Ethiopian GERD Dam Ready to Test Power Production
Ethiopia is reportedly gearing up to begin testing hydropower generation at its flagship 5.2-GW Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), despite a continued diplomatic row about its potential implications for water consumption…
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African entrepreneurs from all 54 African countries to apply now for the 2021 TEF Entrepreneurship Programme on tefconnect.com LAGOS, Nigeria, December 30, 2021/ — The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF)…
Human Rights Watch says Tigrayan forces summarily executed dozens of civilians
Rights group Human Rights Watch (HRW) says Tigrayan forces summarily executed dozens of civilians in “apparent war crimes” in two towns they controlled in Ethiopia’s Amhara region. The executions occurred…
The World Bank supports Djibouti to accelerate digital transformation
The World Bank today approved a US$10 million credit from the International Development Association (IDA), the World Bank’s program for the poorest countries, in support of Djibouti’s efforts to accelerate…
Top Indian hospital, three banks to build $100m hospital in Somaliland
A joint venture between two banks and a major hospital in India is set to construct a multimillion-dollar hospital in Hargeisa, the capital of the Republic of Somaliland, following an…
Ethiopia govt recapture the towns on key road to the capital
Ethiopia’s government announced Monday it had recaptured two strategic towns from rebel fighters, the latest in a rapid series of battlefield victories claimed by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s administration. Dessie…
Somaliland’s President inaugurates Berbera International Airport
Berbera International Airport is now operational and ready for the biggest of flights sojourn. President H.E. Musa Bihi Abdi performed the inauguration of the ultra-modernized international airport on Saturday, Nov.…
Taiwan Expo in Somaliland, East Africa’s business matchmaking program
Taiwan News) — Taipei, Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan Organized jointly by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA), and the Importers and Exporters Association of…
Scrambling for ports on the Horn of Africa
In this Feb. 7, 2009 file photo, Djibouti men and women dance during the opening ceremony of Dubai-based port operator DP World’s Doraleh container terminal in Djibouti port. (AP Photo/Adam…
BREAKING NEWS: ICJ rules overwhelmingly in Somalia’s favor in landmark maritime dispute
The UN’s top court has ruled largely in favor of Somalia in its long-running dispute with Kenya over its maritime border. Kenya previously accused the International Court of Justice of…
Taiwan and Somaliland two small countries with big neighbors | Are we to see the “Economic Miracle” model in Somaliland
Ambassador Allen Chenhwa Lou, Taiwan Representative in the Republic of Somaliland, and Mohamed Haji Osman, Minister of Agricultural Development of the Republic of Somaliland, co-host the opening ceremony of the…
Somalia opens oxygen plant vital in Covid fight
Somalia’s first large-scale factory producing much-needed medical oxygen has been opened in the capital, Mogadishu. The plant, which is at the city’s main child and maternal health hospital, was made…
Somaliland Foreign Ministry rejects Somalia’s sham election
The Republic of Somaliland Foreign Affairs Ministry on Wednesday said that elections organized by Somalia’s Federal Gov’t have nothing to do with Somaliland and asserted to the Int’l community that…
Somalis enjoy first public film screening in 30 years
The theatre was built in 1967 as a gift from China’s then leader Mao Zedong Somalia has hosted its first public film screening in 30 years – raising hopes of…
US calls on Somali president and PM to resolve row
President Mohamed Farmajo and Prime Minister Hussein Roble have not been in agreement over key appointments The United States has urged Somalia’s president and prime minister to resolve their differences…