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Iran Signs Contract to Provide Somalia with Supplies
TEHRAN (HAN) October 14, 2015 – Public Diplomacy Regional Security News. Iranian Red Crescent Society has signed a contract with International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) to provide Somalia with food supplies, Fars reported on Tuesday. The contract has been signed during a video conference held between the two humanitarian organizations. The…
Bashir Makhtal Imprisoned in Ethiopia May be Transfered
Toronto (HAN) October 14, 2015 – Public Diplomacy Regional Security News. By: Debra Black. Immigration Reporter, Bashir Makhtal, a Toronto man who has spent almost nine years languishing in detention in Ethiopia, is one step closer to coming home. Government officials have alerted his cousin Said Maktal that the paperwork is being drawn up to send…
Fresh border clashes erupt between Sudanese troops and Ethiopian gunmen
KHARTOUM (HAN) October 14, 2015 – Public Diplomacy Regional Security News. Sources have disclosed ongoing clashes between Sudanese troops and Ethiopian gangs known as Shifta on the border between the two countries since Sunday saying that military reinforcement has been sent to the area. A road leading to Ethiopia-Sudan border No official statement has been issued…
Ethiopia Aims For 2020 To Triple the Annual Number of Visitors
Addis Ababa (HAN) October 14, 2015 – Public Diplomacy Regional Security News BY: Eden Sahle. Although Ethiopia is among the top six countries with the most UNESCO heritage sites in Africa, it has not completely utilized the potential of its tourism industry. To alter this fact, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism (MoCT) targets to triple the…
Ethiopia's National Women's Team Win Over Burkina Faso
Addis Ababa (HAN) October 14, 2015 –Geeska sports news The Ethiopia national women’s team who flew to Ouagadougou last Thursday beat the home Burkina Faso side 2-0 in the first leg of the women’s football Olympic qualifier. The match that was played Saturday in Ouagadougou was postponed two times in the span of seven days.…
Ethiopia is Cheapest Emerging Market for Luxury Goods
Addis Ababa (HAN) October 14, 2015 – Public Diplomacy Regional Security News. Fast-growing Ethiopia is the cheapest place in the world’s emerging markets to buy luxury property, according to a new ranking from a specialist property company. Top end real estate there costs around $448 per square metre, while luxury property in Angola is ten…
Ethiopia To Strengthen Outbreak Preparedness Partnering with US CDC
Addis Ababa, October 14, 2015 – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), has awarded funds to the Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI), African Society for Laboratory Medicine (ASLM), and American Society for Microbiology (ASM) to support the Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA). This investment will strengthen preparedness efforts to rapidly detect and…
Why are Ethiopian War Criminals Still Inside a Italian Embassy After 24 Years
Addis Ababa (HAN) October 14, 2015 – Public Diplomacy Regional Security News BY: Sally Hayden It’s been nearly 25 years since Ethiopia’s Soviet-backed Derg regime was ousted. As a coalition of rebel forces approached capital city Addis Ababa on May 27, 1991, four senior ministers — accused of ordering mass killings — used the darkness of…
Can Ethiopia enjoy economic growth and remain carbon neutral?
Addis Ababa (HAN) October 13, 2015 – Public Diplomacy Regional Security News.By Daniel Cusick From atop Mount Entoto, which rises 10,500 feet above sea level and draws thousands of pilgrims annually as one of this country’s most revered spiritual sites, it is impossible to look upon the sprawling capital below without sensing both the burden of…
Uganda Kickboxing Hero Loses Title to Australian
Kampala (HAN) October 13, 2015 – Geeska Sports. Ugandan Umar Semata failed to defend his World Kick-Boxing Federation Super Welterweight title, losing dramatically to Australian Piotr Lagodzki. The title fight pitted two of the best fighters in the 68 kilogram division.
