Africa

By: REUTERS Kenya's biggest telecoms operator Safaricom (SCOM.NR), opens new tab has raised 15 billion shillings ($116.73 million) via the second tranche of a sustainability-linked loan from a consortium of local banks, it said on Tuesday. The company,...

By: The Guardian Egypt has sent a second arms shipment to Somalia’s federal government in the space of a month, drawing criticism from its longstanding rival Ethiopia, amid concern about rising tensions in the Horn of Africa.

By: Staff writer The Government of the Republic of Somaliland has expressed profound concern over the recent transfer of heavy weapons to the Mogadishu administration by Egypt, warning that the move endangers the security of the Horn...

By: Staff writer UN Special Representative to Somalia, James Swan, visited Somaliland and met with Somaliland President Musa Bihi Abdi. Their meeting centered on the general situation in the Horn of Africa,...

By: UNSOM Mogadishu – Somalia is currently one of the countries most affected by the climate crisis which negatively impacts livelihood options, exacerbates displacement of populations, and increases inequality and insecurity. In response to these...

By: Dr. Barkhad M. Kaariye The political history of Somalia had been in different legacies under different leaders, from successors of colonial power, elected civilian leaders, a tyrant military government to radicalized and violent terrorist form of...

By: Mohamed O. Osman Guudle (PhD) Abstract This paper explores the distinct developmental trajectories of Somaliland and Somalia through a comparative lens. Despite lacking international recognition, Somaliland has achieved remarkable progress in establishing peace, democracy,...

Press Release 22 September 2024 The United Kingdom has provided a further £5 million of funding to the United Nations-administered UNSOS SSF Trust Fund. The fund, managed by the United Nations Support Office...

By M.A. Egge Somaliland Minister of Education and Science Ahmed Aden Buhane has disclosed that the government has made good its pledge of availing foreign educational scholarships to top students of this year’s national examinations.

Press Release -British Embassy in Mogadishu This week, UK Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa and Red Sea, Alison Blackburne, travelled to Mogadishu for meetings with the Federal Government of Somalia, members of Parliament and international partners.