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Glitch allows Ethiopia bank customers to withdraw millions

Getty Images Glitch allows Ethiopia bank customers to withdraw millions
By: Richard Hamilton BBC World Service newsroom Ethiopia’s largest commercial bank is trying to retrieve millions of dollars withdrawn by its customers after an incident it described as a systems glitch. More than...

Somali Pirates’ Return Adds to Crisis for Global Shipping Companies

Boats maneuver around the pirated commercial ship MV Ruen during an Indian military operation on Saturday. Ministry of Defence/PIB via CNN
By: REUTERS As a speed boat carrying more than a dozen Somali pirates bore down on their position in the western Indian Ocean, the crew of a Bangladeshi-owned bulk carrier sent out a distress signal and called an emergency...

Somaliland reaffirms resolve to effectuate sea access deal

Mohamed Hussien Jama Rambo, member of Somaliland house of parliament.
BY: ETHIOPIAN HERALD  Somaliland is not just dedicated but unwavering in its commitment to implement the sea access deal it entered with Ethiopia recently, reiterated Mohamed Hussien Jama Rambo, member of Somaliland house of parliament.

Somaliland’s Technical Committee Responsible for MOU with Ethiopia engaged in discussion with the Oppositions and Parliament 

Somaliland’s Technical Committee Responsible for MOU with Ethiopia engaged in discussion with the Oppositions and Parliament 
The Technical Committee tasked with overseeing the agreement between Somaliland and Ethiopia reached a significant milestone today as it engaged in discussions with key figures from the opposition parties WADDANI and UCID and the parliament standing committee.

 Somaliland Government to seek ICJ intervention in its justifiably legal rights on sovereignty

Somaliland Government to seek ICJ intervention in its justifiably legal rights on sovereignty
By M.A. Egge The government of Somaliland is taking before the International Court of Justice a legal case related to the recognition of the Republic of Somaliland which the country has justifiably been in pursuit for quite...

Human Rights Watch: Ethiopia Releases Ex-Politician Implicated in Heinous Crimes

Front gate of Jail Ogaden, May 2019. © 2019 Felix Horne/Human Rights Watch
By:  Human Rights Watch This week, Ethiopian authorities dropped all charges and released Abdi Mohamoud Omar, also known as “Abdi Illey,” the former president of Ethiopia’s Somali region, after serving more than five years in prison. The action is...

Taiwan, US, Eswatini stage GCTF workshop on women’s economic empowerment

Taiwan, US, Eswatini stage GCTF workshop on women’s economic empowerment
A workshop promoting women’s economic empowerment was held under the Taiwan-U.S. Global Cooperation and Training Framework (GCTF) on March 6th in the Kingdom of Eswatini to mark International Women’s Day. Themed “Women Empowerment: Autonomy and Economic Sustainability,”...

International partners welcome the completion of Somaliland’s election regulatory laws

Woman casts her ballot in Somaliland municipal elections, Nov. 28, 2012. Credit: Kate Stanworth Woman casts her ballot in Somaliland municipal elections, Nov. 28, 2012. Credit: Kate Stanworth
By: Staff writer The United Kingdom, Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden said they welcome the completion of Somaliland’s election regulatory laws. A joint press release issued by the countries of the international community...

About 20 Armed People Board Cargo Ship off Somalia, Security Firm Says

FILE - Maritime police patrol in the Gulf of Aden off Somalia, Nov. 26, 2023. About 600 nautical miles east of Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, a group of armed people reportedly boarded a bulk carrier on March 12, 2024, and took control of it.
By Reuters About 20 armed people boarded a cargo ship off the coast of Somalia and have taken control of it, a maritime security firm said on Tuesday. The vessel is the latest to...

Return to Somaliland – January 2023 by Kitty Hotchkiss

Kitty and Ian at Hiddo Dhawr
By Kitty Hotchkiss In January 2023 I returned to Hargeysa, my place of birth, for the first time since I left in 1959. Despite the enormous political changes that have taken place during the last sixty years the...