Category: Events
Japan’s Charm Offensive Returns to Africa
Africa is becoming a lucrative investment destination for Asia’s leading economies — primarily China, India and Japan. This month, Nairobi is hosting the 6th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD), which will focus on creating a favorable environment for Japan-Africa economic co-operation. In this forum, Japan hopes to cement its diplomatic and economic clout…
African Heads of State to Attend Kigali Investment Summit
KIGALI (HAN) August 20.2016. Public Diplomacy & Regional Security News. African heads of state are expected in Kigali this September 5-6 for the African Investment Summit to discuss the future of the continent’s economy. Most importantly, the leaders will reflect on the progress of the Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA), an arrangement between Comesa, EAC…
Ethiopia to Host WHO Regional Committee for Africa Meeting
ADDIS ABABA (HAN) August 12.2016. Public Diplomacy & Regional Security News. 19-23 August 2016 Ethiopia will be hosting the 66th Session of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Regional Committee for Africa (RC 66) at the United Nations Conference Center (UNCC) in Addis Ababa. Prime Minister Hailemariam officially opening the Session, there will be Health ministers…
Ethiopia Will host high-Level security Initiatives for Africa
Addis Ababa (HAN) March 24. 2016. Public Diplomacy & Regional Security News.The fifth Tana High-Level Forum on Security in Africa will take place in Ethiopia next month, organisers announced on Friday. The forum will be held in the northern Bahir-Dar city of Amhara Regional State on 16-17 April, 2016, under the theme “Africa in the…
State-Building in Somalia: Development and Security Priorities in 2016
Overview Insecurity in Somalia continues to threaten prospects for state stability and development. Attacks on African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM) bases and the recapture of Merca Port by al-Shabaab, and UN estimates that over one million civilians remain internally displaced and three quarters of the population live in poverty, highlight the fragility of progress. Yet state formation processes…
East African Advanced Course on Pharmaco-vigilance
Asmara (HAN) March 16. 2016. Public Diplomacy & Regional Security News. The Ministry of Health is planning to organize, in conjunction with its development partners, the “2016 African Advanced course on “Pharmco-vigilance and Risk management” in April next month at the Asmara Palace Hotel. The workshop will bring together participants from Tanzania, South Sudan, Rwanda, Morocco,…
The 4th World Coffee Conference kicks off in Addis Ababa
A two-day consultative forum aimed at appraising the achievements and gaps of the Ethiopian broadcast media, ensuring responsiveness, accountability, and pluralism, and thereby promoting national consensus opened today (March 07, 2016) at Hilton Addis. Upon commending both the government and private media for the role they played in the process of forging economic development and…
Ethiopia set to host the 2016 Pan-African Executives Summit
ADDIS ABABA (HAN) February 28, 2016 – Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. The 2016 Pan-African Executive Summit-one of Africa’s most ‘unique and high which draws Business leaders from 35 countries across Africa and all around the globe is set to convene in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, March 15-16. Ms. Lisa Lambie – Managing Partner, Satatt Holdings and…
Ethiopia Will Host Ministerial Conference On Immunization in Africa
ADDIS ABABA (HAN) February 10, 2016 – Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. Ethiopia is set to host the Ministerial Conference on Immunization in Africa, the first-ever ministerial-level convening with a singular focus on ensuring that people across the continent get access to life-saving vaccines. African leaders, including ministers of health, finance, and other line…
Somaliland: British Rule In Somaliland Ended
Hargeisa (HAN) June 26, 2016 – The Times of London (Monday, June 27, 1960). Somaliland, June 26, 1960: British rule ended here at midnight last night as fireworks and singing crowds heralded the Independence of Somaliland. Celebrations continued throughout the night. A big electric sign on a hillside carried the message: “Long Live independence.” The…
