Alarmed by the political and security turmoil that occurred in the Ethio-Somali Regional State last week, oil companies engaged in oil exploration projects in the region have evacuated their staff to Addis Ababa, it was learnt. Following the security crisis in the fragile region, conflict erupted in the regional capital, Jigjiga, on July 28. Civilians

Mogadishu– The Government has officially launched the National Economic Council, which was established by a presidential decree on July 12, 2018. The Council was set up as an advisory council that supports the President and the government on management of pertinent economic policy matters, as well as provides economic analysis and policy advice on the

The United Arab Emirates will build an oil pipeline connecting Eritrea’s port city of Assab with Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa, an Ethiopian state-affiliated broadcaster said on Friday. Fana Broadcasting said the information was revealed during a meeting in Addis Ababa between Ethiopia Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Reem Al Hashimy, the UAE’s state minister for

Relations between Canada and Saudi Arabia are likely to be frosty for a considerable time in the wake of this week’s bruising diplomatic meltdown and it will take determined fence-mending to restore the relationship, experts say.“I think it’s going to take a cooling-off period, perhaps a significant cooling-off period for this brouhaha to pass over,”

Khartoum – Somali Times The Prime Minister of the Federal Government of Somalia, Mr Hassan Ali Khaire and the President of Sudan Omar Hassan Al-Bashir held a meeting in Khartoum on a two-day official visit to the Horn of Africa nation. , development, investment and development in the region as a whole. “I have a

This is the latest in a series of diplomatic tensions over the past few weeks between the government of Saudi Arabia and Canada, the Saudi Arabian summit said it will suspend all flights between the two countries on Monday. Adel al-Jubeir, Saudi Arabia’s minister of foreign affairs, has previously accused the government of interfering in

The President of Somalia, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, the Minister of Defense of the Somali Republic and the Chief of Defense Forces, met with the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia today. These meetings have been linked to the military and the UK’s involvement in the extension of military support to Somalia. Somalia’s President Mohamed

The presidents of Somalia and Eritrea on Monday signed an agreement to establish diplomatic ties after over a decade of animosity, in the latest lightning rapprochement between Horn of Africa rivals. Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed’s three-day visit to Asmara coincides with an extraordinary peace process between Eritrea and Ethiopia — part of the dizzying

Mogadishu-Somalia-China Friendship Association was on Saturday established after a very colour ceremony on the foundation of this association held in the capital Mogadishu, in attendance with Somali Government officials, Chinese Ambassador to Somalia, youth and Students. Chinese Ambassador to Somalia, H.E. Qin Jian delivered the flowing key speech at the ceremony It’s a great pleasure

The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia,  Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed and his delegation arrived in Asmara, the capital of Eritrea. The president and his delegation have welcomed President Asmus Afwerki and other officials at the Asmara International Airport. Asmara’s reds are on the Somali flag, due to the visit of the president and his