Tillerson feeling better, will resume work in Kenya after canceling Saturday events
By Faith Karimi and Elise Labott, CNN
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will resume his normal schedule on Sunday after canceling his Saturday schedule of events due to illness.
Tillerson arrived in Nairobi on Friday as part of a five-nation tour of Africa that includes Ethiopia, Chad,...
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson Arrives in Djibouti
Horndiplomat-Today The US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrived in Djibouti, to meet with Djiboutian President Ismail Omar Guelleh and Foreign Minister Mahamoud Ali Youssouf to further our partnership and discuss cooperation on security issues.
After Meeting The US Foreign Minister Rex Tillerson holds a...
Rex Tillerson: the U.S. will continue its “all weather relationship” with the Government of Ethiopia
The U.S. Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson said today (March 08) that U.S supports the considerable reforms being carried out by the Government, “all of which we know you will succeed in achieving, " adding that his Government recognized and shared concerns expressed by...
Ethiopia:Russia Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrives in Addis Ababa
Horndiplomat- The Foreign Minister Dr. Workneh Gebeyehu welcomes Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov this evening (8 March 18) at the Bole International Airport, who has arrived in Ethiopia for an official working visit.
The Ethiopian Foreign Minister Dr. Workneh Gebeyehu detailed on arrival of Russian delegation led by Sergei...
Africa should avoid forfeiting sovereignty to China over loans: Tillerson
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Thursday that African countries should be careful not to forfeit their sovereignty when they accept loans from China, the continent’s biggest trading partner.
Tillerson is using his first diplomatic trip to the continent...
US worries China could seize control of DP World’s Djibouti port
BY OLE ANDERSEN
Published 07.03.18 at 12:03
The seizure of DP World's port in strategically important Djibouti at the entrance to the Red Sea spurs worries in the US army and among politicians of a Chinese takeover..
The US military commander in charge of the country's troops in Africa, General Thomas...
U.S. military presence in Africa grew again, but “we’re not at war,” top U.S. commander says
By Alexa Liautaud Mar 6, 2018
U.S. military presence in Africa grew by more than a thousand troops over the past year, Gen. Thomas Waldhauser, the U.S.’s top commander in Africa, acknowledged Tuesday.
Speaking to the House Armed Services Committee, Waldhauser, the head of U.S. Africa Command, said...
Truecaller appoints Somali Entrepreneur Zakaria Hersi to Head African Operations
Over the past two years, Truecaller has become one of the fastest growing apps in Africa and has consistently been topping the App Store Charts across the continent. Truecaller also considered to many as an Unicorn (company valued at 1 billion USD).
The Truecaller app,...
‘Swish for Migrants’ One of Sweden’s ‘Fastest-Growing Companies’
So far, SEK 200 million ($24 million) has been transferred abroad using the Transfer Galaxy service, but soon it could be a matter of billions.
Transfer Galaxy, a company founded by Somali immigrants for cheap and handy money transfers is expanding rapidly and has acquired SEK 30...
Ethiopia to join Somaliland, UAE port development venture
Ethiopian government has taken a 19 percent stake in Somaliland's Port of Berbera.
Dubai's state-owned DP World said on Thursday the Ethiopian government had taken a 19 percent stake in Somaliland's Port of Berbera.
The port operator said it would retain a 51 percent stake in...
