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William Hague visits Somalia’s Mogadishu

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William Hague has called for renewed pressure against Islamist militants during the first visit to Somalia by a British foreign secretary for 20 years. His arrival ...

Ethiopia and Somaliland discuss recent hostilities in Buhodle

ADDIS ABABA-The government of Ethiopia and Somaliland held talks on regarding the recent skirmishes between Somaliland national army and militia group in Buhodle. This ...

Somaliland:SOMCABLE begins deploying of cable fiber

Hargeisa- Somcable the firm that has won the rights to bring Fiber Optic Infrastructure to Somaliland began digging the trenches where the Fiber Optic cables ...

BBC: Live from Somaliland

HARGEISA — The presenter of BBC’s popular World Update, Dan Damon and BBC Africa Editor Mary Harper were this week in the Somaliland capital, Hargeisa, ...

SOMALIA: Yemeni and Saudi forces kill 11 Somali immigrants

HARGEISA — At least eleven illegal immigrants from Somalia have been killed this week as they crossed into Saudi Arabia from Yemen according to the ...

African Union to open new HQ in Ethiopia

ADDIS ABABA — The African Union is due to inaugurate its newly built headquarters in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa. The entire $200m (£127m) project was ...

Turkey challenges Iran in Somalia

Turkey’s relatively newfound interest in engaging with Somalia was triggered by a combination of different events, from the extension of humanitarian assistance during a time ...

Ali Khalif and Ali Esse are responsible for destabilizing Sool region of Somaliland

January 26, 2012 The peace which existed in Sool was shattered by a group of expatriates from the US whose actions led to more than ...

U.S. commandos free two hostages in daring Somalia raid

DJIBOUTI — U.S. special operations forces swooped into Somalia on Wednesday and rescued two hostage aid workers after killing their nine kidnappers, a rare and ...

The joys of investing in Somaliland

“How are you going to make money in a country that doesn’t even exist?” That was probably the question that many people had at the ...

Telesom once again introduces new services to Somaliland

HARGEISA-Telesom Company, Somaliland’s largest national telecommunication operator has once again introduced a first of its kind service to its customers in Somaliland. Telesom unveiled ...

Chevening Scholarships are 1 year post-graduate courses in the UK starting in September 2012

Chevening Scholarships are for talented graduates and young professionals around the world who have been identified as potential future leaders across a wide range of ...

Israel: Nuclear Iran could deter military action

JERUSALEM — A senior Israeli military official says a nuclear Iran could make it tougher for Israel to act against enemies closer to home. Military planning ...

Ethiopians protest over Israeli Minister’s comments

Immigrant absorption minister responds to Ethiopian protests against racism by saying they should be grateful to state. JERUSALEM — Activists from the Ethiopian immigrant community and ...

Who’s killing Iranian nuclear scientists?

Nuclear scientist Mostafa Ahmadi Roshan was killed by a blast in Tehran on Wednesday, the state-run IRNA news agency said. (CNN) — It’s a question many ...

TV journalist held without charge in Somaliland

New York, January 10, 2012-The Committee to Protect Journalists today called on authorities in the semi-autonomous republic of Somaliland to explain why they have detained ...

Indonesia issues Tsunami warning after a powerful quake

INDONESIA has issued a tsunami warning after a powerful quake this morning off Aceh province. The United States Geological Survey said the quake had a preliminary ...

Jonathan Starr’s Somali Good Deed

The founder of Flagg Street Capital now runs Abaarso Tech, a nonprofit that helps prepare Somaliland students for top-tier schools in the U.S. and U.K. By ...

SOMALILAND: Co-founder of CandleLight honored

Photo: (From left to right) Dr. Claudia Paz y Paz Bailey, Sihem Bensedrine, Louise Arbour, Shukri Ismail, and Sima Sama; Courtesy of ICG 2011 The International ...

Ethiopia’s partnership with China

Photograph: Ethiopian prime minister Meles Zenawi (left) toasts Chinese premier Wen Jiabao during a meeting in Beijing in August. Photograph: Adrian Bradshaw/AFP/Getty Images China sees Ethiopia ...

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