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By:REUTERS Somalia awarded its first mobile money licence to Hormuud Telecom on Saturday, in a move aimed at formalising the Horn of Africa country’s digital payments system and integrating it with the global financial infrastructure. Hormuud Telecom began operating in Somalia in 2002 and has some...

By Ambassador Allen C. Lou Taiwan Representative Office in the Republic of Somaliland During the COVID-19 pandemic, Taiwan effectively mitigated the spread of the disease, leveraging its comprehensive public healthcare system, well-trained anti-pandemic personnel, and epidemiological surveillance,...

Horndiplomat(Mogadishu)-The the United States officially announces re-establishment of Embassy in Mogadishu. Horndiplomat reports The following statement was issued today by the US Mission to Somalia The United States is proud to announce the reestablishment of the United States Embassy in Mogadishu.  Since the closure on January...

By:Staff writer The Somalia and DR Congo presidents on Monday discussed steps to further improve bilateral relations. Somalia President Mohamed Abdilahi Farmajo and Congo President Félix Tshisekedi also exchanged views on regional developments. The aim of Monday's meeting between Somalia's farmajo and Congo's Félix Tshisekedi reportedly was...

DP World’s concession agreement to operate Doraleh Terminal remains “valid and binding”, arbitrators rule DUBAI: The Djibouti government’s seizure of control of Doraleh Container Terminal from DP World was illegal, an Arbitral Tribunal of the London Court of International Arbitration ruled on Thursday. As a result DP World’s...

Press-Release by: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office  Uk Foreign Secretary Liz Truss is using her visit to the Gulf to discuss new partnerships to invest in infrastructure in Africa and Asia. On her 2-day trip to Saudi Arabia and Qatar, which began yesterday (Wednesday 20 October),...

Somaliland’s Supreme Court yesterday upheld the preliminary results of the presidential election,originally released by the National Electoral Commission on 21 November. That decision confirms Mr Muse Bihi Abdi, leader of Kulmiye Party, as the president-elect. The international election observation mission (EOM) congratulates all Somalilanders,...

By:BBC AFRICA Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera has fired senior officials including Labour Minister Ken Kandodo over the alleged embezzlement of Covid funds. The president said the action followed an audit he had commissioned into the spending of 6.2 billion Malawian kwacha ($7.8m; £5.6m) for Covid response. He...

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...

Press-Release by Dear Stakeholder, BURN Manufacturing Co. will implement the carbon project activity ‘VPA1: Efficient and Clean Cooking for households in Somaliland‘ under the Gold Standard Programme of Activities (PoA) ‘ECOA_BURN multi-country Clean Cooking Programme’. The PoA is managed by BURN Manufacturing Co. In this...