Kenya denies expelling the Somalia ambassador and recalling its envoy to Mogadishu
Kenya has denied expelling the Somalia ambassador and recalling its envoy to Mogadishu over a simmering marine territorial dispute.
Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary (PS) Macharia Kamau clarified that Nairobi had only "summoned" Kenya's envoy to Mogadishu and asked his Somali counterpart to leave for consultations...
CPJ calls on Somaliland to release detained journalists
Press-Release By CPJ
The Committee to Protect Journalists today called on authorities in the breakaway region of Somaliland to unconditionally release three journalists detained for reporting critically on the administration of the Sool region, and to guarantee that the media can cover politics without retaliation.
On December 26,...
Ethiopia PM Arrives In Doha For An Official Visit
BY:FANABC
Prime Minister Dr Abiy Ahmed arrived in Doha this morning on an official visit to Qatar.
Upon arrival, he was received by Jassim bin Saif Al Sulaiti, Minister of Communications.
During his visit, the Prime Minister will meet with the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani...
Somalia:3000 Families Left Destitute By Hiran Floods to Receive Dahabshiil Relief Food Packages
Mr. Abdirashid Duale, General CEO of Dahabshil Group speaking to BBC Somali services said they have provided relief assistance to more than 3000 residents of Belet Weyne and its environs in the Hiran region of Somalia.
Mr Duale told the BBC Somali reporter, “We are all...
Somalia increases taxes on khat imports
Somalia has doubled taxes levied on the leafy stimulant khat which is mainly imported from Kenya and Ethiopia in what is going to further put into distress exporters of the product from the two countries which are already reeling from the suspension of business...
Qatar ‘not prepared to change its foreign policy
Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani says Qatar has never experienced such hostility, even from an enemy country.
Qatar is not prepared to change its foreign policy to resolve a dispute with fellow Arab Gulf states and will never compromise, Qatar's foreign minister has told...
Ethiopian PM Gives Order To Defense Forces To Start Military Offensive Against TPLF
By : Staff Writer
Ethiopia Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has ordered the National Defense Forces (ENDF) to start military offensive against the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF).
In a statement issued this morning, office of the Prime Minister said “The Ethiopian National Defense Forces, under the...
Taiwan cooperates with NGO Step30 to fund the water project in Hargeisa
PRESS-RELEASE
Taiwan Representative Office in the Republic of Somaliland cooperates with Taiwanese NGO Step30 to fund the water project Hargeisa Water Agency. Yu-Jen, Yang, Chairman of Step30, and Mohamed Ali Daarood, General Director of Hargeisa Water Agency, signed the MOU to drill borehole and supply...
Yemen, Somaliland Brace for Cyclone Sagar
Tropical Cyclone Sagar is churning through the Gulf of Aden and is expected to make landfall on the coast of the Horn of Africa and parts of southern Yemen on Saturday, bringing with it high winds and heavy rainfall.
Direct Relief is in the process...
Ethiopia, Eritrea to sign new peace agreement in Saudi: UN
UN chief Antonio Guterres to be among those attending Sunday's signing ceremony in western city of Jeddah.
The leaders of Ethiopia and Eritrea will attend a summit in Saudi Arabia on Sunday to sign a peace agreement "cementing" the relations between the two former Horn of Africa bitter rivals, according to...
