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Somalia

Who is the new muscle-man in oil?

With Mogadishu wanting to get the country's oil exploration back off the ground, the oil and mineral resources ministry has [...]

Free access Energy 28.03.2017

Behind the scenes in Farmajo-Johnson encounter

Britain's foreign secretary didn't discuss only the fight against famine when he met with Somalia's new president.

Subscribers only Politics 24.03.2017

UAE military base: Hargeisa keeps trying to persuade neighbors

President of the ruling Kulmiye party, Musa Bihi Abdi, has been unsparing in his efforts to win the approval of [...]

Subscribers only Politics 24.03.2017

Berbera may not be a haven of peace for DP World

Decidedly, the arrival of the Dubai-based port operator DP World in Berbera is a highly delicate matter. According to Indian [...]

Subscribers only Business 24.03.2017

Silanyo's Emirati military base a non-starter

Somaliland’s presidential affairs minister, Mohamoudi Hashi Abdi, did his best in Riyadh on Feb. 23-24 to meet with Somali president [...]

Subscribers only Politics 10.03.2017

An election date set?

According to our sources, Somaliland president Ahmed Mohamed Mahamoud a [...]

Subscribers only Politics 10.03.2017

US Africa Chamber of Commerce names a rep for Somalia

Martin Mohamed, president of the US African Chamber of Commerce, [...]

Subscribers only Business 10.03.2017

Glover Park Group still gets Hargeisa’s vote

Somaliland has renewed the contract of the lobbying concern Glover [...]

Subscribers only Business 10.03.2017

A director of Soma Oil becomes prime minister, no less

The future suddenly looks a little brighter for the British [...]

Subscribers only Energy 28.02.2017

Uproar over plans for Egypt-UAE military base

The prospect of an Emirati military base in Berbera (ION 1444) has brought regional tensions into sharp focus. The existing [...]

Subscribers only Politics 24.02.2017

Farmajo begs Kenyatta for help

Newly elected Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmajo, has been quick to make known his desire to forge a reconciliation [...]

Subscribers only Politics 24.02.2017

GardaWorld and Aktis Strategy train police

Security companies from Canada and the United Kingdom are soon to give course to Somalia's police in a UK Foreign Office project.

Subscribers only Business 24.02.2017

Cairo sends team to persuade Farmajo

An Egyptian delegation landed in Mogadishu in mid-February following the [...]

Subscribers only Politics 24.02.2017

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How an oasis of stability became a powder keg

Successively struck by a financial crisis, a drought and the effects of the regional ma- chines of its neighbours and the Gulf states, Somaliland, long an island of stability in a very troubled region, is struggling to maintain that status.

Subscribers only Politics 10.02.2017

How Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud's election strategy came unstuck

Egypt and Ethiopia wanted continuity; in the end Farmajo won.

Subscribers only Politics 10.02.2017

Saad Ali Shire, the minister who opposes the UAE base

Foreign Minister Saad Ali Shire, has threatened to hand President Ahmed Mohamed Mahamoud aka Silanyo his resignation. He is virulently [...]

Subscribers only 10.02.2017

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How Al-Shabab plans to sabotage the elections

With the re-election on Jan. 11 of Mohamed Osman Jawari as the speaker of the Federal Parliament of Somalia, and now that Abdi Hashi Abdullahi has taken up the post of the assembly's Upper House, MPs will soon vote for [.

Subscribers only Politics 27.01.2017

Will the United Arab Emirates control the Red Sea's African coastline?

Already running commercial ports in Djibouti and Berbera, the UAE are developing more and more military installations on the Red Sea, to Ethiopia's consternation.

Subscribers only Politics 13.01.2017

It's gloves-off as Wadani and Kulmiye campaign for top job

The presidential race turns sour between the two front-runners.

Subscribers only Politics 13.01.2017

Al-Shabaab evicts Islamic State

The fight between Al-Qaeda's Egyptian leader Ayman al-Zawahiri and Islamic State group caliph Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, ended in a victory [...]

Subscribers only Politics 13.01.2017

Djibouti clan split over Somali parliament appointments

The appointment to the Somali federal parliament of three representatives [...]

Subscribers only Politics 13.01.2017

CHEC restructures to develop its projects

China Harbour Engineering Co (CHEC) has appointed a new manager [...]

Subscribers only Business 13.01.2017

Presidential race prompts costly foreign meddling

With Dec. 28 set by Somalia's main political leaders as the date for the presidential election, a multi-million dollar war [...]

Subscribers only Politics 23.12.2016

Edna Adan Ismail has a busy day in Paris

Somaliland’s former foreign minister, Edna Adan Ismail, paid a day trip to Paris on Nov. 9. The World Health Organization’s [...]

Free access 23.12.2016

Army under pressure

Addis Abeba, particularly officials working within AMISOM (the African Union's [...]

Subscribers only Politics 23.12.2016

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Somalia

Who is the new muscle-man in oil?

Behind the scenes in Farmajo-Johnson encounter

UAE military base: Hargeisa keeps trying to persuade neighbors

Berbera may not be a haven of peace for DP World

Silanyo's Emirati military base a non-starter

An election date set?

US Africa Chamber of Commerce names a rep for Somalia

Glover Park Group still gets Hargeisa’s vote

A director of Soma Oil becomes prime minister, no less

Uproar over plans for Egypt-UAE military base

Farmajo begs Kenyatta for help

GardaWorld and Aktis Strategy train police

Cairo sends team to persuade Farmajo

Spotlight
How an oasis of stability became a powder keg

How Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud's election strategy came unstuck

Saad Ali Shire, the minister who opposes the UAE base

Spotlight
How Al-Shabab plans to sabotage the elections

Will the United Arab Emirates control the Red Sea's African coastline?

It's gloves-off as Wadani and Kulmiye campaign for top job

Al-Shabaab evicts Islamic State

Djibouti clan split over Somali parliament appointments

CHEC restructures to develop its projects

Presidential race prompts costly foreign meddling

Edna Adan Ismail has a busy day in Paris

Army under pressure

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Somalia

Who is the new muscle-man in oil?

Behind the scenes in Farmajo-Johnson encounter

UAE military base: Hargeisa keeps trying to persuade neighbors

Berbera may not be a haven of peace for DP World

Silanyo's Emirati military base a non-starter

An election date set?

US Africa Chamber of Commerce names a rep for Somalia

Glover Park Group still gets Hargeisa’s vote

A director of Soma Oil becomes prime minister, no less

Uproar over plans for Egypt-UAE military base

Farmajo begs Kenyatta for help

GardaWorld and Aktis Strategy train police

Cairo sends team to persuade Farmajo

Spotlight How an oasis of stability became a powder keg

How Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud's election strategy came unstuck

Saad Ali Shire, the minister who opposes the UAE base

Spotlight How Al-Shabab plans to sabotage the elections

Will the United Arab Emirates control the Red Sea's African coastline?

It's gloves-off as Wadani and Kulmiye campaign for top job

Al-Shabaab evicts Islamic State

Djibouti clan split over Somali parliament appointments

CHEC restructures to develop its projects

Presidential race prompts costly foreign meddling

Edna Adan Ismail has a busy day in Paris

Army under pressure

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How an oasis of stability became a powder keg

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How Al-Shabab plans to sabotage the elections