The first undersea cable to bring high-speed internet access to East Africa has gone live. The fibre-optic cable, operated by African-owned firm Seacom, connects South Africa, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda and Mozambique to Europe and Asia. The firm says the cable will...
Dahabshiil Chief Executive Abdirashid Duale says the stability of Sterling and the Euro across the UK and in Europe have been good for remittances, trade and investment in Africa/FILE By KENNEDY KANGETHE, NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 24 – African Businesses have...
WorldRemit, a London-based online money transfer service that lets people send money to friends and family in other countries, has raised $100m in a Series B funding round led by Technology Crossover Ventures (TCV), with participation from existing investor...
Hi guys, Just thought it would be a good idea to share my tips and info on my trip to Somaliland in December, 2012. Hopefully it’ll help anyone else going there. So firstly I was in Ethiopia and I got the visa in 20 minutes...
The election results in Greece have again elevated the debate across Europe between proponents of austerity and stimulus. Which approach – either constricting public spending, including projects that promote sustainable growth, or increasing this funding, even through borrowing –...
Somcable expands its 4G LTE agreement with Alepo to include a policy control solution that will enable network monetization immediately upon launch. Tuesday, January 5, 2016, Austin, TX – Alepo, http://www.alepo.com, a leading provider of network and IT software solutions...
SOFTWARE ENGINEER / PROGRAMMER Job Title Software Programmer / Analyst Division/Department Information Technology Salary Grade/Band   Reports to Head of IT Department Location / Based in Hargeisa (Somaliland) Position IT Executive Opening Date   Closing Date   SUMMARY U-Tell FZC is looking for young, talented, analytical software engineer / programmer for their Information Technology division. Short listed...
Dahabshiil, which is Somali for ‘the gold melter’, is a ‘rags to riches’ story of an African entrepreneur who lost everything during the Somali civil war. With nothing but a strong network of contacts, he set about rebuilding the company...
Japan-Africa development partnership could not have come at a better time, according to Dahabshiil Chief Executive Officer Abdirashid Duale who participated in the Conference. The Sixth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD VI) held in Nairobi presented opportunities for...
  FRONT: Ambassador Berhe Tesfai, Prof. Heiss, General Dollal, Ethiopian Military Attache’ To mark the fifth anniversary of the commencement of construction work on the Renaissance Dam of Ethiopia, an illustrious occasion was held in Hargeisa, on Saturday.As part of the commemoration process...