Interview with Somali businessman Abdirashid Duale Published by Jocelyne Sambira on 29 January 2013 “Somalis are by nature entrepreneurial, which explains the recent increase in investment in Mogadishu and other parts of Somali territories.”
Challenging perceptions about Somalia Published by Jaco Maritz on 23 August 2012 “Urban businessmen, international corporations, and rural pastoralists have all functioned in stateless Somalia, achieving standards of living for the country that are equal or superior to many other African nations.”
Mogadishu: East Africa’s newest business destination? Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 21 June 2012 “It is a once in lifetime opportunity to see a country being rebuilt. We have seen it in Rwanda and Sierra Leone. Every time that happens it brings great opportunities.”
Opening a bank in Somalia? Not a crazy idea, says businessman Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 18 June 2012 Years of war has taken Somalia off the map as a business destination. But with calm returning to the country, a group of investors has identified an opportunity for a bank.
Opinion: Somalia should join EAC Published by Staff Writer on 9 August 2011 Somalia should be invited to join the East African Community (EAC), writes Prof William Ochieng of Maseno University.
Canadian firm to start drilling for oil in Somalia Published by Staff Writer on 16 May 2011 Canada’s Africa Oil is planning to start exploring for oil in Somalia’s semi-autonomous Puntland region.
Running a thriving money transfer business from Somalia Published by Jaco Maritz on 5 October 2010 Somalia, a country that has over the years mostly made headlines for violent civil unrest and piracy, is an unlikely birthplace for one of Africa’s largest money transfer companies.