Ethiopia:President Calls Women To Play Leading Role For Success Of Nationwide Reform
President Sahlework Zewde has called on women to fulfill their responsibilities and play the leading role for the success of the ongoing nationwide reform.
The President made the remark here today at the official launch of countrywide Ethiopian Women’s Peace Conference and ‘Jegnit’ (heroine) Social...
Global platform reconnects refugees around the world with their fam
By Manasi Gopalakrishnan
Conflict and poverty force millions of people to leave their countries and seek a better life elsewhere. Many of them get separated from their loved ones in the process, but an organization is helping them reconnect.
Forty seven year-old Abdi escaped from...
U.S. Special Envoy for Horn of Africa to step down soon – sources
By:Reuters
U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa David Satterfield will step down from his role before summer, sources familiar with the matter said on Tuesday, after less than six months on the job and at a time of persistent political turmoil in the...
UN Envoy to Somalia Condemns Attacks In Lower Shabelle
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The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia, James Swan, condemned yesterday's attacks against the Somali National Army bases in Barire and Awdhegle towns in Lower Shabelle region.
"We strongly condemn these attacks that targeted Somali forces. This is a vivid reminder...
At Security Council meeting on Somalia, UN envoy highlights political tensions and need for dialogue
Mogadishu/New York, 22 February 2021 – The political stresses currently gripping Somalia and the need for dialogue and compromise to resolve them featured strongly in the briefing today of the United Nations envoy to the country at a meeting of the world body’s Security Council.
“Today’s...
Somaliland Becomes First Country to Use Iris Recognition in Elections
BY CALESTOUS JUMA
Technological leapfrogging in Africa has so far focused on economic transformation and the improvement of basic services; Somalialand has now provided great possibilities.
Africa has become a testing ground for technological leapfrogging. This is a process that involves skipping stages and moving rapidly to the frontiers of innovation.
Technological leapfrogging in...
Somaliland: ‘Things are worse now than two months ago’
The Governor of Somaliland’s drought-ravaged eastern province of Togdheer stood calmly against a backdrop of flimsy shelters created out of thorn bushes and scraps of plastic and torn cloth that had sprung up in the two months that I’d last been in the villages...
Ethiopia, Eritrea inked MoUs on some major areas of cooperation
As per the agreements reached on 08 July 2018 between Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and President Isaias Afewerki Ethiopia and Eritrea signed MoUs, among others, on the commencement of flights that have been defunct twelve years ago, the utilization of sea port and the...
Riyadh summit discusses ways of rooting out terrorism
Arab-Islamic-American summit condemns perpetrators that commit terrorist acts in the name of religion.
Riyadh summit discusses ways of rooting out terrorism
US President Donald Trump, leaders and representatives of 55 Arab and Muslim-dominated countries kicked off their Arab-Islamic-American summit in Riyadh on Sunday, focusing on unity...
Somalia’s International Partners Welcome Convening of Consultative Forum
Mogadishu, 31 January 2021 – International partners* welcome the 30 January announcement by H.E President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed that he will hold a consultative forum with Federal Member State leaders, to be held in Dhusamareb between 1 and 3 February. We commend his leadership in...
