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Ugandan manufacturers threaten to sue Kenya over trade barriers
Kenya has not responded to threats from the Uganda Manufacturers Association to take the country to the East African Court of Justice to get redress on “unfair trade practices”, which the association claims its own government is abetting. In a statement released on Thursday, UMA, the umbrella association that brings together Ugandan industrialists and manufacturers,…
South Sudan peace talks make progress, says Sant’Egidio facilitator
December 6, 2020 (ROME) – Peace talks between the South Sudanese government and opposition alliance have made significant progress even if there are still some outstanding issues, said the Sant’Edigio mediator on Sunday. Delegations from the South Sudanese government and the South Sudan Opposition Movements’ Alliance (SSOMA) held a five-day meeting in Rome from Wednesday…
Ethiopia: Sudan Sends Military in border areas after 25 years
December 5, 2020 – The Sudanese army deployed its troops in the border agricultural areas of Gadaref which had been controlled for more than two decades by Ethiopian militias. Several days ago, the Sudanese army took control of the Khor Yabiscamp inside Al-Fashga Al-Saghra after 25 years. Military sources say still half of the internationally…
Ethiopia: “TPLF’s defeat is victory to humanity: NAMA
Rise and Fall of an Illegitimate Power. Tigrean Peoples Liberation Front (TPLF) has never been a legitimate entity in Ethiopia and the larger Horn of Africa. When it was imposed on the Ethiopian state in 1991, TPLF was a minority in every sense of the term. It played junior role in toppling the military Derg…
Somalia: Long History of Mistrust Extends Beyond Elections
Political disagreements combined with other challenges such as floods, drought locusts, Covid-19, and insecurity posed by Al-Shabaab, are set to delay Somalia parliamentary elections. The election of the 54 members of the Somalia Senate failed to kick off on December 1, due to dispute over the composition of the election committees between the federal government…
Somalia: Local Peace Aspirations and International Perceptions of Peacebuilding
MOGADISHU (HAN) December 6.2020. Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. Monitoring Regional Issues. BY: Nicolas Verbeek. The political situation in Somalia after the Somali Civil War (1988-1991) seems increasingly intractable from the perspective of the international community. Somali elites have a significant interest in maintaining a status quo of relative instability, since they benefit…
Ethiopia: Genzebe Dibaba Wins Valencia Half-Marathon
Addis Ababa, December 6, 2020 – Athlete Genzebe Dibaba has won the Valencia Half-Marathon in her first debut over the distance. Genzebe completed the half-marathon race with 1:05:18 and become the 12th fastest woman to ever cover 21.1 Kilo meters. The other Ethiopian athlete who participated in the Valencia Half-Marathon, Senbere Teferi finished the race third…
Somalia: US Military Experts Pull-out
MOGADISHU (HAN) December 6.2020. Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. Monitoring Regional Issues. By Mohamed Mohamud Adde. Somalia is a very strategic location in the world and that is what attracts the world powers to seek influence over Somali peninsula over the years. In 1970s and 1980s the former Soviet Union competed with US…
Somaliland: Russia’s renewed interest in the Horn of Africa
In what may signal Russia’s renewed interest in the Horn of Africa, the Russian government has asked the Somaliland and Somalia governments to return to the discussion table. Vassiliy Nebenzia, Permanent Representative of Russia to the UN said the Russian government is urging both sides (Somaliland and Somalia) to consider a compromise way of resolving the…
Sudanese cabinet rejects al-Burhan’s transition partners body
KHARTOUM (HAN) December 6.2020. Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. Monitoring Regional Issues. The Sudanese Council of Ministers officially announced its rejection of a decision establishing the Transition Partners Council (TPC) by the head of Sovereign Council and demanded to review it to be in conformity with the Constitutional Document governing the transitional period.…
