Category: Business
2018 PEACEMAKERS & STATESMENS: Eritrea President Isaias Afwerki
Asmara (HAN) January 1st 2019. Geeska Afrika Online 2018: PEACEMAKERS & STATESMEN in the Horn of Africa, President Afwerki and Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali of Ethiopia. Phone lines and Arline travellers between the countries opened for the first time in two decade. The Historic trip comes just five days after Mr Abiy left Eritrea as part of a dizzying peace process aimed at ending decades of animosity and conflict that…
NEW ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES IN SOMALIA
Mogadishu (HAN) January 1st, 2019. Public Diplomacy Education for peace and stability. According to Geeska Afrika Online Editor “Somalia is one of the most inaccessible countries on earth and children are growing up through war, drought and famine. Education is a lifeline for regional peace and stability.” UN University for Peace Launches MA and PhD…
Ethiopia lost 16.5 Billion Dollars due to Illicit Financial flow
Addis Ababa (HAN) December 29, 2018. Diplomacy and International Financial crime. The government of Ethiopia’s customs authorities captured a woman who was smuggling $33,250 cash out Ethiopia, according to the Newsbusiness Ethiopia and HAN sources in Addis. Historical background: African Union General Pleads Guilty to Smuggling Cash into US from Ethiopia. who also served as…
Ethiopia: Old Dream of Greater Somalia
Harar (HAN) December 29, 2018. Regional Security and Stability Initiatives. According to the Afar Revolutionary Democratic Unity Front (ARDUF), also known as Uguugumo, sent an official email to HAN and Geeska Africa Online office in Harar (ARDUF press release) regarding the ongoing conflict in the eastern part of Federal Ethiopia. The party sees it as…
Djibouti: Maritime Security for the Region Bordering the Red Sea
Djibouti (HAN) December 29, 2018. The Regional Maritime Safety and Security, Jeddah Accord (Jeddah Amendment): According to the “Saudi naval forces prepare for Red Wave one”, the joint military drill, Red Wave 1, is to launch early next week with the participation of the countries bordering the Red Sea, including Jordan, Egypt, Sudan, Djibouti and…
Somalia Finance Minister Misrepresent IMF Statements and Reports
New York (HAN) December 28, 2018. Global Financial and monitory Systems Opinion “Somali Officials Misrepresent IMF Statements and Reports” Sent to Geeska Africa Online by Dr. Mohamud M Uluso (Former Presidential Candidate 2017). Somalia suffers from the disgraceful culture of leaders and politicians invoking deceptively legitimate documents like the Provisional Constitution for bolstering false claims…
The Impact of Somali Fishermen on Indian Ocean Rim
Mogadishu (HAN) December 28, 2018. Illegal maritime Activities and the Threat to Somali Sea and Ocean. According to the Somali expert, Mr. Giyaajo Amalo ” Legalizing Stolen Fish and EU Naval Force seems ignoring illegal fishing, evading a wide range of safeguards to undercut the costs of doing business”. The impact of Somali fishermen on…
Sudan: Bring Down the Regime that Continues to Shed Blood
Khartoum (HAN) December 28, 2018. Regional Security and Governance Crisis in the Horn of Africa. Sudan demonstrations spread across the northeast African nation this week amid public outcry over soaring food prices and fuel shortages. Police have responded with violence in some parts of the country, killing at least nine people, including five students, according…
Saudi King Salman orders Ibrahim Al-Assaf as new Foreign Minister
Riyadh (HAN) December 28, 2018. Regional Diplomacy and International Security. The Saudi Arabian King HE Salman Ibn-Abdulaziz orders to his son to name Ibrahim Al-Assaf as new Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Assaf, who was released from detention related to an anti-corruption purge in November, Saudi sources said. After he was seen attending a cabinet meeting earlier…
Somaliland: Its Role in Red Sea Maritime Initiatives
Djibouti (HAN) December 27, 2018. Regional maritime Security and capacity building Initiatives. According to the official letter received by the Horn of Africa Newsline (HAN) and Geeska Africa Online reporter in Hargeisa, the Somaliland government expressed reservations about a Saudi Arabia-led initiative to create cooperation for countries along the Red Sea and the Gulf of…
