Africa

Chinese investment in Djibouti can turn the smallest country on the African Horn into a Mecca for tourists, according to Osman Abdi Mohamed, managing director of the National Tourism Board. Sputnik takes a look at the recent developments in Djibouti. “The Chinese military base will...

Riyadh - Fatah Arahman Youssef President of Djibouti Ismail Omar Guelleh said that Saudi Arabia has assumed a vital role to normalize the relations between his country and Eritrea and to create a serious desire to reach a final settlement of the differences between the...

National Assembly Majority leader Aden Duale on Friday dismissed assertions that the Somali and Muslim communities use ill-gotten cash to start businesses in the city. He said Muslims, especially the Somalis, have been condemned and negatively profiled because of their increased investment within the Central...

By: SOMTRIBUNE Calling Somalia’s ill-timed bluff and claim of jurisdiction over territories and resources within the Republic of Somaliland’s boundaries, the country’s ministry of energy and minerals establishes that no one other than the government of Somaliland had...

By: The EastAfrican Security agencies in Lamu at the Kenyan coast have repulsed a group of about 50 heavily armed suspected al-Shabaab militants who attempted to attack Pandanguo Village in Witu Division. The gun battle which lasted for about five hours started at around 10.30pm Saturday. Pandanguo...

HARGEISA, 19 March – Women in Somaliland have less then half the opportunities of men in economics, politics and education, reveals the first ever comprehensive assessment of the gender gap in Somaliland. Based on 1,200 surveys across Somaliland and qualitative data, inequality is highest in...

SOURCE: BBC AFRICA Sudan and Egypt over the weekend started joint air exercises, dubbed The Nile Eagles 1, at the Merowe airbase in northern Sudan. The joint drills will continue until 26 November. It's the first of its kind military exercise between the two North Africa neighbours...

In this explainer, learn what political, social, and cultural forces forged Somalia's golden age of music, what caused its demise, and why a new golden age is happening right now. SOURCE:OKAYAFRICA

By: Horndiplomat and Business Africa Somalia’s attempts to have Kenya reprimanded at the regional bloc, Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), fell through after leaders at the Summit largely disagreed with the severance of diplomatic ties. Instead, the heads of state and government gathered in Djibouti City...

By:INDIA TODAY doctors at Yashoda hospital in Hyderabad saved the life of Faduma, a 5-year-old girl from Somalia, who was suffering from Wilm’s tumor, a very rare type of kidney cancer. The 5-year-old patient was brought to the hospital by her family where she got diagnosed...