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Dr. Edna Adan Ismail, 2023 Templeton Prize Laureate, is a noble heroine of the Republic Somaliland

Dr Edna Aden Credit: Tim Cole/Templeton Prize
By: Mohamed Osman Guudle (PhD) Dr. Edna Adan Ismail is a nurse-midwife, hospital founder, and healthcare advocate who has worked courageously to change the lives of women and children in the Republic of Somaliland. She was born...

 U.S, U.K, and Qatar launch a $10.5 million initiative to continue lifesaving, drought and resilience response in Somalia

Today the United States, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the British Embassy in Mogadishu
For Immediate Release Thursday, May 25, 2023 Today the United States, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the British Embassy in Mogadishu, and the Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) announced the...

Somaliland VP participates in Somaliland aspiration meeting in Finland

Somaliland VP participates in Somaliland aspiration meeting in Finland
Somaliland Vice President Abdirahman Abdullahi Ismail (Saili’i) participated over the week in a large meeting held at the premises of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland, where the issue and independence of Somaliland was discussed.

Uganda sends land forces chief to Somalia after deadly attack on troops

Uganda’s Chief of Land Forces Lt Gen Kayanja Muhanga (L) and with other army commanders. PHOTO | WILLIAM OERI | NMG
By The East African The Uganda military has sent a team led by the Chief of Land Forces, Lt Gen Kayanja Muhanga, to Mogadishu, Somalia, to ascertain the circumstances under which the country’s troops were attacked on a...

UN gets $2.4 billion in pledges for Horn of Africa aid efforts

UNITED NATIONS
BY: REUTERS UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations received pledges of $2.4 billion on Wednesday to help fund aid operations for some 32 million people across Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia, but the donations fell short of...

EU releases EUR 20.5 million in budget support to Somalia

EU releases EUR 20.5 million in budget support to Somalia
The European Union (EU) has approved a EUR 20.5 million budget support payment to the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS), under the EU’s Somalia State and Resilience Building Contract and Support to Debt Relief Action (SRBC). This coincides with the FGS and EU launching...

Op-Ed: Dr. Edna Adan Ismail: “Represents the invincible spirit & perseverance character known by Somaliland people!”

By Hussein Adan Igeh (Deyr): Dr. Edna’s life and legacy are a testament compellingly pointing to us that serving your country and people is a noble cause. Her hardworking nature, humbleness, decency, and determination are what make...

Berbera , Djibouti ports overtake Mombasa in new World Bank ranking

DP WORLD EXPANDS OFFERING AT BERBERA PORT WITH NEW EDIBLE OIL TERMINAL
By: Business Daily Dar es Salaam, Djibouti and Berbera ports have toppled Mombasa in the World Bank’s latest ranking on the most efficient ports, highlighting the competition fears that Kenya has had over Tanzania becoming a preferred route...

International Partners Commend the People of Puntland on Historic Elections

International Partners Commend the People of Puntland on Historic Elections
Mogadishu - Ahead of district council elections in Puntland on 25 May, Somalia’s international partners* commend the people of the Federal Member State of Puntland for their determination to deliver on their democratic aspirations and commitments. The partners acknowledge the efforts,...

Somaliland Budget 2023: Glimpse of Hope and Ambiguity

Somaliland From 2018 to 2023 Education Ministry Budget
By:Yassin Abdillahi Ahmed Characteristically, before I look at the budget in detail, I must say a word or two about the definition of budget. A budget is a financial plan that states the objectives and goals of...