Russia Naval Base Plans Somaliland on the cards?
Sudan confirmed on Tuesday that it will review last year’s naval base agreement with Russia following speculation in April that the deal might be shelved. According to Chief of General…
Ethiopia has resumed filling of giant dam
CAIRO (Reuters) -Egypt’s irrigation minister said on Monday he had received official notice from Ethiopia that it had begun filling the reservoir behind its giant hydropower dam, the Grand Ethiopian…
Turkey in talks over Somalia space station and missions to the Moon
Turkey is in talks with three countries as it seeks help in developing a space port in Somalia and a rocket to carry out lunar landings, according to the head…
Ex Sierra Leone president arrives in Somaliland to observe elections
Ex-Sierra Leone President Ernest Koroma has arrived in Hargeisa, the capital of the Republic of Somaliland. Mr. Koroma has firmly stated that Somaliland is an independent state and echoed similar…
Ethiopia to start generating power from its Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
A handout satellite image shows a view of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) in Ethiopia, on July 28, 2020. (Satellite image ©2020 Maxar Technologies via Reuters) Ethiopia plans to…
Kenya’s Airways to start direct flights to Somaliland while banning to Somalia
Kenya’s airways plans to start direct flights from Nairobi to Hargeisa, the capital of Somaliland May 28. Kenya and Somaliland reached the first historic bilateral agreement at the end of…
US envoy in Egypt for talks on Ethiopia’s dam dispute
U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa Jeffrey Feltman, left, meets with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry at the foreign ministry in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, May 5, 2021. CAIRO…
On Gerd Sudan talks tough with Ethiopia because of the Military
Sudan is caught in the middle of a decade-long row between Ethiopia and Egypt over the dam Ethiopia is building on the River Nile and in recent months it has…
Ethiopia to go on filling the GERD Dam despite Egypt and Sudan
Ethiopia said Wednesday it would not be deterred from impounding water at its Nile mega-dam, despite a persistent impasse with downstream countries worried about their water supply. The Grand Ethiopian…
Breaking News: Unconfirmed reports suggest An Ethiopian-Eritrean Federation Soon
Unconfirmed reports suggest Federation talks are said to start soon between Ethiopia and Eritrea. “You are our leader!” It is important to remember that when President Isaias made his first…
Calls for international probe into fire at Sanaa detention centre
A blaze that tore through a migrant detention centre in Yemen’s capital last week killed dozens of people, mostly Ethiopians. A leader of the Ethiopian community in Yemen’s capital has…
Taiwan Lauds UAE’s decision to appoint a top diplomat to Somaliland
Taiwan which was the latest country to set up a representative office in SL has applauded the UAE as President Musa Bihi Abdi received the letter of credence from the…
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…
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…
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…
