Refugees fleeing war-torn Yemen have arrived by boat in almost equally violent Somalia, the United Nations said Wednesday in a surprising reversal of a decades old trend which saw Somalis escaping to Yemen. The U.N. refugee agency UNHCR said the "first groups of Yemenis fleeing conflict"...
The UN Children's Fund, UNICEF is appealing for the protection of children from escalating violence in Yemen. At least 62 children have been killed and 30 injured during fighting in the country over the past week, the agency reports. On Tuesday...
Saudi-led coalition against the Houthi rebels have been given permission by ‪Somaliland government to use Berbera airport as a launching hub. According to Confused Eagle , the government of Somaliland has agreed to allow the Sudanese government to use Berbera...
GENEVA Switzerland March 31 2015IOM with funding from the Italian Development Cooperation has launched the 'MIDA Women Somalia II' project. The launch kicked off with a seven-day Pre-Implementation Training on social business start-up and management of small socio-economic businesses...
Dubai is extending its ports and terminals empire globally through a new company specialising in multi-purpose ports. Dubai's Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation (PCFC) last week revived the P&O Ports name with a view to starting operations in...
Apr 01, 2015 A very special school Sheikh Secondary School in Somaliland is special for so many reasons. Offering an exceptional level of higher learning, it is first and foremost a beacon of hope in a region of extreme poverty. The school manages...
By Goth Mohamed Goth H.E President Ahmed Mohamed Mahmoud Silanyo has meet with top African Development Bank representatives led by two AFiD directors and which includes engineers and other experts who have being touring the country to assess and evaluate...
By Goth Mohamed Goth H.E President Ahmed Mohamed Mahmoud Silanyo today received American Tycoon and international entrepreneur Mr. John Moore who is visiting the country on a familiarization tour and also as part of a follow-up of last year’s Somaliland...
Authors: Abdirahman Ismail, Anna Silverstone The heart of Somali life rests in its livestock. Used for trade, dowries and livelihood, camels, sheep and goats are among our most valued possessions. Comprising 80% of our GDP and involving almost all of the country either...
  Al Jazeera has once again urged the Nigerian authorities to release their detained journalists in Maiduguri who have now been detained for a week without any explanation.   The detention has been condemned by the Committee to Protect Journalists and...