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Somaliland opens its doors to Kenyan investors

Somaliland Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation Minister Yasin Mohammed Hiir. PHOTO| COURTESY
Kenya has a big role to play in Somaliland’s economic development if local investors venture in the Horn of Africa nation. Somaliland’s Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation Minister Yasin Mohammed Hiir has encouraged Kenyan investors to take advantage of the investment opportunities in his country. "Come...

Ethiopia and Kenya set to complete East Africa’s first high voltage direct current (HVDC) power line

Ethiopia-Kenya Mega Power Transmission Line To Be Completed In 2019
 Ethiopia and Kenya are set to complete East Africa’s first high voltage direct current (HVDC) power line. The Ethiopia-Kenya power interconnector was conceived in 2006 when Ethiopia and Kenya signed a memorandum of understanding that allowed for the establishment of a power interconnection system between...

Saudi king praises Eritrea role for peace and regional cooperation in the Horn of Africa

Saudi king praises Eritrea role for peace and regional cooperation in the Horn of Africa
By: Muse Yusuf, Horndiplomat regional correspondent  Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki met with His Majesty King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud today in Riyadh. According to Yemane G. Meskel Eritrean Information minister, King Salman stressed the long-standing relations and vital common interests between the two countries and...

900 youths from Garissa county will be recruited to clean the town

More than 900 youths from Garissa county will be recruited to clean the town and in the NYS youth empowerment programme. Deputy President William Ruto launched the project at Garissa Primary School yesterday. He said Sh30 million has been set aside for programmes in Garissa county...

US Ambassador to Somalia Discloses Plan to Move Mission to Mogadishu From Nairobi

An aerial view of a section of Nairobi TWITTER
United States Ambassador to Somalia Donald Yamamoto on Friday disclosed that the U.S Mission to Somalia located at the U.S embassy in Nairobi, Kenya would soon be moved to Mogadishu. In an interview with Voice of America (VOA), Yamamoto stated that the move could take...

The Mandera triangle crisis: Somalia and Kenya diplomatic face-off

The Mandera triangle crisis: Somalia and Kenya diplomatic face-off
While the COVID-19 was morphing from an epidemic into a catastrophic global pandemic, captivating the global news, a diplomatic confrontation is unfolding in the horn of Africa between Somalia and Kenya. On 2 March, fighting between the Somali National Army (SNA) and the regional Jubaland...

Kenya, Djibouti sign four pacts to deepen trade and bilateral ties

NAIROBI, Kenya, May 9 – Kenya and Djibouti today signed four agreements aimed at boosting trade and deepening bilateral links. The agreements were signed at State House, Nairobi, where President Uhuru Kenyatta hosted Djibouti President Ismail Omar Guelleh, who is on a three State Visit...

KENYA: Police killed over 33 during demo — Amnesty International and HRW

Kenya police killed at least 33 people in Nairobi during demos sparked off by August 8 presidential poll results, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch research shows. A report by the two rights watchdogs reveals as many as 50 people, mainly in perceived opposition strongholds...

Kenya:35 Ethiopians charged with illegal stay

Thirty-five Ethiopian nationals have been charged with being in the country illegally. The illegal immigrants, who were arrested on Friday at Buna trading centre, were presented at the Wajir Law Courts on Monday. The immigrants told Wajir Resident Magistrate Mugendi Nyaga they were fleeing clashes between border communities...

Amina Mohamed gets EAC endorsement in WTO race

Ms Amina Mohamed, Kenya's candidate in the race to head the World Trade Organisation. File | Nation Media Group
By: Daily Nation The East African Community (EAC) has officially endorsed the candidature of Kenya's Amina Mohamed in the race to head the World Trade Organisation (WTO). This has become the latest boost to her bid. The announcement came on Sunday, just two days before the...