Kenya hoping for deal even as Somalia insists on ICJ route by Oliver Mathenge
On August 28, 2014, Somalia wrote to the International Court of Justice in an application to institute proceedings against Kenya with regard to “a dispute
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South Sudan to launch auction of licenses for eight oilfields (Reuters)
South Sudanese soldiers stand during President Salva Kiir’s visit to an oil refinery in Melut, Upper Nile State, South Sudan will kick-start an auction of
Kenya’s Safaricom seeks to acquire stake in Ethiopia telco
Kenya telco Safaricom is considering buying a stake in Ethiopia’s State-owned Ethio Telecom, which has announced the sale of shares through a privatisation plan. Michael
Abiy Ahmed, Ethiopia’s prime minister, wins 2019 Nobel peace prize (Jason Burke & Jon Henley)
The prime minister of Ethiopia, Abiy Ahmed, has won the 2019 Nobel peace prize, the Norwegian Nobel committee has announced. Berit Reiss-Andersen, the committee’s chair,
Guterres warns U.N. may not have enough money to pay staff next month
The United Nations may not have enough money for staff salaries next month if member states don’t pay what they owe, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres
Somaliland Ready To Welcome First Uganda Airlines Flight To Hargeisa
Somaliland government is excited at the prospect of Uganda Airlines adding Hargeisa as parts of its new destinations. Uganda Airlines announced this week it will
Turkey begins military offensive in Syria, Erdogan announces (Helen Regan)
Turkey’s offensive in northeastern Syria has begun, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced Wednesday, just days after the Trump administration announced it was pulling US
Infiltrating Data Centres In The Horn Of Africa (Abigail Opiah)
(Anthony Voscarides, CEO of Djibouti Data Center) A wise person once said, ‘With great risk often comes great reward’. It has been said that this
Somalia Partnership Forum opens in Mogadishu
Mogadishu, 1 October 2019 – The Federal Government of Somalia and its international partners gathered in the country’s capital today for the 2019 Somalia Partnership
Ilhan Omar Says ‘Speculation and Innuendo’ From Political Foes Killed Her Marriage by Svetlana Ekimenko
Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar reportedly filed for divorce from her husband Ahmed Hirsi on 7 October, with the 38-year-old Somalia-born politician describing the marriage as