Africa

Kenya’s Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i on Sunday met Somali President Mohamed Farmaajo in a bid to ease cross-border tensions between the two nations. Matiang’i was sent by Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta to lead a delegation of top government officials for the visit as both...

The Republic of Somaliland is a sovereign state in the Horn of Africa sharing its borders with Republic of Djibouti, Federal Republic of Ethiopia and Somalia to the east. The country is known of its mountain ranges rising up to seven thousand feet. The...

By:AA Türkiye calls on Israelis and Palestinians to act with restraint in light of the events that took place in Israel, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday. “We call on the parties...

This week, the International Court of Justice will hear a border dispute case pitting the neighboring – and generally neighborly – states of Somalia and Kenya against each other over waters hiding massive oil and gas reserves in the Indian Ocean. Fossil fuel deposits off...

The European Union and AIS agree to organize two main activities that will provide an opportunity for networking and building collaborative ties between different entities active in Africa and the EU KIGALI, Rwanda, April 16, 2018/ -- The AIS (www.AfricaInnovationSummit.com) is pleased to announce its...

Former Chief Administrator of Ethiopian Somali regional state, Abdi Mohamed Omer, has been arrested. He was arrested at his home located around Atlas Hotel. In an extraordinary session it held yesterday, the Council of Ethiopian Somali regional state stripped immunity of seven of its members, including...

MOGADISHU, 25 June 2019 - Health authorities rolled out a polio campaign yesterday in Puntland and Somaliland to vaccinate more than 940,000 children under five years of age to stop an ongoing outbreak of a strain of poliovirus. The campaign runs from 24-27 June 2019,...

The application deadline is March 16, 2017, at 11:59 EST. Summer 2017 sessions will be held in three locations: Rwanda: 27 July - 2 August Ghana: 7 - 13 August Mauritius: 18 - 24 August The Yale Young African Scholars Program (YYAS) is a high-intensity academic...

Somalis residing in the diaspora were on Thursday recognised for their efforts in promoting and uplifting the standards of people globally. Also, African money transfer company Dahabshiil was recognised for its contribution to the international Somali community. The company was among the sponsors at London’s annual...

By:Somaliland Coast Guard The Somaliland Coast Guard fights against various illicit trafficking, namely illegal immigration, illegal fishing, maritime piracy, maritime terrorism, but also the fight against and protection of th e marine environment of the Republic of Somaliland . It works on the research and...