Category: Sports
Somalia: The Past, Present & Future for Sports (Video)
MOGADISHU (HAN) February 5, 2016 – Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News.
Eritrea: Ghebreslassie Looking to Prove he’s no ‘Flash in the Pan’ in Barcelona
ASMARA (HAN) February 3, 2016 – Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. Eritrea’s world marathon champion Ghirmay Ghebreslassie will try to take his personal best for the half marathon under one hour at the eDreams Mitja Marató de Barcelona on Sunday 14 February. Organisers for the IAAF Bronze Label Road Race in the Catalan city…
Kenya: Athletics-Biwott and Keitany Win in New York Kenyan Sweep
New York November 1, 2015. Public Diplomacy & Regional Security.By Gene Cherry in Salvo. Stanley Biwott and Mary Keitany ran to a Kenyan sweep of the New York City Marathon titles on Sunday. Biwott took command by the 23rd mile and pulled away from his biggest challenger fellow Kenyan Geoffery Kamworor to claim the men’s crown. Fourth in…
Eritrea: Botswana Grants 10 Eritrean Soccer Players Asylum
GABORONE (HAN) October 29, 2015 – Public Diplomacy and Regional food Security Initiatives News. Botswana has granted asylum to a group of 10 Eritrean soccer players who sought refuge after playing in a World Cup qualifying match earlier this month, their lawyer said on Thursday. The Eritreans refused to board their plane home on Oct. 13…
Somali athletes aim for improved times ahead of Rio 2016
Nairobi (HAN) October 27, 2015 – Public Diplomacy and Regional food Security Initiatives News. Somali Athletes are preparing to participate in the Rio 2016 Olympics. CCTV’s Abdulaziz Billow visited the Banadir Stadium in Mogadishu where more than 200 athletes participated in the 31st Somali Athletics Championship.
Eritrea: Eritrean Football Players In Detention Center
GABORONE (HAN) October 23, 2015 – Public Diplomacy and Regional Security and stability Initiatives News. A group of 10 players from Eritrea’s national soccer squad who are claiming asylum in Botswana are being held in a detention center, and have been wearing their team kits for more than a week because they have no other clothes,…
Somalia: Sports Growing in Somalia Despite Insecurity
MOGADISHU (HAN) October 19, 2015- Geeska Sports. Sports in the once lawless Somalia is catching up. The Women’s handball league is almost coming to an end.
Ethiopia’s Netsanet Gudeta Shattered Course Record
Valencia (HAN) October 18, 2015 – Geeska Sports News.By Emeterio Valiente. Pre-event favourite Abraham Cheroben successfully defended his title at the 25th edition of the Medio Maraton de Valencia Trinidad Alfonso, clocking 59:10 at the IAAF Silver Label Road Race on Sunday (18) to run a world-leading performance for the second year in a row. The women’s…
Eritrea: Players Reportedly absconded from Their Camp The Day After the Match Before Being Picked Up by Police
Addis Ababa (HAN) October 15, 2015 – Public Diplomacy and Regional Security Initiatives News. Ten footballers from Eritrea’s national squad have sought political asylum in Botswana after playing in a qualifying match for the 2018 World Cup, an Eritrean non-governmental organisation said Friday. The players were part of the national team — known as the Red Sea…
Members of Eritrea's National Football Team Seek Asylum in Botswana
GABORONE (HAN) October 14, 2015 – Public Diplomacy Regional Security News. Ten players from the Eritrean football team are seeking asylum in Botswana, the latest in a series of defections by athletes from a country under investigation by the United Nations for human-rights violations. The Eritrean national team was in Botswana to play a World…
