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 Somalia: 16 killed in Islamic extremist assault on courthouse Mogadishu (HAN) April 14th, 2013- HAN & Geeska Afrika Online News. International At least 16 people have been killed in a series of bomb and gun attacks in Somalia. Militants launched a sustained assault on the law courts in the capital Mogadishu.
Two car bombs were set off and the complex was stormed before the gang took hostages and a gun battle erupted with security forces. Hussein Ali, who works at the courts, said: "Armed men entered the court and then we heard a blast. Then they started opening fire."
Government forces arrived and besieged the court buildings and there was a second blast while shots continued to ring out. Gunmen were also seen on the roof of a court building firing shots during the attack which lasted several hours.. Full Report:
Somalia: IMF Recognizes Somalia After 22 Years of Chaos Mogadishu (HAN) April 13th, 2013- HAN & Geeska Afrika Online News. International Monetary Fund recognizes Somalia after the 22-year lapse of its warlord decades. Somali Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon on Saturday hailed as an economic "milestone" the International Monetary Fund's(IMF) decision to recognise the Somali government after a break of 22 years.Full Report:
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Ethiopia could be shoemaker to the world Mogadishu (HAN) April 12th, 2013- HAN & Geeska Afrika Online News. Chinese company is building a footwear city near Addis Ababa, writes Elissa Jobson.Full Report: Until AU takeover Ethiopia Promises Support to Rebuild Somalia
Somalia strives to shake off "failed state" tag Mogadishu (HAN) April 11th, 2013- HAN & Geeska Afrika Online News. Western powers are in early talks on writing off Somalia's debt, a big shift for a country that was long branded a failed state and has with help scored successes against al Qaeda-linked rebels and piracy.Full Report: Until AU takeover Ethiopia Promises Support to Rebuild Somalia
Somalia: Obama Grants Somalia Eligibility for U.S. Military Aid Djibouti (HAN) April 8th, 2013- HAN & Geeska Afrika Online News. Somalia,Somalia -U.S. President Barack Obama issued a memo to Secretary of State John Kerry declaring that Somalia is eligible for military aid days after renewing sanctions on the country, Garowe Online reports. The memo stated that Somalia under the U.S. arms export and foreign aid law is eligible for "defence articles and defence services". Read Full ReportTough Foreign Policy Challenges for 'Iron Lady'
OIC invites Nur Misuari to attend foreign ministers meeting in Djibouti Djibouti (HAN) November 22nd, 2012- HAN & Geeska Afrika Online News. The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has invited Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) Chairman Nur Misuari to the 39th OIC Council of Foreign Minister’s Conference (CFM) to be held in the Republic of Djibouti on November 17. Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) said today that it will present its 5th report to Islamophobia Observatory during the 35th meeting of OIC Foreign Ministers to be held ...(Photo Nur Misuari and his wife Tarhata). Read Full ReportVideo: Life after al-Shabab in Mogadish
Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, is experiencing a rebirth Mogadishu (HAN) November 15th, 2012- HAN & Geeska Afrika Online News. Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, is experiencing a rebirth. It may still be fragile at this stage, but after two decades of war and anarchy, the Indian Ocean city is coming back to life following the expulsion of Islamist militants.Read Full Report Somalia: Dangerous for Journalists
Ethiopia on track to complete first mega-dams by 2015: minister Djibouti (HAN) Novemver 14th, 2012- HAN & Geeska Afrika Online News. Ethiopia's energy minister played down concerns on Monday about how it would finance the first of an array of mega-dams due to revolutionise east African power markets, saying it was on track to have three plants on line by 2015. The Horn of Africa country has laid out plans to invest more than $12 billion in harnassing the rivers that run through its rugged highlands. Read Full Report Video: Life after al-Shabab in Mogadish
Daily Security Brief and Concerns The Military Operations Coordination Committee on Somalia convened, yesterday, its 7th meeting, to review progress made by the AU Mission in Somalia (AMISOM). The meeting discussed operational issues which are critical to the success of the efforts being made on the ground, as well as modalities for expediting support to the establishment of an effective Somali Defense and Security Sector that would enable the Somalis to ensure the security of their country.
