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No survivors have been found after Lion Air Flight JT 610 from Jakarta to Pangkal Pinang, on the Indonesian island of Bangka, crashed into the sea today 13 minutes after takeoff. Flight controllers lost contact with the plane shortly after the pilot...
By M.A. Egge The British government has said the Berbera Corridor would play a major role in the economic and sustainable development of both Somaliland and Ethiopia. The highway connects the port city of Berbera to Addis Ababa Ethiopia via the...
Somtel has announced that it will invest $25 million more in the development of the country’s Internet connection during the ongoing 6th National Telecommunications Conference. The business manager of Somtel Mr. Samir Hassan Duale who spoke at the National Communication...
Cable system with landing points in Djibouti, Somalia and Kenya will bring increased capacity and connectivity to East AfricaDjibouti Telecom, Somtel and SubCom announced that the marine survey for the Djibouti Africa Regional Express 1 (DARE1) submarine cable system...
HARGEISA, SOMALILAND: The Somaliland Ministry of Water and Mineral Resources has extended the country's first bid round for hydrocarbon concessions by three months. The deadline for final submission of bids has been pushed to Dec. 15, 2009, and concessions...
The Ministry of Finance has transferred IFMS system to local governments, and that of Gebilay became first to be implemented. Event held in Gebilay and attended different guests and staff, Gebilay Mayor Mohamed-Amin Omar Abdi said they welcome the move...
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...
The modern telecommunications services company, SOMTEL has won an international award after being recognized as the best company of the year for developing telecommunications and technology companies in Africa. The award was given by the Cambridge IFA organization that works...
Dahabshiil Group Chief Executive Officer Abdirashid Duale. Image: HANDOUT Said situation will have a far-reaching effect on humanitarian support In Summary One of the key corporates that have been operating in Sudan says the situation will have a far-reaching effect...
Abdigani Diriye was included in a recent ranking of the top 200 young African economic leaders by Institut Choiseul. Born in Somalia, Diriye is passionate about using science to unleash innovation in Africa, and says his research is closely...