Somaliland welcomes 3,000 families fleeing violence in Ethiopia’s Somali region
Around 3,000 families fleeing violence in Ethiopia’s Somali region have crossed the border into Somaliland, where they are mostly seeking refuge with extended family relatives in Somaliland.
Women, children and elderly people make up the majority of the people fleeing from Jigjiga, capital of the...
Somalia: Daesh imposes tax on local businesses in Bosaso
A militant group associated with Daesh in Syria and Iraq has started levying taxes on businesses in Somalia, Garowe Online reported yesterday.
“The traders and businesses in Bosaso city continue to work in fear after being asked huge sums of money by Islamic State branch in...
Ethiopian Airlines Resume flights to Mogadishu after 41 years
There will be three weekly return flights from Addis Ababa to Mogadishu, Hussein Hosh, manager of the airline, told Mogadishu-based Radio Dalsan. Somali and Ethiopian businessmen have been urging their governments to restart commercial flights.
Travellers from Somalia currently use a longer routes via Nairobi...
Ethiopia Violence A Concern Despite Reform Promises
Government Should Address Killings in Somali and Oromia Regions
By:Maria Burnett
Director, East Africa and the Horn@MariaHRWAfrica
Ethiopia’s new Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has electrified his country with a range of reforms since he took office in April, including the release of hundreds of political prisoners. But recent incidents...
UN says favorable weather improves food security in Somalia
MOGADISHU, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Favorable weather conditions experienced during the main (Gu) rainy season combined with a large-scale humanitarian assistance, have improved the food security situation in Somalia, the UN said on Tuesday.
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said...
Saudi Arabia rejects 27,000 sheep and goats from Somalia
Abdur Rahman Alfa Shaban
Authorities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have cause to be returned some 27,000 livestock – sheep and goat – to Somalia.
Local media reports indicate that the herds of sheep and goats arrived at the Bosaso port on Tuesday afternoon. The...
Ilhan Omar, a Somali immigrant, wins Democratic nod for Congress
Ilhan Omar, a first-term state legislator who burst onto the national scene during the fight over President Trump’s “travel ban,” has won the Democratic nomination for Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District. It’s a safe Democratic seat, held for 12 years by Rep. Keith Ellison (D),...
Ethiopian State FM receives credentials of the Qatar Ambassador to Ethiopia
Horndiplomat-Ethiopian State Minister of Foreign Affairs Mrs. Hirut Zemene received copies of credentials of the Ambassador of the State of Qatar to Ethiopia, Ambassador Hamad Al Dosari later today (August 14).
The two sides discussed on ways of further strengthening the bilateral ties between the...
Ethiopia: Exploiting the Gulf’s scramble for the Horn of Africa
Ethiopia’s so far managed to stay neutral and balance its relationships with opposing Gulf partners. But it’s engaged in an unpredictable game.
This is the fourth part of The Thin Red Line, an African Arguments series focusing on dynamics around the Red Sea.
For the past two...
Oil and gas exploration activities in Somaliland
Somaliland – a country in the horn of Africa – has become a hotspot in oil and gas exploration activities in East Africa. Somaliland’s exciting geological and geopolitical significance has led international oil and gas companies to snap up onshore and offshore exploration licenses...