Somalia: Al-Shabaab, squeezed in southern Somalia, moved to Puntland, Somali Kilil and Somaliland Djibouti (HAN) Novemver 13th, 2012- HAN & Geeska Afrika Online News. Somalia's al Qaeda-linked militants are moving north into the semi-autonomous region of Puntland, long regarded as a relatively peaceful area, after having been squeezed out of their strongholds further south, the president of Puntland said. Until now, Puntland has largely escaped the worst of the upheaval in Somalia, which has been deprived of an effective central. Read Full Report Video: Life after al-Shabab in Mogadish
The situation in Somalia, Security Council, 6854th meeting Addis Ababa (HAN) Novemver 12th, 2012- HAN & Geeska Afrika Online News. Ethiopia Statement by Mr. Mashabane, Permanent Representative of South Africa to the United Nations on the situation in Somalia. United Nations Political. Read Full Report H.E. Elmi Duale
UN rejects move to fund Kenyan Naval forces in Somalia Addis Ababa (HAN) Novemver 10th, 2012- HAN & Geeska Afrika Online News. Ethiopia The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday shelved a request by the African Union for UN funding of Kenya's naval forces operating off the coast of Somalia.
"Three or four members" of the 15-nation Security Council blocked the effort to secure financial support for a Kenyan naval component of the AU military mission in Somalia, said Doctor Mashabane, South Africa's deputy UN ambassador. India, which currently holds the presidency of the Security Council, said at the session that it is "disappointed" at the exclusion of a maritime component from Amisom's mandate. Read Full Report
The Somaliland parliament passed a bill to increase the efficiency of the Commissions power to hold government officials accountable for their actions Addis Ababa (HAN) Novemver 8th, 2012- HAN & Geeska Afrika Online News. Somaliland's upper house of parliament, the House of Elders, passed a bill Tuesday to uphold the powers of the Good Governance and Anti-Corruption Commission. The session was attended by 51 of the house's 82 members, 49 of whom voted in favour of the bill and one who voted against it. Speaker Suleiman Mohamud Aden chaired the session and as such did not vote. The lower house of parliament, the House of Representatives, passed the bill in mid-October [2012]. The Good Governance and Anti-Corruption Commission will consist of a five-member committee, the first of its kind formed by the Somaliland administration, according to Hargeisa-based lawyer Hussein Jama Guled.The ghost city: Inside Mogadishu The Bombers
Daily Security Brief and Concerns Purported message from al-Qaida chief Ayman al-Zawahiri calls for a campaign of guerrilla warfare against foreign troops in Somalia. The alleged message from Zawahiri appeared Tuesday on the website of Somali militant group al Shabaab, which is fighting African forces that support Somalias government. The speaker, talking in Arabic, references al Shabaabs loss of the port of Kismayo, an indicator the recording was made recently. He urges jihadist fighters to disregard the number of troops and attack them through ambushes and suicide bombings
Ethiopia, Qatar Resume Diplomatic and Economic Ties for Regional Security Reasons Addis Ababa (HAN) Novemver 6th, 2012- HAN & Geeska Afrika Online News. Ethiopia and Qatar have resumed diplomatic and economic ties, the prime ministers of both countries said on Monday, ending a four-year row over claims that the Gulf state was backing opposition groups in the Horn of Africa. “We are in a time where we can flourish and strengthen our relationship and our relationship is based on mutual trust as well as a good heart, Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn told reporters after meeting his Qatari counterpart in Addis Ababa. Read Full Report
The two countries fell out in 2008, when Ethiopian late Prime Minister Meles Zenawi accused Qatar Arab state of destabilizing Ethiopia n Somali region by supporting armed opposition group-ONLF and Ethiopian arch-foe Eritrea Qatar: Ethiopian allegations (2008)
Somaliland woman has been named as foreign minister for the first time in Somalia history Mogadishu (HAN) Novemver 5th, 2012- HAN & Geeska Afrika Online News. Somalia's new prime minister has named a leaner cabinet as the country attempts to establish its first fully functioning government after decades of anarchy. Somali Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon Said on Sunday announced the members of his new government, noting that a woman has been named as foreign minister for the first time in the country’s history. “After long discussions and consultations, I have named my cabinet which consists of only ten members. Among them is a female foreign affairs minister for the first time in Somali history,â€Â the prime minister said. The new foreign minister, Fowsiyo Yousuf Haji Adan, hails from the self-declared independent state of Somaliland and lived for a long time in Britain. The List of the New cabinet -Read Full Story
The New AU Special diplomat In Somalia: Signs of hope in Somalia Mogadishu (HAN) Novemver 3rd, 2012- HAN & Geeska Afrika Online News. African Union has named Mahamat Saleh Annadif of Chad as the new special representative for Somalia, shifting Boubacar Gaoussou Diarra of Mali to the Great Lakes region. Annadif takes up the Mogadishu-based post as Special Representative for Somalia and head of the 17,00-strong AU Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), which is battling Al-Qaeda linked Shebab insurgents. Annadif is a former Chadian presidential chief of staff and foreign minister, who stepped down earlier this year after corruption allegations, but was later cleared of the charges. Diarra shifts to the Burundian capital Bujumbura as Special Representative for the Great Lakes, where he will work "towards peace building and post-conflict reconstruction" the AU said in a statement late Thursday. Uganda to withdraw troops from Somalia: Read
Why is Uganda fighting in 'hellish' Somalia? Mr Mbabazi said the report was written by 'UN amateurs' and that it failed to recognise Uganda’s contribution to regional peace efforts.
