Africa

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Wednesday held a meeting with the First Lady of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Zaynab Abdi Moallim, at State House Entebbe.  During the meeting, the two leaders discussed issues of mutual interest between their two countries. Abdi Moallim is in Uganda...

by: DAILY SABAH The first container ship of the Djibouti Shipping Company, which will exclusively operate between Turkey, Djibouti and Somalia, was launched during a ceremony on Friday. The new sea route will reduce shipping time from 35 to 50 days to just nine to...

Sudan and Israel have agreed to normalise relations, US President Donald Trump announced on Friday at the White House, a move that was denounced by Palestinians as a “new stab in the back”. Trump, who is seeking re-election on November 3, sealed the agreement in...

By: MODuale Chairman of Somaliland Main Opposition Party Waddani Abdirahman Mohamed Abdilahi (Cirro) has tested positive for COVID19 and has quarantined himself at home.the leader said in a statement. "I have tested positive for COVID-19,i will undergo 7 days self-quarantine. I have no complications and in...

About 132 Ethiopians have returned home from Beirut, Lebanon this morning. Upon arrival at Bole International Airport, they were received by officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. According to Ethiopian foreign ministry, Ethiopia has a plan to repatriate 3,289 citizens from Lebanon in the 9th...

Prosopis julifora is a tree dreaded across the Horn of Africa. Prosopis has the ability to outcompete other trees and vegetation, deplete water sources and take over large areas, which would otherwise have been home to trees and vegetation preferred by local people. “This invasive species generates severe...

By: Anadolu Agency Somalia's new prime minister Mohamed Hussein Roble on Monday appointed Abdulkadir Muhammad Nur, a Turkish university graduate, as justice minister in his newly announced Cabinet. Nur holds a bachelor's degree in international relations from Ankara University, and has also worked as a diplomat...

By: Staff Writer Somalia Prime minister Mohamed Hussein Roble has announced a new Cabinet consisting of a Deputy Prime minister and 26 ministeries with 4 female ministers. 15 of the ministers (over 50%) are from the outgoing cabinet. Mahdi Gulaid, Ministers of finance Abdirahman Dualeh...

By: MoDuale A high level delegation led by the Deputy Speaker of Somaliland House of Representatives Ahmed-yasin Sh. Ali Ayanle arrived Uganda today and was welcomed at Entebbe Airport. The Somaliland Delegation will attend inauguration ceremony of the Atiak Sugar Factory by the prominent Tycoon, Amina...

The 90-minute session at AOW Virtual (7-8 October 2020) (https://bit.ly/341BxCA) was the first opportunity to hear directly from SPA CEO Ibrahim Ali Hussein, following the official licensing round announcement on August 4. There is no doubt that Somalia has become a significantly more attractive prospect since the signing of the country’s...