Africa

By:Mohamed Duale Somaliland government confirms first two cases of Coronavirus. Somaliland minister of health of Somaliland, Omar Ali Abdilahi, has announced that a Chinese national that was living in the city  of Berbera and Somaliland citizen that has recently returned from the UK have tested positive...

By:Jama Farah,HornDiplomat Contributor Heads of State and Government of the Inter Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) today (March 30) convened a Virtual Summit to discuss coordination & regional response to curb the spread of COVID19. The regional organization’s Executive Secretary, Dr. Workneh Gebeyehu announced on his...

BY:Saudi24 Through the King Salman Center for Relief and Humanitarian Action, Saudi Arabia sent 15,400 food parcels weighing 1,386 tons in Hargeisa, Somaliland, which benefited 92,400 individuals, in cooperation with the National Authority for Drought Control and Food Security in Somaliland. According to Was. The Chairman...

By M.A. Egge Somaliland President Musa Bihi Abdi who happens to be also the Chairman of the ruling KULMIYE party and both the Chairmen of WADDANI and UCID parties Mr Abdirahman Mohamed Abdillahi Irro and Eng. Faisal Ali Hussein decried the Booker institutions of going...

BY: Hiiraanonline  A man who was in quarantine in Garowe upon arrival from Ethiopia has passed on, authorities have said amid fears the patient may have succumbed to the deadly COVID-19. Assistant Garowe General Hospital Director, Dr. Mohamud Abdirashid confirmed the death of the patient but...

BY: HOL  All local flights within Somalia will be halted starting Sunday, the government has said while extending the international flights ban which was set to lapse this week. The Ministry of Transport and Aviation said Saturday save for humanitarian flights, all local flights will remain...

By:Hassan Jama, HornDiplomat Contributor African Union Commission Chairman Moussa Faki Mahamat announced Friday he is under quarantine after one of his staff members tested positive for the new coronavirus. “I can confirm that one of my collaborators in my Office at the African Union Commission has...

By:BBC Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tested positive for coronavirus. Mr Johnson said he developed mild symptoms over the past 24 hours, including a temperature and cough. He said he will now self-isolate in No 10 but will "continue to lead the government's response via video-conference as...

By: Mohamed Duale Somalia, Ethiopia and Eritrea on Friday confirmed new cases of the coronavirus. Somalia Ministry of Health confirmed the third case of Coronavirus disease 2019 (#COVID19). The affected person is UN commercial contractor engaged by the United Nations has been diagnosed with the novel...

Liebherr Container Cranes has signed a contract to supply eight rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes for DP World’s terminal in Berbera, Somaliland. According to Container Management (cm) , The high performance, variable speed diesel RTGs are due to be ready for operation before the end of...