Security Alert: Daily Security Brief Somalia: Uganda says to pull out troops from Somalia over Congo charges:Uganda contributes more soldiers than any other nation to the 16,000-strong African Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom), and their loss would leave recent gains against al-Shabaab vulnerable. Uganda will tell the United Nations it is withdrawing its forces from military operations in Somalia and other regional hotspots after the world body accused it of supporting Congolese rebels, the security minister said on
Friday. Security minister says decision "irreversible" * Ugandan troops form bulk of peacekeeping force in Somalia. * Uganda didn't raise withdrawal threat in UN talks-envoys. Read Full Analysis
Somalia: UN Security Council resisting AMISOM calls to end Somalia arms embargo Mogadishu (HAN) November 1st, 2012- HAN & Geeska Afrika Online News. U.N. diplomats said that the council remained divided on the union's request to begin allowing the sale of arms to the Somali government. It is also split on calls to permit the export of stocks of charcoal, the Islamist al Shabaab rebels' principal source of funds, from the war-ravaged Horn of Africa nation.Read Full Report Inside Story - To contain Al-Shabab Dahabshiil
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Somaliland: Turkey Genel will spend $400 mln to drill 5 wells in Somaliland Hargeisa (HAN) October 31th, 2012- HAN & Geeska Afrika Online News. Turkey's Plans to drill 2 wells in Somaliland by 2015. Company is moving forward despite political disputes. Genel will spend $400 mln to drill 5 wells. The London-listed explorer said in August it had the rights to two blocks, Block 13 and Block 10B, in the country's semi-autonomous Somaliland region.Read Full Report Somaliland Oil Exlplorations
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Security Alert: Daily Security Brief in Ethiopian politics Ethiopian PM: Journalist Argaw Ashine explained the sensitive situation for regional reporters: “The powerful widow of former Prime Minister Meles Zenawi is reportedly stalling on vacating Ethiopia's national palace for the country's new leader and his family. According to government sources, Mrs Azeb Mesfin has ignored instructions to move to a new residence that would also be accorded full security detail. Read Full Report
South Sudan plans mediation between Ethiopia and Eritrea Mogadishu (HAN) October 25th, 2012- HAN & Geeska Afrika Online News. South Sudan says has close ties to both countries * Talks could start as early as November - Newly independent SouthSudan plans to help resolve the long-running border disputebetween Ethiopia and Eritrea, a senior official said onWednesday. South Sudan's minister for cabinet affairs, Deng Alor, saidAddis Ababa and AsmaraRead Full Report
Ethiopia: Four killed as Muslim protesters attack Ethiopian prison Addis Ababa (HAN) October 23rd, 2012- HAN & Geeska Afrika Online News. Four people were killed in eastern Ethiopia when a group of armed demonstrators raided a police station following protests over alleged government interference in Muslim affairs, an official said on Monday. Thousands of people have staged weekly street protests and mosque sit-ins in the Horn of Africa country's capital for nearly a year, arguing that the government is promoting an "alien" branch of Islam - the Al Ahbash sect - which is avowedly apolitical and has numerous adherents in the United States. The protesters say the government controls Ethiopia's highest Muslim body, the Supreme Council on Islamic Affairs, and has prevented long-overdue elections that could bring alternative views onto the Council.Read Full Report Somalias
Fierce Daughter Egypt pushes Ethiopia to scrap Nile dam Somalia Piracy Falls to Six-Year Low as Guards Defend Ships Dahabshiil Works with Diaspora Community to Raise $100000 for ...
