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By: Dr. David Kilcullen, the Brenthurst Foundation The city of Hargeisa, capital of the Republic of Somaliland, was almost completely destroyed by the Siad Barre regime in the late 1980s, as Somalia slipped into the state collapse that resulted in famine, clan violence, civil war,...

By Birhanu Fikade Saturday April 20, 2019 The United Arab Emirate (UAE) based multinational port and terminal operator, DP World, said that it has been closely following the privatization moves the Government of Ethiopia is considering; and currently, the state-owned operator is finalizing a feasibility studies...

Hargiesa: Today 18/4/2019, Somaliland journalist Association-SOLJA held ceremony for announcement of Somaliland national mechanisms for safety of journalists committee at Ambassador Hotel attended officials from government represented by Director General of Ministry of Information-Mukhtar Mohamed Ali, independent & public media representatives as well as...

The Ethiopian House of People’s Representatives (HPR) has approved the appoint of the following three ministers: 1.Former Amhara regional State president Gedu Andargachew- appoints Minister of Foreign Affairs 2. Former Oromia Regional State president Lemma Megersa – Minister of Defense 3. Engineer Aish Mohammed- Minister of Urban...

BY:VOA UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. secretary-general has appointed special adviser Nicholas Haysom to support the African Union's mediation efforts in Sudan, where the military ousted longtime President Omar al-Bashir last week. "He is being put at disposal of the African Union, which we understand will be...

By: Reuters Moscow recognizes the new authorities in Sudan after President Omar al-Bashir was ousted, Russia's RIA news agency cited Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov as saying on Tuesday. The Sudanese group that led protests against the deposed president called on Monday for the transitional military...

By: MohamadDuale Horndiplomat-(Moscow)- Somalia Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Amb. Ahmed Isse Awad, met with his Russian counterpart Mr. Sergey Lavrov in Moscow on Monday. During the meeting, they discussed ways to strengthen bilateral relations and cooperation as well as a number of regional and...

By: MohamadDuale Horndiplomat-Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi Inaugurated three mobile harbor cranes acquired by Somaliland’s strategic port of Berbera. The Dubai company tasked with expanding the Somaliland port of Berbera has commissioned the first Mobile Harbour Cranes (MHC) at the harbour. The US$12 million three new cranes are...

BY:VOA The deputy leader of the Islamic State group in Somalia has been killed in an airstrike, a Somali regional minister told VOA. Abdisamad Mohamed Gallan, security Minister of the Puntland region, told VOA Somali the airstrike that killed Abdihakim Mohamed Ibrahim, known as Dhoqob, took...

BY: addisstandard The federal Attorney General Berhanu Tsegaye told local media today that the police have detained 59 individuals suspected of embezzling millions from three public institutions. He also said individuals suspected of plotting terror attacks were detained in the last two weeks. According to Berhanu, as...