Unlocking the potential of Africa’s hidden nation Somaliland: Is building a National Oil Company the correct way to harness this potentially game-changing untapped hydrocarbon resources?  Preface Africa, a vast continent home to the world’s second-largest population, is now seeing much...
In significant news for the nearly 6m inhabitants of Somaliland, an unrecognised state located on the southern coast of the Gulf of Aden, Caafisom, a healthtech startup based in the capital city of Hargeisa, has completed a $110,000 seed...
Products from Tayo Plastics Factory expected to curb unnecessary importations By M.A. Egge The VP H.E. Abdirahman Abdillahi Ismael Seyli’i has urged entrepreneurs who run corporations that are public liabilities entity to focus on globally standardized management such that they may...
The move ended deepening mobile money transfer amid the outbreak of Covid-19, will see WorldRemit customers pay a flat fee of 1 dollar in all transactions effective immediately. The Remittance firm has been charging customers a transaction of 1.99 dollar...
Written by Gordon Peake A not-infrequently heard lamentation of maudlin government advisers and aid managers revolves around the notion that ‘they really couldn’t do without us.’ The ‘they’ are the ministers, senior bureaucrats and functionaries of the ‘partner’ government in the...
SAGALJET Company, which is celebrating its 15th jubilee, has been hailed by the Somaliland community and guests of honors for their achievements. This year’s event testified that femaleness or maternity does not bar women from competing with their peers, as SAGALJET’s...
The world market always demands faster and cheaper ways for the circulation of commodities. When it comes to landlocked territories and bulk goods, road and railway corridors to the sea are crucial for lowering costs, if not for allowing...
By M.A. Egge The task force committee set up by the government seeking ways and means of addressing the inflation gripping the nation has come up with tentative measures that may nip it in the bud. A six-point guideline resolution has...
New container terminal, facilities on the horizon By Birhanu Fikade Hargeisa, Somaliland-The Somaliland Port Authority has planned to spend an additional outlay of USD 269 million for the Berbera Port container terminal, yard operations and expansion of facilities to be completed...
By Goth Mohamed Goth Hargeisa-Dahabshiil group of companies on Sunday handed over the second consignment of medical equipment to help the government of Somaliland stem the coronavirus pandemic. Mr. Fouad Ahmed Nuh, the director of operations at Dahabshiil remittance handed over...