Al-Aqsa mosque: Five things you need to know
The following is a breakdown of why the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem is a constant point of contention in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
INTERACTIVE: Inside al-Aqsa: A 360 tour of Jerusalem's holiest mosque
1. Why al-Aqsa is so important
Al-Aqsa is the name of the silver-domed mosque...
Somaliland Presidential Election:Foreign and Commonwealth Office written statement
By:Rory Stewart Minister of State (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) (Joint with the Department for International Development), Minister of State (Department for International Development) (Jointly with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office)
On 13 November, people across Somaliland took part in elections to choose a new President. The UK played...
Somaliland’s 2017 presidential election: interview with Dr Michael Walls, chief observer of the International Election Observation Mission (IEOM)
In this extended interview by Edward Paice, Director of Africa Research Institute, Michael Walls reflects on IOEM’s mandate, the performance of the National Election Commission, the positives and negatives of the election, campaigning, voter registration and the increasing monetisation of politics in Somaliland. He...
Could Somaliland be the first country in Africa to eradicate FGM?
By:Rageh Omaar INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS EDITOR
Somaliland is a country which doesn’t officially exist.
It broke away from the rest of Somalia after a bitter civil war in 1991, a conflict which plunged the rest of Somalia into violent conflict and instability and a war with the...
Yemen: Another Somalia in the Arabian Peninsula
The present Yemen, whose formation dates back to 1990, has had two different historical and political experiences. The northern part of the country was under the Ottoman Empire and gained its independence in 1918; while the southern regions remained under the British rule known...
Somaliland after the elections: old traps, new challenges
The Republic of Somaliland is recognised as an autonomous region in Somalia’s northwestern region. Since it broke away from Somalia in 1991, it has held five successful elections.
Such an electoral record, despite extensions and delays in almost every case, is enviable by regional standards. And as a...
New Rumblings in the Horn of Africa over Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance Dam
Tensions are rising between Egypt and Ethiopia over the latter’s Grand Renaissance Dam.
Cairo recently reiterated its longstanding position that it’s against Addis Ababa’s construction of this megaproject on the Blue Nile river through which it receives most of its water, believing that the dam...
Dahabshiil triumphs US Appellate Court Allegations Against Dahabshiil as Meritless
The United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit cleared Dahabshiil, a Somali-owned international money transfer firm on Friday of allegations raised by one Harbi Hussein in an attempt to link the reputed remittance company to terror financing.
The case was filed in April 2016 against Dahabshiil...
Yemen: Ex-President Ali Abdullah Saleh killed
Yemen's ousted leader Ali Abdullah Saleh has been killed by Houthi rebels near the capital, Sanaa, a development expected to have major implicationsfor the war in the Arab world's poorest country.
The death was first announced on Monday by the Sanaa-based interior ministry, controlled by Saleh's allies-turned-foes, the Houthi...
