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Kenya: Traders cart away capital from Eastleigh
Tuesday, January 22, 2013 On the brink: The bubble that was Eastleigh is threatening to burst as shoppers and traders flee the area in ...
Somalia’s new stock exchange will operate from Nairobi
NAIROBI — War-torn Somalia is setting up a stock market to raise cash for fledging businesses, as the Horn of Africa nation seeks to rebuild ...
Somalia to revive national airline after 21 years
MOGADISHU — The Somali government this week said it was committed to reviving the national carrier, Somali Airlines, after more than two-decades of absences from ...
SOMALIA: Phony Constitution crafted through UN rigged process
BY MOHAMED M. ULUSO On June 22, 2012 the Somali Roadmap (the process for ending the Transition) Signatories (SRS)-(the gang of six) [1] signed documents ...
KENYA: Big money in little Mogadishu
NAIROBI — On a visit to a bank in Eastleigh, a Nairobi neighbourhood, Richard Etemesi was taken aback by the appearance of a customer. “He ...
SOMALIA: Despite security fears, free enterprise thrives in Mogadishu
NAIROBI — Years of civil war has largely taken Somalia off the map as an investment destination. It also didn’t help that the capital Mogadishu ...
Somaliland President to Visit Kenya
BERBERA — Somaliland President Ahmed Mohamed Mohamud (Silanyo) is to embark on a diplomatic visit to the African nation of Kenya after receiving an official ...
Two dead, 41 injured in Nairobi bus blast
Two people were killed and 41 injured in an explosion next to a Kampala-bound bus in downtown Nairobi on Monday night. The blast occurred at ...
Second Kenyan airliner launches direct flights to Somaliland
NAIROBI (Somalilandpress) — Jetlink is set to launch flights to Eritrea and Somaliland as it seeks to establish itself in the region. The airline is ...
SOMALILAND: Swedish diplomats arrive in Hargeisa
HARGEISA (Somalilandpress) — President Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud hosted a Swedish delegation consisting of four ambassadors in his residence in the capital Hargeisa on Monday. A ...
Iran and Israel in Africa: A search for allies in a hostile world
DAKAR (Somalilandpress) — Iran’s proclaimed ambitions in Africa are particularly worrying for Israel, which once had a lot of friends on the continent and wants ...
SOMALILAND: Finland fact-finding delegation arrives
HARGEISA (Somalilandpress) — A Finnish delegation from it’s embassies in East Africa has arrived in Somaliland’s capital on Monday on a fact-finding mission, Qarannews reports. ...
Direct Flights to Somaliland Launched
HARGEISA, 1 February 2010 (Somalilandpress) – Travelling to Somaliland is now easier with the launch of direct flights to the city of Hargeisa in the ...
African Union Envoy Says Al-Qa’idah Training Fighters In Somalia
MOGADISHU, 22 December 2009 (Somalilandpress) – The insecurity in Somalia is fast turning into a global issue as Al-Qa’idah support transforms the once disorganized Al-Shabab ...
U.N. Experts Get Threats in Inquiry Into Somalia
Nairobi, 14 December 2009 (Somalilandpress) – United Nations experts investigating whether Somali businessmen are funneling aid money to terrorist groups have recently received death threats ...
Somalia’s wounded flown to Kenya
NAIROBI, 5 December 2009 (Somalilandpress) — Eight people wounded on Thurday’s Mogadishu bombing that ripped through a university graduation ceremony at a hotel were taken ...
Local Journalists Launch Action Plan To Counter The Oppression Of The Media
NAIROBI, 1 December 2009 (Somalilandpress) – Somali media and journalist associations decided on a cooperative action plan to counter the growing oppression of the media ...
JOURNEY FROM NAIROBI TO HARGEISA
HARGEISA, 23 November 2009 (Somalilandpress) – Two months ago in Nairobi Kenya, there lived a young college lecturer, who was very much bored with his ...
Nicolas Cage Met with Imprisoned Somalia Pirates
NAIROBI, 20 November 2009 (Somalilandpress) – Nicolas Cage met with Somalia prisoners in order to learn about their circumstances and meet with UN councils. Nicolas ...
Without Free Movement, East Africa Will Keep Marking Time
HARGEISA, 16 August 2009 (Somalilandpress) – IN recent weeks, Nairobi has hosted two crucial meetings that touched on pertinent issues that deal with wealth creation. ...
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