The 'NGO Culture' in Somalia, Puntland and Somaliland are the Enemey of peace and development in the Region Mogadishu (HAN) October 22nd, 2012- HAN & Geeska Afrika Online News. The former Prime Minister of Somalia Dr. Abdiweli Mohamed Ali Gaas has criticized the 'NGO culture'Watch Full Interview Dr. Deqo Mohamed picks up a BET 'Black Girls Rock' Award
Intelligence Undercover Shocks Danish Muslims, & The Strategic Challenge of Somalia's Al-Shabaab - Abu Mansoor Al-Amriki Mogadishu (HAN) October 20th, 2012- HAN & Geeska Afrika Online News. A Danish man claims he worked with the CIA to infiltrate al Qaeda as a double agent for years and helped track radical cleric Anwar al-Awlaki until the prominent al Qaeda figure was killed in an American drone strike, according to a Danish news report. The man, who calls himself Morten Storm, provided evidence to the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten that he was a former radical who had been turned by the Danish intelligence service (PET) and later worked with the CIA so closely that he says (photo) in Yemen Watch Full Interview ABC: Storm from Denmark
The Somali prime minister is called on to appoint a new government "without delay," Mogadishu (HAN) October 19th, 2012- HAN & Geeska Afrika Online News. The Somali prime minister is called on to appoint a new government "without delay," the U.N. envoy for the war-torn country said. Parliamentarians unanimously back Abdi Farah Shirdon, a former businessman, as Somalia's new prime minister in a vote of confidence in Mogadishu. Shirdon received unanimous support from Somali lawmakers. The election of a president, appointment of parliamentarians and Shirdon's endorsement consolidates a formal administration in Mogadishu. Somalia's members of Parliament raise their hands to vote in the newly appointed Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon Saaid (unseen -photo) in Mogadishu Kismayo: Somali
port chaos as Islamists retreat Read Full Report: New Ethiopian Prime Minister Predicts Double-Digit Economic Growth
Pakistan pledges help to Somalia in meeting post-transition challenges Mogadishu (HAN) October 18th, 2012- HAN & Geeska Afrika Online News. The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) and Somali security forces had enabled pro-Government forces to gain control over all major Somali citie, Ambassador Masood Khan said "The Presidential and Parliamentary elections and the Prime Minister's nomination herald a new political dispensation, which reflects the aspirations of the Somali people," Ambassador Masood Khan, Pakistan's permanent representative to the UN, told the Security Council's meeting on Somalia. Mogadishu's housing boom: Somalia
MPs approve new premier Somaliland journalists under fire Swedes
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Security Alert: Daily Security Brief UN Calls for Support for Goverment. With Somalia's nine-year transition complete, upholding its "remarkable" progress, new President, leaner Parliament and calmer security landscape required, now more than ever, urgent and sustained support to ensure further successes following two decades of conflict, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General told the Security Council this morning via a video link from Mogadishu. Chief of Staff of the somali Army (Photo). VIDEO:
New security push in Somali capital
Kenya coast tourist numbers fall on Islamist security fears: . Djibouti (HAN) October 15th, 2012- HAN & Geeska Afrika Online News. The number of tourists visiting Kenya's coast fell by 22 percent in the first eight months of this year compared to 2011 due to concerns over Islamist violence and the cost of landing rights in the traditional tourist hot spot, tour operators said. Alongside tea and horticulture, tourism is one of Kenya's major foreign currency earners and raked in 98 billion shillings Plus + Kenya
raises fuel prices 1 Million Somali refugees are Far From Home Somali terror trial
Security Alert: Daily Security Brief Kenya is a country with big ambitions to be East Africa's powerhouse economy, and, as is being seen in Somalia, to be a dominant regional player. Meanwhile, AU Urges UN Security Council To Lift Arms Embargo On Somalia. The AU has revived its push for the lifting of the UN arms embargo on Somalia, to facilitate the proper arming of its forces and also urged the world body to authorise the deployment of additional military capacity to support Kenyan forces in Southern Somalia. Kenyan Security and Diplomacy. Full Report (Watch & Listen)
Somaliland: Former SSC Leader Joins Somaliland cabinet - Minister of Resettlement. The deal of Hagaltosie Encourages Regional Peace and Reconciliation. Djibouti (HAN) October 14th, 2012- HAN & Geeska Afrika Online News. The Chief Suldan of Somaliland, Suldan Mohamed Suldan Abdiqadir has termed the ministerial appointment of Hagaltosie as a historic move similar to the Buhodle peace accord he spearheads. Sultan Mohamed said that the gesture of elevating Hagaltosie is a mark of president Silanyo's leadership acumen as other rebels without a cause will follow the Hagaltosie path and lay down arms thus ensure calm and peace-full co-existence in the whole country. The new Minister Haglatoosiye who was a former SSC military leader played a fundamental role in resolving the internal Somaliland government conflict between His Buhodle residents and the republic earlier this year. Minister Haglatoosiye replaces Abdirasak Ali Osman who was named to the newly created Ministry of Industry. Read Full Report
