Africa

By: Business Insider Kenya’s economy continues to experience some relief as its inflation fell in March. In February, the country’s inflation hit a 23-month low of 6.3%. Its inflation has fallen further from the figure recorded...

Ethiopia Minister of the Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia Gedu Andargachew and United Kingdom’s Minister for Africa, James Duddridge on Wednesday (May 20) held a video-conference call to discuss bilateral and regional issues between the two countries. According to The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia,...

Mogadishu - Hundreds of Somalis took to the streets of Mogadishu on Wednesday in protest at Kenya's territorial claim to a disputed portion of potentially lucrative Indian Ocean waters. A long-running dispute between the two Horn of Africa neighbours went before the UN's top court...

The African Water Facility (AWF) held on February 21, 2017 a launching ceremony and workshop to officially kick-start the Water Resources Management and Investment Plan project for Somaliland. The AWF has provided a €3-million grant to support this project in the aim of building...

By Abraham T Zere Eritrea's transformation into a police state started with a ban on independent media 16 years ago today. By demolishing the independent media, ceaselessly recycling tired propaganda, and introducing pervasive censorship, Afwerki has created a grim state, writes Zere People who haven't experienced...

Horndiplomat-The governments of Denmark and Somaliland has concurred on the imperatives of enhancing existing relations between the two countries. This development follows a meeting between Somaliland Presidency minister Hon:Mohamoud Hashi Abdi and Denmark Ambassador to Kenya, Somalia, Eritrea and the Seychelles ambassador Mette Knudsen at the...

By:Abdur Rahman Alfa Shaban DJIBOUTI-The United Nations (UN) has urged Horn of Africa neighbours – Eritrea and Djibouti, to peacefully resolve a border dispute that is threatening the security of the region. The AFP news agency reports that the UN security council after discussing a report...

By: Oliver McPherson-Smith, Jendayi Frazer INTRODUCTION Since the turn of the millennium, the United States has extended sovereign recognition to four countries—East Timor (2002), Montenegro (2006), Kosovo (2008), and South Sudan (2011). In three of these cases,...

by Scott McCann Follow @Scott_M_McCann on TwitterL In 2017, Somaliland held its fifth peaceful election since it declared independence from Somalia in 1991. Despite meeting the international criteria for statehood, including having a demarcated territory, a population, and a legitimate government,...

According to North, informal institutions such as norms, routines, and political processes are more durable than formal rules. There is no single viewpoint on the genesis of institutions. Similarly, there are numerous explanations for why institutions fail to function efficiently and under what conditions...