Somalia To Build Another Airport for Mogadishu
Officials close the Airport Authority in Mogadishu have told Hiiraan Online that Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) has reached a deal with the...
Somalia Backtracks on Kenyan Miraa Ban Lift, Says it Meant Ethiopia’s
Somalia finance minister Abdirahman Beileh denied that the federal government had officially allowed the import of Khat from Kenya and said his remarks were...
Jeff Bezos Becomes the Richest Man in Modern History, Topping $150 Billion
The Amazon.com Inc. founder’s net worth cracked $150 billion in New York on Monday, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. That’s about $55 billion...
Ethiopia Opens Banking Sector to Foreign Players
Ethiopia’s government has decided to open up the country’s banking sector to foreign investors, the prime minister’s office said on Saturday, the latest measure...
Qatar Airways Resumes Three-weekly Flights to Mogadishu
Qatar Airways will resume three-weekly flights to Mogadishu, Somalia from September 6. Service to the capital city of Somalia will be operated by an Airbus...
Planes carrying khat resume operations from Kenya to Somalia
Planes transporting khat from Kenya to Somalia are back in business after Somalia lifted a weeklong ban on the stimulant.
The ban took effect on...
Somaliland eyes key Red Sea trade role with Berbera port
The soporific seaside town of Berbera is slowly changing as it takes on a major role on the Red Sea shipping route, allowing breakaway...
Ethiopia: A Decline to Khat Revenue
Contraband, customs bureaucracy, the excise tax on khat trade, & poor monitoring are identified as major causes for the decline.
Khat export was not satisfactory...
Somalia Falls Into The Chinese Debt, Resources Drain Net
Fishing is one of the most highly profitable sectors across the globe and, the tuna industry alone is worth about $10 billion globally. Surveys...
Ethiopia Starts Exporting Electricity To Kenya
Ethiopia said it has begun exporting electricity to Kenya under a 25-year deal between the two East African neighbours.
The move comes after Ethiopia earlier...