Somaliland express concerns over World Bank’s debt relief in Somalia
By M.A. Egge
Somaliland President Musa Bihi Abdi who happens to be also the Chairman of the ruling KULMIYE party and both the Chairmen of WADDANI and UCID parties Mr Abdirahman Mohamed Abdillahi Irro and Eng. Faisal Ali Hussein decried the Booker institutions of going...
Somalia:Quarantined man in Puntland dies in suspected case of COVID-19
BY: Hiiraanonline
A man who was in quarantine in Garowe upon arrival from Ethiopia has passed on, authorities have said amid fears the patient may have succumbed to the deadly COVID-19.
Assistant Garowe General Hospital Director, Dr. Mohamud Abdirashid confirmed the death of the patient but...
COVID-19: Somalia Suspends domestic flights, extends global flights ban
BY: HOL
All local flights within Somalia will be halted starting Sunday, the government has said while extending the international flights ban which was set to lapse this week.
The Ministry of Transport and Aviation said Saturday save for humanitarian flights, all local flights will remain...
AU Commission chief in quarantine after staffer positive for coronavirus
By:Hassan Jama, HornDiplomat Contributor
African Union Commission Chairman Moussa Faki Mahamat announced Friday he is under quarantine after one of his staff members tested positive for the new coronavirus.
“I can confirm that one of my collaborators in my Office at the African Union Commission has...
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson tests positive for coronavirus
By:BBC
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tested positive for coronavirus.
Mr Johnson said he developed mild symptoms over the past 24 hours, including a temperature and cough.
He said he will now self-isolate in No 10 but will "continue to lead the government's response via video-conference as...
Somalia, Ethiopia and Eritrea Confirm new cases of COVID19
By: Mohamed Duale
Somalia, Ethiopia and Eritrea on Friday confirmed new cases of the coronavirus.
Somalia Ministry of Health confirmed the third case of Coronavirus disease 2019 (#COVID19). The affected person is UN commercial contractor engaged by the United Nations has been diagnosed with the novel...
Somaliland:DP World Berbera orders eight RTGs from Liebherr
Liebherr Container Cranes has signed a contract to supply eight rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes for DP World’s terminal in Berbera, Somaliland.
According to Container Management (cm) , The high performance, variable speed diesel RTGs are due to be ready for operation before the end of...
Covid-19: Eritrea to ban all commercial flights from midnight of March 25
By: Hassan Jama, Horndiplomat regional contributor
Eritrea on Wednesday confirmed its fourth case of the coronavirus (Covid-19) and also banned all commercial flights. Horndipomat reports
Eritrea has also announced that so far four people were tested positive for coronavirus.
The following statement was issued today by Eritrea...
Somalia to Receive Debt Relief under the Enhanced HIPC Initiative
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank's International Development Association have determined that Somalia has taken the necessary steps to begin receiving debt relief under the enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative. Somalia is the 37th country to reach this milestone, known...
How Coronavirus affected African Economy.
Till now, some countries in sub-Saharan Africa have officially been affected by the COVID-19 disease including Nigeria and Senegal which were the first sub-Sahara African countries affected by the virus. But the economic consequences of the coronavirus outbreak are already being experienced on the...
