Africa

By:SIMON ALLISON The World Bank is working on an extensive bailout package for Zimbabwe, which could see the state receive a cash injection of up to $400-million beginning in 2017, according to leaked documents. The documents have been reported in Zimbabwean media, and were received...

The Somali government has said it imposed a ban on miraa imports from Kenya because Meru Governor Peter Munya had "used the business to campaign for the breakup of the country." On Tuesday evening, Somali Ambassador to Kenya Gamal Hassan said Mr Munya's visit to...

Five cargo planes destined for Mogadishu, Somalia, are stuck in Nairobi with miraa (khat) worth Sh60 million following the cancellation of flights to Somalia. Nyambene Miraa Traders Association spokesman Kimathi Munjuri, however, said other flights carrying the stimulant destined for Somaliland had left the country. On...

Somalia's ban on Kenyan flights carrying the herbal stimulant khat has come into force, with no explanation as to why or how long it will be in place. But the semi-autonomous region Puntland region is among some federal states defying the ban. Khat is popular in...

By: Vivian Tan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - For most of her life, Nawa watched as other children went to school. As a refugee and a girl at that, she was told there was no place for her in the classroom. That looked set to continue when...

By Samir Dualeh Somaliland is a self-declared state of four million people, bordered by Ethiopia and Djibouti. The capital is Hargeisa, which is home to just over a quarter of the population, according to Somaliland government figures. The World Bank sets Somaliland’s per capita GDP at...

DUBAI—Dubai-based ports operator DP World on Monday said it has won a concession to manage and develop a port at Berbera in Somaliland, adding to a global portfolio of more than 75 terminals. The Somaliland concession lasts for 30 years, with a 10-year automatic extension,...

  Dubai's DP World has won a 30 year concession to manage and develop a port in the breakaway Republic of Somaliland that will require an investment of $442 million, the ports operator said in a stocks exchange statement on Monday. The Red Sea Port of...

Somaliland has been pushing for recognition for 25 years now. A journey that has been long and complex. South African Ambassador to Eritrea, H.E. Prof. Iqbal D. Jhazbhay discusses steps made and explores the role of African states in recognizing Somaliland.  

The University of Nairobi was selected to be the first beneficiary from the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs, UNOOSA and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, JAXA, KiboCUBE Program. The announcement was made in the just ended Tokyo International Conference on African Development, TICAD VI. KiboCUBE...