Int’l Somali bank sees boom in card usage in Somaliland
In recent weeks, the bank has issued thousands of new cards to new clients, with people are increasingly ordering the bank’s new services, reflecting the...
Category : SOMALIA
HOSTAGES HELD, 9 KILLED IN ATTACK AT SOMALIA RESTAURANT
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Gunmen posing as military forces were holding dozens of hostages inside a popular restaurant in Somalia’s capital in an attack that began...
Record Hunger in Horn of Africa Pushes Development Banks to Step In
NAIROBI — With a record-breaking 26.5 million people going hungry in the Horn of Africa, development banks are increasing their humanitarian funding to fill a gap...
Detained Somaliland journalist in poor health: Wife
Known for defending the rights of civilians and critical reporting against corruption by officials in Somaliland, Mr. Dirir, 30 had several run-ins with local authorities who...
$50m pledges withheld, Somalia should severe ties with Qatar, KSA tells Somalia
Saudi Arabia’s leverage, both politically and financially for Somalia, is significant, with Somali president Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed has paid his first foreign visit to Saudi...
Kenya’s anti corruption activist aims to fix corruption crisis from inside
Boniface Mwangi has been arrested 12 times for extravagant anti-government protests. In two months’ time, he could be an MP By Reuters NAIROBI – Kenya’s most flamboyant...
Somalia will ‘likely’ stand by S. Arabia in severing ties with Qatar
Saudi Arabia’s leverage, both politically and financially for Somalia, is significant, with Somali president Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed has paid his first foreign visit to Saudi...
Ethiopia shuts down mobile internet as students sit exams
ADDIS ABABA – Ethiopia has shut off internet access to its citizens, according to reports from inside the country, apparently due leaked exam papers for...
Somaliland arrests journalist for questioning minister
Harassment and intimidation against journalists have been a major concern for journalists based in Somaliland who have also seen waves of arrests and intimidation by...
Int’l Somali bank comes on to reconnect Somaliland with global networks
Premier Despite the presence of international money transfer services in the region, residents in Somaliland had problems in making online transactions and bank-to-bank services, a...
