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Issue 419 -- Jan. 06- 12, 2010

Front Page

News Headlines

Somaliland’s Diplomacy In High Gear At African Summit

President Of Puntland Student Union Killed

Local and Regional Affairs

NATO Special Forces Storm Hijacked Ship, Free Crew

Pirates Aboard Libyan Vessel Fire On Somaliland Forces

Direct Flights To Somaliland Launched

Somaliland Journalists Meet With African Leaders And UN Secretary-General In Ethiopia

Reported Hijacking Of Cambodian Ship False

Battle Islamist Militia – IGAD

Editorial

The International Media And International Community Are Making The Somali Problem Worse

Features & Commentary

Fractionalized, Armed and Lethal: Why Somalia Matters

International News

Opinion

Demystifying The Iidoor Scapegoat Phenomena

Yusuf Garaad’s Abuse of the BBC Somali Service

Direct Flights To Somaliland Launched

Nairobi, Kenya, February 6, 2010 – Travelling to Somaliland is now easier with the launch of direct flights to the city of Hargeysa in the country by East African Safari Air Express. This follows the signing of a bilateral trade agreement between the airline and the Government of Somaliland last year.
However, no bilateral agreements have been put in place between the Kenyan government and the country
The firm will be operating scheduled flights twice a week, on Tuesday and Saturday’s.
Mr Hussein Ali Duale, minister of Finance of Somaliland, said this is bound to open the country to trade from the East African Community.
The two-hour flight from JKIA cuts down on a tedious 12-hour journey of connecting flights.
Source: Daily Nation, February 1, 2010






















 

 


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