February 23, 2022

A global charity seeking to improve the lives of children has turned to solar power to help deliver reading material to children in Ethiopia.

“Solar Camels” Bringing E- Books To Ethiopian Kids

February 23, 2022

Ethiopia, Kenya Agree To Undertake Joint Operation Against Al-Shabab

February 16, 2022

Ethiopia lifts state of emergency early

February 15, 2022

Ethiopia Council Of Ministers Decides To Remove Six Month State Of Emergency

Ethiopia Cabinet lifts six-month state of emergency

January 26, 2022

Somaliland

Dahabshiil Wins Global Good Governance Awards

editor - May 19, 2022

Somaliland celebrates 31st anniversary of regaining its sovereignty

editor - May 18, 2022

Somaliland President Congratulates Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed On Being Elected UAE President

May 15, 2022

U.S. Africa Command Releases a New Statement on the Bilateral Meeting between President of Somaliland and AFRICOM Commander

May 13, 2022

Somaliland President extends condolences on passing of UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed

May 13, 2022

Somaliland President, Commander of the U.S. Africa Command discuss security cooperation

May 12, 2022

Somalia

UAE to send Dh35m of humanitarian aid to Somalia

editor - May 19, 2022

By: The National President Sheikh Mohamed has ordered that Dh35 million of humanitarian aid be sent to Somalia to support its development and alleviate extreme poverty. The aid confirms...

Turkey congratulates Somalia President Mohamud on election win

editor - May 17, 2022

BY ANADOLU AGENCY The Turkish Foreign Ministry congratulated Somalia's newly elected President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Monday.

Former President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud after being sworn in as the new president of Somalia after being elected by Somali members of parliament in the presidential elections in the capital Mogadishu, Somalia, May 15, 2022.( EPA Photo)

US Congratulates newly elected Somalia President

May 17, 2022

Biden Approves Plan to Redeploy Several Hundred Ground Forces Into Somalia

May 16, 2022

Hassan Sheikh elected Somalia’s president

May 16, 2022

Somalia’s presidential election has moved to the second round after completed the first round by counting the votes

Somalia presidential election moves to second round

May 15, 2022

A campaign poster for presidential candidate Jamal Ahmed Ibrahim is seen above an armored vehicle belonging to Ugandan peacekeepers with the African Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS), on a street in Mogadishu, Somalia Tuesday, May 10, 2022. Somalia is set to hold its long-delayed presidential vote on Sunday, ending the convoluted electoral process that raised tensions in the country when the president's term expired last year without a successor in place. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh)

Somalia lawmakers gather to choose the country’s president

May 15, 2022

Ethiopia’s National Dialogue is of vital importance for the Horn of Africa region, scholars from Somalia and Eritrea said.

Ethiopia’s National Dialogue Vital for Horn: Somali, Eritrean Scholars

May 11, 2022

Djibouti

Ex-Arsenal and Barcelona player Alex Song wins second successive Djibouti Premier...

editor - April 25, 2022

By:GOAL.COM The Cameroonian midfielder is still only 34 and has been collecting major honours in eastern Africa Former Arsenal and Barcelona midfielder Alex Song has graced...

People gather for a communal iftar at Al Rajhi Mosque in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Reuters

Saudi Arabia launches iftar campaigns in Djibouti and Somalia

April 11, 2022

Chinese-built Ethiopia-Djibouti railway boosts regional integration

February 23, 2022

Djibouti, Somaliland presidents bilateral relations, regional issues

February 21, 2022

Djibouti president arrives in Egypt for official visit

February 6, 2022

Eritrea

Zere NatabayCopyright: Zere Natabay Church records show that Natabay Tinsiew was born in 1894

Eritrean dies aged 127 after joyful life – family

editor - September 29, 2021

By:BBC AFRICA A man in Eritrea has died at the age of 127, his family has said, expressing the hope that Natabay Tinsiew will earn...

A young boy looks up as displaced Tigrayans line up to receive food donated by local residents at a reception center for the internally displaced in Mekele, in the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia, on Sunday, May 9, 2021. The 15 kilograms of wheat, half a kilogram of peas and some cooking oil per person, to last a month — was earmarked only for the most vulnerable. That included pregnant mothers and elderly people. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Ethiopia Envoy: Eritrean Troops in Tigray Will `Leave Soon’

June 16, 2021

REUTERS/JOSHUA ROBERTS - Anthony Blinken, the U.S. Secretary of State

Blinken Presses Ethiopia’s Abiy on Withdrawal of Eritreans From Tigray

April 26, 2021

Op-Ed: Where is Abiy’s Leadership

April 8, 2021

Ethiopia says Eritrean troops have started withdrawing from Tigray

April 4, 2021

Opinion

Nimco Yusuf, 45, is one businesswoman feeling the pain. She started her kitchen utensils business in Mogadishu ten years ago hoping to address new market demand after years of conflict. She started by offering cooking utensils. photo by IOM

Editorial

SPORTS

Ex-Arsenal and Barcelona player Alex Song wins second successive Djibouti Premier...

editor - April 25, 2022

By:GOAL.COM The Cameroonian midfielder is still only 34 and has been collecting major honours in eastern Africa Former Arsenal and Barcelona midfielder Alex Song has graced...