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The White House National Security Council has tweeted its support of strengthened informal ties between Taiwan and Somaliland. On July 1, Taiwan and Somaliland announced plans to exchange representative offices.…
Kalkidan Yibeltal BBC News, Addis Ababa The authorities in Ethiopia have detained two suspects who are accused of being involved in the shooting dead of the popular Oromo musician Hachalu…
(bloomberg)–Donald Trump’s biggest foray into African affairs has not turned out well. The U.S. president’s bid to resolve a long-running dispute over a Nile dam has failed to make a…
Under the Chairmanship of His Excellency, Mr. Ismail Omar Guelleh, President of the Republic, Head of Government took place yesterday Tuesday July 07 2020, the 12th meeting of the Council…
Having previously warned that Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed risked turning into an "illegitimate" ruler, Jawar Mohammed, 34, has now become the most high-profile opposition politician to be detained since…
AFP Addis Ababa (news.yahoo) – A leading opposition party representing Ethiopia’s Oromo ethnic group said Monday that five senior members had been detained following violence last week that claimed at…
Somalia is one of the few remaining frontier oil and gas exploration territories and the Somalian federal government is promoting its advancement by launching its first ever offshore licensing round.…
Africa is seeing coronavirus cases rapidly increasing and deaths rising, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). We’ve looked at the situation across the continent, and examined which countries are…
In our series of letters from African journalists, Ismail Einashe considers how Somalia has become caught up in the US election campaign. President Donald Trump is making Somali-American congresswoman Ilhan…
From the 2000 Arta Conference in Djibouti, which gave birth to the 4.5-clan system, to the current fledgeling federal government, Somali youth have been systematically excluded from the country’s political…
The new agreements, supporting projects on roads, agricultural systems, water facilities and fisheries, will spur economic growth, helping to support a secure and prosperous Somaliland Construction of Maydh fishing jetty…
Al shabab militant group in Somalia has claimed the responsibility of having shot to death a lawmaker who was abducted on Sunday. The MP was identified as Mohamed Mohamud Siyad.…
By Eden Sahle ( Eden Sahle is founder and CEO of Yada Technology Plc. She has studied law and international economic law. She can be reached at edensah2000@gmail.com. ) Despite…
Sri Lankan authorities are insisting on cremation for coronavirus victims – a practice forbidden by Islam. The nation’s minority Muslim community says they are using the pandemic to discriminate, writes…
MAHLET FASIL @MAHLETFASIL Addis Abeba, July 03/2020 – In a televised address aired through the national television today, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said that coordinated attempts in the last few…