Scramble for Horn of Africa by Gulf, Orient, Western and African interests

A map of the Horn of Africa. The Horn of Africa has become a diplomatic and economic battleground pitting interests from the Gulf, the West, the Mediterranean and Africa.
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By FRED OLUOCH The self-declared republic of Somaliland is the latest diplomatic and economic battleground in the Horn of Africa. It pits interests from the Gulf,...

Somaliland: Making do with what they have

A man pushes his decorated wheelbarrow during celebrations of the 27th anniversary of self-declared independence of Somaliland in Hargeisa on May 15, 2018. PHOTO | AFP
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By ODINDO AYIEKO Somaliland's fourth-lowest GDP per capita and a high income gap between rich and poor, according to data from the World Bank. Yet the...

28 years later, is there hope of independence for Somaliland?

A portrait of Somaliland head of the Liaison Office in Kenya Bashe Omar. He is hopeful Somaliland will be a recognised as an independent country. ILLUSTRATION | THE EASTAFRICAN
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The Somaliland head of the Liaison Office in Kenya Bashe Omar talked to FRED OLUOCH about the changing geopolitics in the Horn. Twenty-eight years after Somaliland declared...

Somaliland: The Weak FGS Attempts To Block Commercial Cargo In Saudi Arabia

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A vessel carrying an estimated 20,000 head of livestock has been unable to unload its cargo at the Jeddah port in Saudi Arabia. The livestock...

Somaliland in rare opportunity to bask in limelight

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Three local NGO’s grace the SDG summit in New York By M.A. Egge The nation of Somaliland has had a rare opportunity to share the stage...

Somaliland: Dahabshiil Donates $100,000 Dollars towards Berbera vocational training school

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By Goth Mohamed Goth Mr. Mohamed Said Dualeh, the owner of Dahabshiil group of companies has donated $ 100, 000 dollars to Berbera vocational training...

Somaliland: PFM Pillar 5 Monthly Technical Working Group Meeting Held

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By Goth Mohamed Goth The PFM Coordination Unit has organized PFM Pillar 5 Technical Working Group Meeting. The meeting is chaired by the Auditor General of...

Somaliland: Government, Education Cannot Wait and UNICEF jointly Launch Multi-year Resilience Program

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By Goth Mohamed Goth Somaliland ministry of education, Education Cannot Wait (ECW) and UNICEF Somali today jointly launched a multi-year program to boost education opportunities...

Somalia-Somaliland: The Perils of Delaying New Talks

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Somalia and Somaliland have been at odds since the latter’s 1991 declaration of independence, which the former rejects. The dispute has cooled after heating...

Khat is big business in Ethiopia

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Khat is a thriving business in Ethiopia. The country is the world's biggest exporter for the amphetamine-like leaf. Despite health risks, trade is so...