Telesom CEO Abdikarim M. Eid bags AfricaCom Enterprise CxO of the year Award 2018 Cape Town South Africa https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htnNlJc7YzQ&feature=youtu.be&a=  
Ismail Ahmed, the founder of one of the world's leading online money transfer services, speaks to Euronews at Web Summit in Lisbon about growth, entrepreneurship, and the pleasure of sending cash back to the family. Scrolling through his phone after...
What renders the CEO of Telesom Abdikarim Mohamed Eid a rare oddity among his peers occurred occurred barren of all the formal economic support system from a country, Somaliland, marred by a destructive civil war. This glowing tribute comes from...
SOMTEL expands 3G and 4G mobile and internet network, and eDahab mobile payment services for Somali customers and announces a share offering to the public. The SOMTEL telecommunications company, which is a member of Dahabshiil Group, launched enhanced 3G4G and...
State-owned RAK Gas, which supplies natural gas to the UAE's northern emirates and Africa, said on Monday it has signed a production sharing agreement with Zanzibar. The project is the African country's "first-ever exploration project", said RAK Gas co-chief executive...
No survivors have been found after Lion Air Flight JT 610 from Jakarta to Pangkal Pinang, on the Indonesian island of Bangka, crashed into the sea today 13 minutes after takeoff. Flight controllers lost contact with the plane shortly after the pilot...
Fauzia Mohamud Hassan’s life looked shattered when the drought of 2015 claimed her entire livestock leaving her with no source of livelihood and eight children to feed and educate. She had a large number of cows which she would sell...
From knowing your market to managing currency volatility, here's how these businesses made it overseas Real Business conducted a survey in partnership with WorldFirst to find out what our small business readers see as the main barriers to entry when it comes...
Digital money transfer company, WorldRemit, has appointed the former CEO of the FTSE 100 company Paddy Power Betfair plc, Breon Corcoran, as its new chief executive. WorldRemit’s pioneering digital technology has disrupted the remittance industry, driving the industry’s evolution from...
 ETHIOPIAN DIASPORA TRUST FUND ADVISORY COUNCIL  PRESS RELEASE  October 20, 2018 The Ethiopian Diaspora Trust Fund (EDTF) Advisory Council (Council) is pleased to announce the launch of the Ethiopian Diaspora Trust Fund on October 22, 2018 through its official website...