Economy & Business

Why Africa loves China

At the September 2018 Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in Beijing, African Union Chairperson and Rwandan President Paul Kagame lauded the Chinese…

Somaliland’s parliament role in combatting corruption is disappointing

The legislative body of any state plays a fundamental role in the fight against corruption. The House of representative has…

Somaliland: Proposals to Improve Value of Government and Win Trust of Citizens   

(Mohammed Farah) 1. Digging Roots of Mistrust between the Government and Citizens Somaliland has come across challenges to achieve grassroots…

Mekelle City should reconsider pulling the plug on struggling businesses

(Tesfai Hailu) As everyone who lives or paid a visit to Mekelle lately would notice, the city is suffering from…

A house divided: How Saudi Crown Prince purged royal family rivals

(Samia Nakhoul, Angus McDowall, Stephen Kalin - Reuters) The first hint that something was amiss came in a letter. On Saturday Nov.…

Saudi Arabia detains princes, billionairs, inc. al-Amoudi, freezes assets

(Compiled from Alarby reports) Saudi Arabia has detained 11 princes and 38 other businessmen, senior military officials and top officials. It was…

Ethiopian Birr devalued by 15%

In the midst of a Forex currency crisis, the National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) has devalued Birr by 15pc and raised…

​Land Grabbing Cases in Mekelle & Wukro

(Haile Tessema) Residents of Mekelle and visitors to the regional capital would be familiar with two businesses in the service…

Ethiopia’s distinct path to development, with help from China

Ethiopia is the most stable state in the dangerous neighbourhood of the Horn of Africa, despite recently facing its worst…

Sekota Mining Plc to extract Iron Ore in Wag Himra Zone

(The Capital) Ethiopia is going to extract iron ore on a large scale for the first time, after an agreement…

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