New Somali republic says will not cancel new Regional oil contracts Mogadishu (HAN) October 14th, 2012- HAN & Geeska Afrika Online News. Somalia does not plan to nullify oil and gas exploration contracts made in recent years. Abdullahi Dool, Somali's deputy energy minister, said it was too soon for the country to decide how it would handle a tangle of exploration licences, which grant various companies rights to explore overlapping areas. Read Full Report
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U.S. supportive of Somali leaders Mogadishu (HAN) October 12th, 2012- HAN & Geeska Afrika Online News. The U.S. government looks forward to working with the new Somali prime minister as he works to establish a sound political base, the U.S. State Department said. Victoria Nuland, a spokeswoman for the State Department, said Washington was eager to see who the prime minister would select for new Cabinet leaders to present to the legislative assembly. Read Full Report
Security Alert: Daily Security Brief U.S. Embassy employee is killed in Yemen. Yemen seizes Iranian arms.A security investigator for the U.S. Embassy in Sana, Yemen, was shot and killed by masked men on a motorcycle. SANA, Yemen — A Yemeni security investigator at the U.S. Embassy here was shot and killed Thursday by masked men on a motorcycle in the latest assassination by militants of political and security targets in cities across the country. Yemen Again: -- Yemen authorities have seized Iranian military equipment slated for rebels aboard a cargo ship at the port of Hodeidah, sources told Asharq al-Awsat. Yemen Security and Diplomacy. Full Report (Watch & Listen)
KENYA: The mansion that Major Gen Ali built?- Mogadishu (HAN) October 9th, 2012- HAN & Geeska Afrika Online News. The front view of former Commissioner of the Kenya Police Major General Mohammed Hussein Ali’s newly constructed home in Karen. The 20,000-square foot mansion that former Police Commissioner Major Gen Hussein Ali built has been in the market for several months without finding a serious taker. The mansion Gen Ali built Winners and losers in Somalia war
What to watch: Tuesday, Opinion & Analysis, October 9th:
Somalia: Newly Appointed Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon Saeed -A Graduat from Gahayr National university - Mogadishu (HAN) October 7th, 2012- HAN & Geeska Afrika Online News. Somalia's newly appointed Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon Saaid addresses the media in Somalia's capital Mogadishu October 6, 2012. Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has named Saaid as the country's new prime minister, diplomats and a government source said, the first major decision by an administration installed after over 20 years of conflict. (Photo): Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud (R) meets his newly appointed Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon Saaid (L) in Somalia's capital Mogadishu October 6, 2012. Somali President Mohamud has named Saaid as the country's new prime minister. Saaid, a political newcomer, has been a prominent businessman in neighbouring Kenya and is married to Asha Haji Elmi, an influential Somali peace activist. UN special representative for Somalia Augustine Mahiga called Said's appointment "another important step forward in the country's peace-building process. Watch Somali Chanel Full Report Somalia's president names newcomer as PM
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Somalia: Kismayo Residents Fear New Clan Fighting- Mogadishu (HAN) October 5th, 2012- HAN & Geeska Afrika Online News. Kismayo's future clouded by prospected of renewed clan warfare, say residents. While struggles in Somalia may continue, the country has moved from transition to transformation, the U.N. special envoy said from Nairobi. The UN envoy warned, however, that the declining influence of al-Shabaab didn't mean the threat was eliminated. "They do what they are best at: terrorist bombs, devices, suicide bombs, roadside bombs," he said of al-Qaida's affiliate in Somalia. "That is likely to continue. Kenyan, US Air Force & Special Forces and Somali Government forces captured the port city of Kismayo, one of the last strongholds of al-Shabaab Militants in Southern Somalia.. Read Full Report Video:The French Prisoner Denis Allex
Somalia: U.S. Now we have to help in the next phase for the people of Somalia- Mogadishu (HAN) October 2nd, 2012- HAN & Geeska Afrika Online News. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has congratulated Somalia on its transition of government, speaking in Washington The secretary has outlined three key areas the US will continue its support in Somalia, Firstly, Security, “As more areas are liberated from al-Shabaab, the government will need to establish police forces and courts,â€Â Secondly the US will focus on stabilisation, Clinton said- “more than 2 million people in Somalia still need lifesaving humanitarian assistance Finally Clinton urged the new Somali government in reforming and constructing “a cabinet of people who will work to promote the interests of the Somali people and respond to their needs and maintain the confidence of international donors so future collaboration can continue.â€Â US promises to promote Somalia
