Africa

Horndiplomat-Construction work on the development of the multi-purpose Berbera port in Somaliland has started with a special ground-breaking ceremony to mark the occasion. President of Somaliland, Muse Bihi Abdi and DP World Group Chairman and CEO Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem launched the first phase of...

Hargeisa, Somaliland: A Dubai-based health care group last week reached out to thousands of famine-hit refugees and distributed food in the east-African country of Somaliland ahead of Eid Al Adha. A group of volunteers from Aster DM Healthcare distributed meals in Buraco town, east of...

At least 61 people have been killed in clashes between different ethnic groups in Ethiopia’s Oromiya region, officials said, the latest bout of violence to highlight increasing instability in a province racked by bloody protests in 2015 and 2016. In the latest bout of attacks...

By:Daniel Mumbere The decision by Ethiopia’s ruling coalition to resolver a border dispute with Eritrea has met stiff resistance from members of Badme town which was the epicenter of the war that killed tens of thousands on both sides. The 36 member executive committee of Ethiopian...

by Patrick Gathara When Kenyan troops crossed the proverbial Rubicon and entered Somalia nearly six years ago, it caught almost everyone by surprise. It was Kenya’s first sustained and significant foray into its troubled neighbors territory and ran counter to the country’s historic pacifism -at...

By: Anadolu Agency MOGADISHU, Somalia-A regional court in Somalia capital Mogadishu on Monday sentenced four senior Health Ministry officials for up to 18 years in prison over corruption and theft of public money. The convicted officials were in custody for over three months. Abdullahi Hashi Ali, director...

DUBAI, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Dubai-based port operator DP World accused Djibouti of illegally seizing control of Doraleh Container Terminal on Thursday, after the Djibouti government said it was unilaterally terminating DP World’s contract to run the terminal. “The Government of Djibouti today illegally seized...

Turkish TV series attracts Somali cinema audiences as Ankara's soft power spreads across the Horn of Africa country. by Nuur Mohamed Mogadishu, Somalia - It used to be Hollywood. Then it became Bollywood. Now Yesilcam, as Turkey calls its film industry, has taken over silver screens in Somalia. Turkish...

Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Three international aid agencies on Saturday expressed concern over a recent ruling by the government of Somaliland hat encourages female genital mutilation (FGM). In a joint statement, Save the Children, CARE International, and International Rescue Committee (IRC), said the Feb. 6...

Press-Release by Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) The Executive Secretary of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), Dr. Workneh Gebeyehu, condemns in the strongest terms possible the criminal and cowardly attack on the Tadjourah Regiment of the...