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...
The director of the Ethiopian Land Bank and Development Corporation (LBDC) Lensa Mekonnen held a meeting with the Deputy Ambassador of the Republic of Somaliland to Ethiopia Amb. Mr. Barkhad Kaariye on how the deal will be implemented in...
Dahabshiil Group has donated 20 million birr to businesses affected by the fire at Jigjiga’s Taiwan Market. Dahabshil CEO Abdiarshid Duale who traveled to the city of Jigjiga and met with the president of the Somali regional government said that they...
For the second year in a row, Kenya’s Port of Mombasa has ranked below Berbera in the #World_Bank’s Container Port Performance Index. Mombasa dropped to 328th position globally out of 405 ports, down from 326. Meanwhile, the Port of Berbera...
We have talked about the resistance to a cashless society in places like the United States and Germany. However, in Africa, this phenomenon is much more widespread. For example, in a landlocked African country like Zimbabwe, where inflation has soared...
By Goth Mohamed Goth SOMTEL is the leading telecommunication company best known for blending hard-core design skills and Innovation and marketing know-how in communication advancement has in a well-attended ceremony SOMTEL launched its latest’s service “RISAALA” which benefit esteemed customers...
THE SOMTEL NETWORK OFFERS SHARES TO THE PUBLIC AT AN ISSUE PRICE OF $100 PER SHARE Somtel, the telecom and technology service provider with a wide network coverage in the Somali region, has set the issue price of the shares...
For centuries, Berbera has been a vital seaport for traders traveling through the Gulf of Aden, which in the Middle Ages was known as the Gulf of Berbera. Traders would use this port to access the wider Horn and...