By Ashenafi Endale Mogadishu calls for withdrawal of Ethiopian troops Alemu SIme (PhD), minister of Transport and Logistics, told Parliament that Ethiopia is pursuing the sea access deal with Somaliland amidst reports of the Somali government’s request for the full … Continued
By Patrick Vidija President William Ruto now says developers within Eastleigh, Nairobi, and its environs must ensure buildings maintain height standards as agreed upon by the Kenya Air Force and the Kenya Defence Forces. Ruto said this will play a key … Continued
LONDON, (Reuters) – Africa needs quicker debt restructurings, more favourable lending terms and some $25 billion for the Africa Development Fund to avoid a lost decade, the head of its development bank said. The continent was suffering from “long fiscal COVID” and … Continued
Toronto – South Korea was hosting the South Korea-Africa summit; over thirty African nations have attended it including Ethiopia and neighboring Eritrea. Ethiopia was one of the countries that participated in the Korean War in the 1950s on the part of … Continued
Boeing, the world’s largest aerospace company, has picked Ethiopia for its new Africa headquarters. South Africa and Kenya were passed over as preferred locations, losing out on the resulting investment. On The Money Show, Bruce Whitfield notes that Boeing … Continued
UNITED NATIONS — Denmark, Greece, Pakistan, Panama and Somalia were set to get seats on the U.N. Security Council in a secret ballot Thursday in the General Assembly. The 193-member world body is scheduled to vote to elect five countries … Continued
TAREQ AL-THAQAFI MAKKAH: The Saudi National Center for Meteorology announced on Tuesday that this year’s Hajj weather at the holy sites is expected to be extremely hot with strong surface winds during the day, which may cause dust and sandstorms … Continued
NAIROBI, Kenya, Kenya Airways (KQ) has commented on flight diversions reported in Mogadishu since May 24 citing safety concerns. In a statement released on Tuesday, June 4, KQ said the diversions back to Nairobi were due to “stronger-than-usual tailwinds”. It … Continued
South Korea is hosting the first-ever Korea-Africa Summit since the Korean government was founded in 1948 by inviting delegations from 48 African countries, about 30 of whom were state leaders. During the summit’s opening on Tuesday morning, June 4, 2024, … Continued
(ERGO) – Dozens of small traders in central Somalia’s Galkayo are sitting idle without any income because supplies of fresh produce from flood-hit agricultural southern districts have reduced. Habibo Abdi Adeed, 36, a mother of six children, has been struggling to … Continued
South Korea is banking on its first summit with African leaders on Tuesday to raise its profile on the continent and boost economic ties, officials said ahead of the meeting in Seoul. But in an Africa where China, the US, … Continued
Washington, DC: The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with Djibouti on March 22, 2024. After the negative shock of the pandemic and a weak recovery in 2021, the November 2022 peace agreement in Ethiopia … Continued
