Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed on Saturday urged foreign countries and investors to follow legal procedures for investment in his country, in an apparent response to a dispute over a port deal in the breakaway region of Hargeisa, “I am warning companies and countries not to cross the line and put to question the sovereignty

Nairobi – Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and opposition leader Raila Odinga held a meeting in Nairobi, capital of Kenya, in which his plan was to co-ordinate a political settlement between the two sides. . The meeting at the Harambee House in Nairobi’s capital, Nairobi, is jointly co-ordinated with the best possible political development, with a

The United States says much as it shares security concerns raised by the Ethiopian government, the answer lay with ‘greater freedom and not less.’ Secretary of State Rex Tillerson reiterated the U.S. disagreement on a reimposed state of emergency. He stressed that the U.S. continued to monitor the ‘voluntary transition,’ ongoing in the country. He

The Somali community in Mombasa is preparing to front a governor candidate in 2022 who will “protect the President’s legacy”.They have formed a committee to look for a potential candidate. This will be the first time the community fields a candidate in a Mijikenda-majority county. The committee, which has so far held three meetings, is

Ethiopia-UAE Joint Technical Committee Meeting opened in Addis Ababa on Monday March 05, 2018, serving as an effective platform for the development of the bilateral cooperation at various levels within a range of economic sectors, and contributing towards the success of the Join Ministerial Commission meeting to be held over the week. The Ethiopian delegation

Khartoum -A delegation led by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Federal Government of Somalia Mr. Ahmed Isa Awad has arrived in Sudan’s capital Khartoum on the occasion of the International Airport in Khartoum with the Somali Ambassador to Sudan The ambassador of the emirate Sheikh Ahmed Ibrahim Burfule and some

Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan is set to go on a five-day official visit to four African countries starting Monday According to a statement release by the president’s office, Erdogan will hold talks with his counterparts in Algeria, Mauritania, Senegal and Mali in one-on-one and inter-delegation meetings. The leaders are expected to discuss regional and

Ethiopia’s ruling coalition, the Ethiopia Peoples Revolutionary Democratic Front EPRDF has set a date for its much awaited congress, local media portal, the Addis Standard reports. The EPRDF’s Council is expected to begin its meeting on Thursday March 1, 2018. The gathering is supposed to run for three days at the end of which the

The East African Community  needs $78 billion in the next ten years to fund more than 200 infrastructure projects in the five member states. The key projects to be funded include the Standard Gauge Railway hydropower, oil and gas projects across the region, which together are to cost $62.2 billion. Leaders from the EAC member

Polling stations on Friday opened in Djibouti for legislative elections boycotted by the main opposition, Movement for Development and Freedom party. According to the party, three years after promise of electoral reforms, nothing has been done in that direction. They argue that the process lacks transparency and credibility. The ruling party is, however, expected to