Africa

Horndiplomat-Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and President Isaias Afwerki have arrived in Juba, South Sudan. During their stay in Juba, they will hold discussions with President Salva Kiir and other higher government officials on regional peace, economic ties and infrastructure development. In addition they...

By:British Embassy In Somalia The British Embassy is seeking short videos and photographs from media students and early career journalists based in Somalia including Somaliland which demonstrate a positive, original and unique story about Somalia. To celebrate World Press Freedom Day and the ‘Global Conference for...

By:BBC AFRICA A team investigating the disappearance and subsequent death of a female Somali spy agent, Ikran Tahlil, has “found no evidence” that senior officials in the National Intelligence and Security Agency (Nisa) were culpable. Tahlil, who worked in the cyber-security department of the Nisa, went...

Authorities Arbitrarily Shut Down TV, Radio Coverage (Nairobi) – Kenyan authorities stopped news outlets from covering a planned public event by a political opposition leader on January 30, 2018, Human Rights Watch said today. The Communications Authority of Kenya switched off three television stations and their affiliated radio...

By M.A. Egge The Somaliland Coast Guards based at Sanaag region have apprehended Ethiopian 170 illegal human trafficking migrants, including men and women, who were trying to sail out of the continent. An...

Somaliland shares the Commonwealth’s challenges and values. Its lack of participation is a missed opportunity, argues the Republic’s Foreign Minister. By:Saad Ali Shire This week, leaders from the 53 member-states of the Commonwealth are gathering in London for the biennial Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM). Representatives from...

Press-Release by Taiwan  Since Taiwan Representative Office in the Republic of Somaliland established in August in 2020, the "Maternal and Infant Health Care Improvement Project" plays a key role of bilateral medical cooperation.  This project aims to increase the...

Horndiplomat-Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte will arrive in Ethiopia today for an official visit. PM Conte will meet Prime Minister Dr Abiy Ahmed to discuss bilateral issues. After Ethiopia, he will travel to Eritrea where he will meet President Isaias Afewerki. PM Conte’s mission wants to be...

Foreign Minister Dr. Workneh Gebeyehu delivered a message from Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed to the President of the Republic of the Sudan, Omar al-Bashir today (December 31). The two sides discussed on bilateral and regional issues of common concern for the mutual benefits of...

The head of Public Policy for the Kulmiye party, whose candidate was declared Somaliland’s president this week, tells The National there are lots of areas for further collaboration with the Emirates As the self-declared state of Somaliland welcomes its new president – the fifth in a line...