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Somaliland:First Batch of home trained cadets of armed forces graduate

Somaliland: First Batch of home trained cadets of armed forces graduate
By: M. A. Egge The Somaliland nation has just witnessed the first fully-fledged batch of pioneering cadet officers, who have graduated from Abdillahi Askar Military Academy at Dararweyne, Sunday 31st Nov, 2020. While overseeing the passing-out parade of the officers at the academy, Somaliland President Musa...

Africa stands with Turkey after deadly earthquake hit the Aegean coast

File Photo - A drone photo shows search and rescue works continuing for survivors of the collapsed Emrah Apartment after a magnitude 6.6 quake shook Turkey's Aegean Sea coast, in Izmir, Turkey on October 31, 2020. ( Ahmet Bayram - Anadolu Agency )
ANKARA Several African nations offered condolences Saturday to Turkey after a deadly earthquake hit the Aegean coast. Thirty-nine people were killed and nearly 900 injured after a magnitude-6.6 earthquake jolted Izmir on Friday, the country's health minister said Saturday. Somalia's President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmaajo said: “We...

Somaliland demands the UN to respect its sovereignty

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Somaliland now wants the United Nations to deal with the country as an independent nation from Somalia. The internationally unrecognized country has taken a swipe at the UN for disrespecting its sovereignty and working with Somalia to micromanage affairs in their country. As a result, Somaliland...

Somalia congratulates Turkey on 97th Republic Day

Somalia congratulates Turkey on 97th Republic Day
By MoDuale Somalia Ambassador to Turkey Jama Abdullahi Mohamed on Thursday congratulated Turkey on the 97th anniversary of the proclamation of the Republic of Turkey. "I congratulate the Turkish government and people for their 97th anniversary of the RepublicDay. I wish peace and prosperity for Turkey. Somali and...

Ethiopia PM Launches A 300 Km Road Project In Somali Region

Ethiopia PM Launches A 300 Km Road Project In Somali Region
By:fanabc Ethiopia Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed along with high ranking government officials has today launched a 300 Km road Project in Somali Region. Deputy Prime Minister Demeke Mekonnen, President of Somali Region, Mustafa Oumer, President of Oromia Regional State Shimelis  Abdisa and other dignitaries have attended...

UN Condemns Murder of Two Humanitarian Workers in Somalia

UN Condemns Murder of Two Humanitarian Workers in Somalia
Mogadishu, 28 October 2020 – The United Nations in Somalia strongly condemns the murder of two humanitarian workers, who were reportedly killed yesterday in the capital, Mogadishu, by suspected Al-Shabaab terrorists. The two Somali humanitarian workers were involved with an ongoing polio vaccination campaign, organized by the...

Op-Ed: Ethiopia’s School Reopening Narrows the Widened Inequalities During COVID-19 School Closure

By: Abdiaziz Ali Hussein Ethiopia in bid to protect and reduce the spread of Covid-19 closed schools on 16 March 2020 and sent 26 million-plus pre-primary, primary, secondary, and tertiary-level learners at home. It was last week when this 100 million-plus complex nations and nationalities...

Taiwan Representative Office hosts 2020 Trade Fair-From Somaliland to East Africa

Taiwan hosts 2020 Trade Fair-From Somaliland to East Africa
Press-Release Taiwan Representative Office in the Republic of Somaliland is scheduled to hold the “2020 Taiwan Trade Fair-From Somaliland to East Africa” at the Grand Haadi Hotel, Hargeisa from October 28th to 29th. To introduce Taiwan excellence and to promote high-quality products through Somaliland to East...

On Dhusamareb Visit, International Representatives Urge Somali Leaders To Continue Collaboration

On Dhusamareb Visit, International Representatives Urge Somali Leaders To Continue Collaboration
Welcoming the role played by the President of Galmudug in helping Somalia set on a path towards elections, representatives from some of the country’s key partners today called for more of the recent collaboration among its leaders which led to a national elections agreement. “I...

FAO aims to untap Africa’s potential to end hunger and malnutrition

irector-General QU Dongyu addresses FAO Regional Conference for Africa
The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations QU Dongyu says Africa's potential gives him hope that the battle against poverty and hunger can be won. He made the remarks at today's opening of the Ministerial segment of the 31st Session...