Somalia: Regional terrorism fears as Al-shabab lose bastion in Southern Somalia- Mogadishu (HAN) October 1st, 2012- HAN & Geeska Afrika Online News. Hundreds of Somali troops on Monday entered the port city of Kismayo for the first time since Kenyan troops carried out an amphibious assault on the coastal port city last week, a military offensive that caused al-Shabab militants to flee. African forces have driven al-Shabaab, an Islamist group linked to al-Qaida, out of its last urban stronghold in Somalia but there are signs the militants are retaliating. Breaking stories Watch Video: Kenyan forces enter Kismayo Ethiopia: Further Support to Somalia
SOMALIA MINI SUMMIT : Somali president outlined and committed to set up the third Somalia republic- Mogadishu (HAN) September 27th, 2012- HAN & Geeska Afrika Online News. The President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud last night addressed the United Nations mini-summit on Somalia via video teleconference from Mogadishu.The president outlined his early priorities as: stabilization, the rule of law and good governance; economic recovery; peacebuilding and reconciliation; public service delivery; improved relations between Somalia and the rest of the world; and the unity and integrity of Somalia.President Mohamud announced that the Somali authorities, under his leadership, would hold a future meeting with international partners to take these issues forward VIDEO 1: (Full speech) The third Somalia republic VIDEO 2: Communiqué of Secretary-General's Mini-Summit on Somalia V 3 Al-Shabab Defections
Somalia: Egypt's leader calls for 'new regional security and stability order'.- Addis Ababa (HAN) September 27th, 2012- HAN & Geeska Afrika Online News. Southern omalia -Confidential sources say that members of Al Shabaab group have prepared a "planned infiltration" of Somali security forces in Mogadishu, in consort with Islamist elements associated with recently elected Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud. Ahe Interior Cabinet minister of Somaliland has offered a general amnesty to members of Al Shabaab terrorist group, raising concerns in the region. Egyptian President, Dr. Mursi, that spread misunderstanding of the teachings of Islam and to stay away from Stith and choose the path of militancy and extremism, and many other factors of external parties are among the leading causes of which led to an increase in long conflict in Somalia. Mursi stressed, during his mini-summit in Somalia on the sidelines of the General Assembly of the United Nations, the importance of prevention interventions in the internal affairs of Somalia. Egypt's Morsi debuts at UN General Assembly (Full speech) ..What an introduction VIDEO: Egypt's Mursi debuts at UN General Assembly (Full speech) What an introduction
What to watch: Thursday, Sept. 27: Regional Security & Egypt
Ethiopia's powerful leader Meles dies, Deputy PM Hailemariam Desalegn to take over ADDIS ABABA (HAN) , 2012- Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, a regional strongman in the volatile Horn of Africa who ruled with an iron fist for over two decades, has died in hospital in Brussels after a long illness, officials said Tuesday.Ethiopian Deputy Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn will take over interim power following the death of leader Meles Zenawi. Hailemariam has been deputy prime minister and foreign minister since 2010. Listen Bereket Simon's statement on the death of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi - Meles Zenawi. (History) The then-leader of the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF), arrives in Addis Ababa after his group TPLF seized the capital Addis Ababa in 1991 (photo)
Security Alert: Daily Security brief Ethiopia's Meles Zenawi Death: Fears for stability of Ethiopia after PM's 21-year rule characterised by economic growth and human rights protests from international community. Charles Stith, the director of Boston University's African Presidential Center and a former U.S. ambassador to Tanzania, said Meles' death could end a relatively stable period for Ethiopia. However, Ethiopia remains one of the world's poorest countries, with around 25 million out of a population of 85 million living in extreme poverty. Still, Meles won praise for his leadership. Bill Clinton, the former US president, said Meles was part of a "new generation" of African leaders, and he was invited to join Tony Blair's Commission for Africa.. Analysis: Meles death raises threat of instability in Ethiopia and the region- Horn of Africa. Analysis The reaction of the wife of meles zenawi Azeb Mesfinnalysis Meles once told a journalist that “if Ethiopians thought he [was a dictator] I would not sleep at night Humiliated in G8 meeting, May 18 2012
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