By David Whitehouse
Abdirashid Duale sees remittances as a key driver of development in sub-Saharan Africa.
Dahabshiil is keen to expand its Ethiopian presence following its remittance service partnership with M-Pesa Safaricom, CEO Abdirashid Duale tells The Africa Report.
The agreement at the...
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...
Qatar Airways is looking at Somaliland as one of its key destinations in Africa as the airline plans to expand its reach across the continent.
Hendrik Du Preez, Vice-President of Qatar Airways’s for Africa while speaking to Routesonline about the airline’s...
By Bird Story Agency
What you need to know:
Kenya’s Mombasa port, the largest and busiest in the region, is facing tough competition from ports at Berbera in Somaliland, Dar es Salaam in Tanzania and Maputo in...
Somaliland has been assessed as holding commercial quantities of oil and gas. EDUARDO SOTERAS/AFP via Getty Images
The presence of oil in Somaliland has been confirmed by a recent exploration. The discovery has raised the stakes in Somaliland’s claim for independence from Somalia...
The Ethiopia-Somaliland MoU has been met with optimism and belief in its potential for closer cooperation and mutual prosperity, according to residents of Hargeisa, the capital of Somaliland, who attended the Second-Generation Ethiopians welcoming ceremony at Friendship Park yesterday.
Recall...
By Shem Oirere
Civil strife has been one of Africa's biggest hurdles to the exploration and production of oil and gas on the continent's waters.
Despite a reduction in the conflicts, violence has flared up again in East Africa, as forces...
DP World is expanding the Port of Berbera in Somaliland with a terminal to raise capacity to handle more than 500,000 TEU of containers per year
By Martyn Wingrove
This first phase of development is scheduled to be completed by Q1...
With operations in Kenya, the two are keen to grow businesses in the region.
In Summary
•Funded by the European Union, the programme aims at promoting women, youth and agricultural producer groups.
•Ripple effects are expected to be felt in Kenya, which...