Africa

This month, the parliament of the breakaway republic of Somaliland approved a draft of a $442-million deal to upgrade the port of Berbera. The plan promises to transform the ancient trading post and boost the region's economy but some worry local fishermen will be left...

Ownership by Africa has always been the most important element of the Ticad process. In Summary Ticad is the biggest, oldest and most powerful international conference which discusses African development. The private sector-led development was identified as key to African development in the last Ticad in 2013. Ambassador...

Japan will give Kenya 1 billion yen ($9.78 million) in aid to spur economic and social development, and will extend an as yet unspecified amount for a geothermal power project, the leaders of the two countries said. Resource-poor Japan has long been keen on tapping...

By Vivian Jebet Elders from the Somali community in Isiolo County are yet to endorse a gubernatorial candidate, their council announced Saturday dismissing reports that they had already singled out their preferred candidate. The elders distanced themselves from claims that they will support Mr Abdul Bahari...

By Desta Gebrehiwot The government has been discussing with the public and the demand would be addressed step by step. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the government would continue to work relentlessly to update members of the diplomatic community on the recent violence in...

By Tesfa-Alem Tekle August 28, 2016 (ADDIS ABABA) – Tanzania is set to sign electricity power export deal with Ethiopia making it the fourth African country purchasing electricity from the latter. Ethiopia’s national power company (EEP) on Saturday announced that Tanzania has agreed to purchase 400...

By: Aurélie Marrier d'Unienville, IFRC In a dimly lit, stone-walled hut in the drought stricken Somali village of Dhob, women with colourful shawls and infants in their laps wait patiently for a rare opportunity to access medical care. In this bleak sandy village in the arid...

In a bid to avert incidences of Lassa Fever and other vector-borne diseases in Lagos State, an NGO, Phosguard Fumigant Ltd, in partnership with the state government, has introduced a bounty: "Kill rats, make money." Under the project, rodents multiplying ubiquitously across the state are...

The World Bank is seeking innovative ways to support the establishment of economic zones that will create employment in refugee areas. World Bank President Jim Yong Kim said the bank would like to support Kenya manage the repatriation of refugees in a dignified manner that...

I’ll never forget the day my son died. I rushed Tim, out to the car—leaving Ruth with the other boys—and drove as quickly as I could to the nearest hospital. Halfway there Tim went into cardiac arrest. His sudden asthma attack was taking his life,...