America’s Department of State recently suspended $130 million worth of aid to Ethiopia because of “a lack of progress” on negotiations pertaining to the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on…
A recent accord between Taiwan and Somaliland, two states acknowledged by few others, is making waves. For a start, China is not happy. The recent accord struck between Taiwan and…
In Yemen, Houthi militias have used the corona crisis to violently chase out Ethiopian migrants across the border with Saudi Arabia. There they have been shot at by the Saudi…
Work at the Berbera International Airport in Somaliland is almost complete with new infrastructure being put in place to make it one of the most modern aviation facilities in the…
Mohamed Hussein Roble, center, came to Sweden in 1992 and got his citizenship five years later. Photo: Somali Presidents’ Office A Swedish-Somali engineer has been named the new prime minister…
The prospect of paid work and better lives lured Teshome and Kadir from their native Ethiopia, their hopes pinned on Saudi Arabia. Instead, the two young men have spent at…
Against the backdrop of an explosion of demand for hydrocarbons, the Swiss trader Trafigura signed a contract with Somaliland to both supply and invest in its port infrastructure. The race…
Pomp and colour marked the official opening of the Somaliland embassy offices in Taipei, Taiwan on Wednesday morning. Taiwan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Joseph Wu and Somaliland’s Representative to Taiwan…
It may have built up formidable military might and wield enormous diplomatic and economic clout, but China has been forced onto the defensive by a blossoming alliance of two small democracies who…
The money transfer service will empower Somalis at home and abroad. 3 September 2020: London: Juba Express, one of the fastest growing money transfer services and WorldRemit, a leading global payments company…
By CARA ANNA On the guidance of President Donald Trump, the State Department said Wednesday the U.S. is suspending some aid to Ethiopia over the “lack of progress” in the…
Ethiopia’s government has demanded an explanation from the US over a report that it has reduced its funding of Ethiopia as the dispute continues over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam…
Over the past two months, the very public rivalry between China and Taiwan has moved into the Horn of Africa over representation in unrecognized Somaliland. On July 1, Taiwan’s Ministry…
Some U.S. officials fear the move will harm Washington’s relationship with Addis Ababa. BY ROBBIE GRAMER | AUGUST 27, 2020, 2:41 PM Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has approved a plan to halt…
Ethiopia and Sudan have said they would make every effort to reach a deal on a giant hydropower dam on the Blue Nile River that has caused a bitter dispute…
