Turks have just announced their presence in Somalia with their biggest embassy in the world, which was opened by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The agreements signed during the event — covering areas such as finance, health, agriculture and security — clearly show that, in Somalia, Turkey sees a lot of potential for economic advancement. Kenya […]
Continue reading …Support for resilience and to promote state and peace building in Somalia expected to be one of the key announcements during the European Development Days today Today is the second and final day of the European Development Days (EDDs) – Europe’s leading forum on development and international cooperation. During the event, EU Commissioner for International […]
Continue reading …The government of Eritrea says its forces killed more than 200 Ethiopian troops and wounded more than 300 during fighting Sunday and Monday in a contested border area. There has been no independent confirmation of the figures, released by Eritrea in a government statement Thursday. In an interview with VOA’s Horn of Africa Service, Ethiopia’s […]
Continue reading …Muscat: Omantel, the Sultanate’s leading provider of integrated telecommunication services, has joined in a consortium with several East African telecommunications providers to lay the Gulf to Africa (G2A) undersea fibre-optic cable, which is set to revolutionise connectivity from Oman to East Africa, including Ethiopia and Somalia. The G2A undersea cable represents the first phase of […]
Continue reading …Gulf to Africa, G2A, a New Groundbreaking Cable System between Oman, Somaliland, Puntland, and Ethiopia That Will Develop the Telecommunications in Eastern Africa Using Xtera’s Turnkey Subsea Solution MUSCAT, OMAN and DALLAS, TEXAS, USA – (February 9, 2016) – Omantel, the national operator of Oman and the leading wholesale carrier in the Middle East, today […]
Continue reading …In Iceland, I’m standing now in front of the door of the house of the current president of Iceland. No police, no army, no wall or gates, and I don’t see any security cameras at all!! (And look how relatively simple it looks!!), and I remind you, that I’m a bearded Muslim wondering around the […]
Continue reading …Where Somalia is king of the world; sheep and goats are working miracles in war-torn country. A world leader in export of sheep and goats, the tonnes of bones discarded in the nation are becoming material for a burgeoning soap industry. THE Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) have released a report that says that in […]
Continue reading …Somali camel traders pay the price of war in Syria With markets in the Middle East paralysed by war, Somali traders say their livelihoods are at risk of collapse. ‘Hundreds of jobs have been lost and many more will be lost if exports don’t start again. Somalia is suffering because of wars elsewhere,’ said one […]
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