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Somaliland Foreign Minister “Their is no Somalia State”
Hargeisa (HAN) 11th January, 2022 – Public Diplomacy and Regional Security Issues. The Republic of Somaliland delegation led by The self-declared state, which gained independence in 1960 from British empire, sent its Foreign Minister, Essa Kayd, to Washington, London and Ottawa recently as part of a campaign to refashion its external relationships. A U.S. congressional staff…
Somaliland: It is time to put diplomacy first
Is Ethiopia Preparing for War on Somaliland? According to Reuters: The Biden administration must reaffirm that the United States recognizes the immutability of Somaliland’s (and Somalia’s) recognized borders. It is time to put diplomacy first. BERBERA, SOMALILAND—The Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa is quiet. Whereas a month ago, the Ethiopian Army appeared to be…
The Brewing New Confrontation In the Horn of Africa
Addis Ababa (HAN) May 21, 2021. Opinion Sent to Geeska Africa Online By. Dr. Suleiman Walhad “The Horn of Africa was always an important region for the world.” The writer reports the news notes for the Horn of Africa regional prospective and World peace. People’s opinions may appear as part of regional initiates for the people…
Somalia: Mr. President, Please Trim Your Hair
Djibouti (HAN) May 20, 2021. Global Security and regional security watch Opinion Sent to Geeska Africa Online. Former Somalia president Farmajo not only received full support in Mogadishu in 2017 during the presidential selections 2016 , but advice as well – on his long, unkempt feeling towards the region and Southern Somali leaders. The writer reports…
How did Somalia become a failed state?
Somalia has come to exemplify the concept of a failed state in international relations. Throughout the 1990s and into the new millennium, it experienced the full range of problems associated with a catastrophic state collapse: starvation, disease, conflict, foreign intervention, secessionism, warlordism, organized crime, terrorism, piracy and mass refugee outflows. So, how did Somalia become…
Syria to hold election in May after years of war
Syria is to hold a presidential election next month, the country’s parliament says – a move likely to maintain President Bashar al-Assad’s grip on power. Mr Assad is not expected to face serious opposition despite continuing conflict and a growing economic crisis. After 10 years of war the Syrian government controls most of the big…
Trust deficit keeps Somalia’s leaders at loggerheads
MOGADISHU (HAN) May 16. 2021. Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. Monitoring Regional Issues. Does Prime Minister Roble have enough support and independence to ensure elections can be held at last? Somalia faces a political crisis because its leaders have been unable to hold elections after President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed’s term of office expired…
SOMALIA: Midfielder Lukwata joins Somalia Premier League club
Intelligent and fast paced midfielder Abdulnoor Lukwata is expected to sign a semi-professional contract with Somalia Premier League side Heegan Football Club. Lukwata departs for the Somalian city of Mogadishu on Sunday morning aboard Uganda Airlines on flight UR 520. Christened as “Fresh Kid”, Lukwata is well known for his blistering speed, quick thinking, ball…
SOMALIA: Flooding cuts off access to Jowhar
BELEDWEYNE (HAN) May 16. 2021. Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. Monitoring Regional Issues. Travel to the regional capital of Hirshabelle has been cut off after intense flooding rendered the roads unusable, according to local officials and residents. Hirshabelle administration Minister of Relief and Disaster Management Abdimahad Abdullahi Qoorgaab told VOA that floods have…
ERITREA: President Alpha Conde visit: Infrastructure, Agricultural
President Alpha Conde returned home at 10:30 a.m. this morning after a two-day official visit to Eritrea. Accompanied by President Isaias, President Alpha Conde & his delegation visited water infrastructure & agricultural projects in Debarwa Subzone earlier in the day. Yemane G. Meskel Minister of Information @hawelti