Somaliland

The UAE's Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation will launch a dam in Hargeisa City, Somaliland, in the next two days to continue efforts to curb famine in the Horn of Africa country. The project was carried out upon directives from President His Highness Sheikh...

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRC) warned Wednesday of a health crisis in Somaliland after 28 people died of acute diarrhoea in the past 10 days. More than 411 cases, believed to be caused by cholera, have been reported since the...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...