Africa

By: Staff writer Turkey, IMF and Somalia, which has contributed to the payment of a past-due debt. This is the contribution of Turkey, Somalia's debt with the IMF has decided to pay 3.5 million dollars. International Monetary Fund (IMF) Heavily Indebted Poor Countries initiative of the...

By:ANADOLU Turkey’s state development aid agency has donated 300 beehives to help boost the livelihoods of farmers in Somaliland. In a statement, the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) noted that farmers in Hawd, Somaliland were trained on modern bee-keeping techniques before being given modern beehives...

Press-Statement On 04 November 2020: the Somaliland Journalists Association is firmly against today’s court verdict of 5 years imprisonment to Abdimanaan Yusuf the owner of independent renowned Astaan Cable TV. SOLJA is concerned and disappointed on the suspension of Television and fining with 2 Million SL...

By: Staff writer Ethiopian Council of Ministers, in its 21st extraordinary session today, has declared a six-month state of Emergency in Tigray regional state. The State of Emergency was declared in accordance with article 93/1/A of the Ethiopian constitution, according to a statement issued by the...

By : Staff Writer Ethiopia Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has ordered the National Defense Forces (ENDF) to start military offensive against the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF). In a statement issued this morning, office of the Prime Minister said “The Ethiopian National Defense Forces, under the...

By: REUTERS Ugandan opposition presidential candidate Bobi Wine was arrested on Tuesday after handing in his nomination papers to the election body, his party’s spokesman said. “They (police) used a hammer and broke the windows of his vehicle and forcefully dragged him out ... they bundled...

By: THE STAR Dry fish traders in Lamu county are pleading for the reopening of the Lamu-Somalia border to enable them to access their markets in the neighbouring country. A cross-border ban forbids traders from the two countries from interacting and doing business. The Kenyan government imposed...

By:XINHUA Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and the Chairman of the Sovereign Council of Sudan Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan on Sunday visited the Adama Industrial Park as well as the Eastern Industrial Zone. According to the Office of the Ethiopian Prime Minister, the two leaders during their...

By: Warsame Ali Khalif Galaydh Earlier last month, Dr. Ali Khalif Galaydh passed away in Jijiga, Ethiopia. For many Somalis, he was a methodical statesman, a brilliant orator, and a champion of Somali nationalism. He was Aabo for me, Milgo, Waleed, and Aisha. Growing up...

By Ahmed Mohammed Osman in Hargeisa and Njoki Mwangi in Nairobi    In June of 2019, while many of her peers were out socializing and having fun, Shukri Habib Saed was busy burning the midnight oil. She was determined to get the best possible grades in...