Somalia Signs Debt Cancellation with Italy
Somalia has signed a historic debt cancellation agreement with the Italian government on Thursday. But the country likely will remain dependent on foreign aid as it recovers from decades of…
Somaliland: A Miracle on the Horn of Africa
Somaliland has managed what neighboring Somalia has failed to do for years: It has established peace and stability and successfully driven out terrorism. And it has done so with very…
Can agriculture be Ethiopia’s growth engine?
Ethiopia is a net exporter of agriculture commodities. However, the low level of industrialized agriculture means that the country exports very little higher value processed food. Despite strong growth in…
The DJIBOUTI TOWERS Symbol of the Gateway to The Horn of Africa
Russian architect Alex Wizhevsky has designed an incredible high-rise cultural and business center in the form of the national emblem with the working title “DJIBOUTI TOWERS”. This is the first…
Gunfire breaks out at opposition march in Mogadishu
Gunfire erupted in Mogadishu on Friday as security forces clashed with aides guarding opposition politicians during protest. The protesters were demonstrating against delayed elections in the Somali capital and security…
Somalia is Going to the Moon – Turkey Plans $1bn Moon Mission
Turkey’s recently announced space program, which aims to make a soft landing on the moon in 2028, will cost upwards of $1bn and would require building a rocket launch site…
Eritrea President Isaias Afwerki’s 2021 Interview (Video)
In an exclusive, two-hour, interview that was broadcast live on Eri-TV and Radio Dimtis Hafash at 8;00 pm this evening, President Isaias Afwerki elaborated at length the genesis and current…
Somalia Breaking News: Opposition candidates prepare for protest despite ban on public gatherings
Former Presidents Hassan Sheikh Mohamud (L) and Sharif Sheikh Hassan (R) Mogadishu (HOL) – The Council of Presidential Candidates is gearing up for planned protests against President Farmajo on Friday…
Somalia’s leaders urged to resume poll row talks
The UN and African Union have urged Somali leaders to resume talks to resolve the impasse on how to proceed with elections. The term of President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, also…
Djibouti President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh in Paris
Under the sign of strengthening relations of friendship and cooperation. WELCOMED and greeted on his arrival Wednesday afternoon at Orly airport, in Paris, by the Secretary of State for the…
Somalia’s clan system: undermining democracy?
As the Horn of Africa nation struggles to reach a consensus on this year’s general election, the country’s controversial clan-based indirect voting system is under scrutiny. Plans to proceed with…
Somalia’s Farmajo moves to end electoral impasse
Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo has called for a meeting with federal state leaders next week to resolve the impasse on how to proceed with elections. The term of President…
Rising tension as Ethiopia and Sudan deadlocked on border dispute
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (left) and Abdel Fattah al-Burhan (right), head of Sudan’s ruling council Bickering over contested farmland along the border has in recent weeks deteriorated into armed…
Somalia’s delayed presidential elections: Top 7 issues to follow
Uncertainty looms large in the Horn of Africa as Somalia prepares for its delayed and contentious elections normally meant to take place when the president’s term expires on 8 February.…
Farmaajo withdraw from the appointment of elections team for Somaliland in a major move
DHUSAMAREB (HOL) – President Mohamed Farmaajo has bowed to pressure to disband the federal elections team and withdraw from the appointment of elections team for Somaliland in a major move…