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Taiwan’s Iris Biometric Devices to Play Key Role in Somaliland’s November Elections

Somaliland to deploy iris biometric equipment donated by Taiwan for November polls
By:  BiometricUpdate Taiwan's donation of iris biometric devices to Somaliland in 2021 will once again play a crucial role in the upcoming elections scheduled for November 13, 2024. This was confirmed by Taiwan’s Ambassador to Somaliland, Allen...

Somaliland Lawmaker Mohamed Abib Yusuf Released After Court Declares Detention Illegal

MP Mohamed Abiib Yusuf Released After Supreme Court Declares Arrest Unlawful
By: STAFF WRITER Somaliland lawmaker Mohamed Abib Yusuf was released on Monday after serving 30 days in Mandera jail, following a Supreme Court ruling that declared his detention illegal. The court ordered his immediate release, directing the...

Ethiopian FM Defends Somaliland MoU at UN, Urges Somalia to Focus on Internal Issues

Ambassador Taye Atske-Selassie addressing the 79th United Nations General Assembly (Photo: MoFA)
By: addisstandard Ethiopian Foreign Minister Ambassador Taye Atske-Selassie has dismissed Somalia’s allegations regarding Ethiopia’s memorandum of understanding with Somaliland, calling them “unfounded” and accusing Somalia of attempting to “cover internal political tensions” by inciting “hostility.”

‘Djibouti president is well’: Finance minister

By: TRT WORLD The President of Djibouti Ismail Omar Guelleh is "doing very well" healthwise, the country's Finance Minister Ilyas Moussa Dawaleh has said. On Saturday, there were claims, whose sources were unclear, that President Guelleh...

Ethiopia’s Government Considers Berbera Port for Fuel Imports as Djibouti Depot Faces Capacity Declines

Berbera Container Terminal Port. Somaliland. Image: Wikimedia Commons
By: ADDISINSIGHT The Ethiopian government is awaiting a decision regarding the importation of fuel through Berbera Port in Somaliland, a move prompted by ongoing issues with fuel distribution and service capacity at the Horizon Oil Storage Depot...

Somaliland Central Bank in measures to combat exchange rate inflation

Somaliland Central Bank in measures to combat exchange rate inflation
By M.A. Egge The Central Bank of the Republic of Somaliland has organized a meeting to discuss with its stakeholders to put in check exchange rates hence deal with inflation. The promotion of...

Italy Suspends Schengen Visas for Somalia Amid EU Immigration Restrictions

Italy Suspends Schengen Visas for Somalia Amid EU Immigration Restrictions
By: HORNDIPLOMAT STAFF WRITER Italy has suspended the issuance of Schengen visas for Somali citizens, marking a significant shift in the European Union’s broader tightening of immigration controls. The announcement was made on Wednesday via X (formerly...

Kenya’s Safaricom raises $117 mln with local sustainability-linked loan

Pedestrians walk outside the Safaricom mobile phone customer care centre during the launch of its 5G internet service in the central business district of Nairobi, Kenya October 27, 2022. REUTERS/Monicah Mwangi/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights
By: REUTERS Kenya's biggest telecoms operator Safaricom (SCOM.NR), opens new tab has raised 15 billion shillings ($116.73 million) via the second tranche of a sustainability-linked loan from a consortium of local banks, it said on Tuesday. The company,...

Fresh Egypt arms shipment to Somalia raises regional tensions

Security helicopters hover above Mogadishu sea port after an Egyptian warship docked to deliver a second major cache of weaponry. Photograph: Feisal Omar/Reuters
By: The Guardian Egypt has sent a second arms shipment to Somalia’s federal government in the space of a month, drawing criticism from its longstanding rival Ethiopia, amid concern about rising tensions in the Horn of Africa.

Somaliland Raises Alarm Over Egypt’s Supply of Heavy Weapons to Mogadishu

By: Staff writer The Government of the Republic of Somaliland has expressed profound concern over the recent transfer of heavy weapons to the Mogadishu administration by Egypt, warning that the move endangers the security of the Horn...