Africa

Uganda’s national airline has launched commercial operations with a flight to the Kenyan capital. Uganda Airlines’ inaugural flight to Nairobi on Tuesday carried mostly government and airline officials following a ceremony to re-launch the carrier that collapsed in 2001. Uganda Airlines owns two planes. Four more...

By: UNSOM United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Adam Abdelmoula of Sudan (as well as a national of the United States) as his Deputy Special Representative for Somalia, where he will also serve as the United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator...

By: George Mason University There are multiple sides to every story. But when it comes to Eritrea, a country that’s been isolated due to 20 years of war and nine years of sanctions, much of their story hasn’t been told, said Carol Pineau, a former CNN...

By:Jama Mohamed, Horndiplomat Correspondent Horndiplomat-Heavy rain in Hargaysa kills at least 3 people and injuries more than 18 others . Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi visited Hargeisa Group Hospital where over 18 people are  receiving treatment for injuries they sustained during the heavy wind driven rains...

By: FANABC During the Ethio-South Korea business forum held in Seoul yesterday, Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed invited more South Korean investors to come to Ethiopia. Ethiopia has made reforms on its policies and laws in order to create favorable business environment and attract more foreign...

Human Rights Centre (HRC) calls on the government of Somaliland to immediately release four people who are arbitrarily imprisoned. On July 2018 Abdilahi Farah Abdilaahi, 13 years, Said Jama Ismail, 16 years, Jama Ibrahim Hasan, and Mohamed Abdilaahi Mohamed were rounded up from different places...

By: REUTERS Kenya exported its first crude oil on Monday, amid pointed speeches by local leaders asking the government to stick to its commitment to share revenues from future shipments equitably. Although commercial production is years away, the discovery of oil has heightened expectations that citizens,...

By:ANADOLU ANKARA - Turkey is becoming a favorite destination for many Somali youth, to pursue higher education in order to realize their dreams. Muhammed Ahmed, who graduated in medicine from Antalya University located in the Mediterranean resort city of Antalya, had fancied to study in Turkey...

In a compound in Nigeria’s north-western state of Kaduna, Godwin Josiah and his cousins hang green fabric on a gate as they get ready to shoot a movie scene. Using a smartphone and a tripod made from a broken microphone stand, they start. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adzP5p2RC7U A blower...

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed arrived in Seoul, Korea for a two-day state visit and meeting with President Moon Jae. Prime Minister Abiy was welcomed in an official ceremony by the Government of South Korea. Members of the Ethiopian community in Seoul also warmly welcomed...