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Ethiopia: Volkswagen signs an MoU with Ethiopia
Addis Ababa (HAN) January 30, 2019. Regional Security. Volkwagen has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Ethiopian government on collaborating and delivering a joint vision for the establishment of a motor industry in that country. The MoU was signed by Thomas Schaefer, the head of the Volkswagen sub-Saharan region, and Abebe Abebayehu, the commissioner…
Ethiopia: Airport catches up with the expanding Country
Addis Ababa (HAN) January 30, 2019. Regional Security. Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed inaugurated his country’s newly-expanded Bole International Airport on Sunday, 27 January. The Chinese-led, $363m project tripled the size of the old airport, which struggled to handle some 10 million passengers a year. It was built in 2005 to handle just 5.5 million, reports South…
SomaliCoin: World-leading move towards a cashless culture
Abdul Rashid has sold sweet Somali tea on the muddy streets of Hargeisa for decades. As night falls in the capital of breakaway Somaliland and worshipers flood out of the mosque, a handful congregate around his rickety table. While he pours from a flask into paper cups, buyers type a string of numbers into mobile…
Mogadishu Exchange Seat Fetches Record High
Mogadishu Exchange has sold a single membership seat for $10,000 the highest bid price in its young history. MogEx Sold 5 Seats in Mogadishu. Mogadishu Exchange will become the First Crypto exchange in Sub-Saharan Africa to take such an initiative. The Mogadishu Exchange aims to launch in the second half of 2019 and wants to…
Alarm over troops build-up in South Sudan
The South Sudan peace monitoring agency has expressed concern over the military build-up in Yei River State in Central Equatoria. The Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (RJMEC), has disclosed that it has received several credible reports of military deployment to Yei by both the government and rebels under the command of Gen Thomas Cirillo.…
AFRICAN TECH STARTUPS SECURED A RECORD BREAKING $334.5M
ADDIA ABABA (HAN) 30 January, 2019. Regional Financial Institution and Digital Tech for 21 century Last year was remarkable for the African tech space as startups smashed funding records by securing over $300 million in investments. This is according to the annual African Tech Startups Funding Report 2018 released by news and research portal Disrupt Africa, which is…
Dr.Workneh: “Ethiopia’s Visibility and Outreach is Tremendous”
Addis Ababa (HAN) January 29, 2019. Regional Security. Foreign Minister H.E. Dr.Workneh Gebeyehu presented the Ministry’s 6-Month Performance Report to the House of People’s Representatives earlier this morning. (January 29). Foreign Minister Dr. Workneh shed light on the recent sound institutional reform undertaken to replenish the Ministry’s overall posture and stamina. He said, “Despite lingering and…
SomaliCoin a Security currency Ready to Deploy after 7 Years in Beta Development
HARGEISA (HAN) 29 January, 2019. Regional Financial Institution and Digital Tech for 21 century. SomaliCoin a Security currency Ready to Deploy after 7 Years in Beta Development SomaliCoin a Non-Profit Organization Aim is to Free the Somali People ADBI (Somali Businessman) tells the story about how expensive it is for his family to send remittances…
Somali women to Get Cancer Screenings in America
Minneapolis (HAN) December 27, 2018. Humanitarian Health and Community Issues. When Wali Dirie’s mother was in her 50s, her doctor advised her to start going in for regular mammograms. So she went.But when it came time to undress for the exam, she stopped. “She asked me my thoughts and my decisions, and I encouraged her,…
