Africa

By:BBC British man Darren Anthony Byrnes was one of two foreigners to be sentenced to 15 years by a military court in Somalia for belonging to Islamist militant group al-Shabab. Byrnes and Malaysian Ahmad Mustakim bin Abdul Hamid were convicted of recruiting foreigners. Al-Shabab has been battling...

By:Star Africa' s money transfer company, Dahabshiil through its subsidiary MicroDahab micro finance institution, has partnered with the Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund (AECF) to support SMEs in Somalia regions. Ripple effects are expected to be felt in Kenya, which exported goods worth Sh11.4 billion to the...

24 September 2021 - Next week is Africa Climate Week, the regional week run by the UN ahead of COP26 in Glasgow. During the week, countries will come together to develop their national strategies and plans to tackle climate change. On the first day of Africa...

Not only did reform efforts enhance trust between the Somali people and Government, he added, but international financial institutions also provided funding to help mitigate the worst of the crisis. “Economic reforms are key to the sustainable recovery and development of Somalia,” said President Mohamed,...

Coinciding with the International Day of Peace, a group of Somali students today graduated with master’s degrees in subjects with special relevance to peacebuilding in Somalia – and were encouraged to channel their learning towards the betterment of their country. “The degree certificate I have...

Djibouti based investors have made a three days investment visits to Ethiopia in a bid to best exploit and add value to the untapped massive livestock resource of the East African nation, says the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA). The investors held several discussions with...

By: Dr. Mohamed O. Guudle( PhD) A congratulatory message   Selaam Alaykum! A warm Greetings from the Heart of the Beautiful Hargeisa Somaliland. I take great pleasure in extending warm congratulations to  Admas University Hargeisa on the fifteenth anniversary of the University's founding, this 20th day of September 2006. I am...

An attempted coup in Sudan “failed” early on Tuesday, state media reported, without identifying the plotters. “There has been a failed coup attempt, the people should confront it,” state media reported. A member of the country’s ruling council told Reuters that the situation has been brought...

By:BBC AFRICA A Somali scholar who was abducted in the Kenyan capital two weeks ago has been released. Abdiwahab Sheikh Abdiswamad's family had said four men kidnapped him as he was walking on the streets of Nairobi. Rights group Haki Africa had asked the police to produce...

By:Afp Djibouti President Ismael Omar Guelleh has returned home to the Horn of Africa country, his office said Sunday, after rumours that the 73-year-old had been hospitalised in Paris. Re-elected for a fifth term in April, Guelleh has ruled Djibouti since 1999 and has used his...