Ethiopia joins ICAO Trainer Plus & provide air traffic control training for nationals from Djibouti and Somaliland
Addis Ababa, April 11, 2017 (FBC) –Ethiopia has become full member of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Trainer Plus.
This will allow the country to earn more foreign currency by providing international trainings, Teshale Bekele, training center director at the Ethiopian Civil Aviation Authority...
A mother who lost her son in Somalia brings his journals to life in a film
By Joyce Hackel
The British-American journalist snapped his last-ever photograph just one year later in that Horn of Africa nation, before being killed by a mob.
Now his mother, Kathy Eldon, has created a biopic telling his story. "The Journey is the Destination" is based on...
The Enhancing Somali Livestock Trade Project reported to the Steering Committee meeting on progress made to date
On 4th April, the Second Steering Committee of Enhancing Somali Livestock Trade (ESOLT) Project implemented through a partnership of AU-IBAR and FAO Somalia and funded by the European Union met in Entebbe, Uganda. The meeting was attended by the European Commission, (EC), Somali veterinary...
Exclusive: In Somaliland, water is a life-or-death resource
CTVNews.ca Staff
Published Tuesday, April 11, 2017 10:00PM EDT
There are no storm clouds on the horizon in Somaliland, and that's a bad thing for the eastern African republic's drought-stricken people.
Hospitals are filled with sick and starving patients, many of them children, and fresh water...
The UAE is expanding its influence in the Horn of Africa by funding ports and military bases
WRITTEN BY Abdi Latif Dahir @Lattif
The semi-autonomous region of Puntland in northeastern Somalia signed a 30-year concession agreement with the Dubai-owned P&O Ports firm in early April, to develop and manage a multipurpose port in Bosaso city. The development of the seaport will take place in...
Somaliland Was Only a Country for 5 Days
by Ken JenningsApril 10, 2017
Today, the unrecognized Somaliland is governed from Hargeisa (pictured) with its own police force, currency, president, and parliament.
In this week's Maphead, Ken Jennings explores a country that existed for just five days or for 50 years, depending on who you...
The Gulf’s “little Sparta” The ambitious United Arab Emirates
Driven by an energetic crown price, the UAE is building bases far beyond its borders
TUCKED away behind rows of tin shacks and unkempt acacia trees, a cluster of tumbledown villas, mosques and a synagogue conjures up the grandeur of a port that once marked...
Somali’s livestock Stakeholders Consultative meeting in Uganda
The Stakeholder Consultative meeting was organised by AU-IBAR with an aim of assuring sustainable livestock exports from all Somali regions.
A total of 36 Somali participants from various Somali institutions participated in the discussions. Leading the delegations were the respective Livestock Ministers from Republic of...
Somaliland:We are supportive of dialogue between Somaliland and neighbouring Puntland”Baroness Anelay UK’s Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
Horndiplomat-The Uk's Member of Parliament Lord Luce asked Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Question about the British government support they are providing to Somaliland that to enhancing political stability in Somaliland.
Question:Asked by Lord Luce: To ask Her Majesty’s Government what support they...
Somaliland journalist sentenced to 2 years in prison
A court in breakaway of Somaliland has sentenced a journalist to two years in prison after he was arrested for meeting Somalia's new president.
Abdimalik Muse Oldon was charged with engaging in anti-national activities, spreading "false" news and disturbing public order.
Oldon, an online journalist, was...