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Somalia: Al-Shabaab remote controlled bomb hit a Military vehicle in Kismayo
Kismayo (HAN) January 11, 2015 – Public diplomacy and Regional Security and safety news. Al-Shabaab remote controlled bomb hit a military vehicle in the southern Somali port city of Kismayo, killing at least three Somali soldiers, eyewitnes told Geeska Afrika Online. Somali militant Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack, which hit the convoy as it…
Djibouti: The Statement of 53rd Extra-Ordinary Session of IGAD Council of Ministers
Djibouti (HAN) January 11, 2015 – IGAD PRESS RELEASE and Regional Security and safety news. The Council received reports from the Federal Government of Somalia on the implementation of Vision 2016, security and the integration of forces, stabilisation and access to recovered area. The Council was also briefedby the IGAD Special Envoy on the IGAD Office of…
Eritrea: A New Brilliant Young Eritrean Scientist
Asmara (HAN) January 11, 2015 – Public diplomacy and the Horn of Africa Intelligence analyst files. Expert Analysis, Your Power & Regional Influence Magazine, opinion page “A Brilliant, Young Eritrean Scientist,” By. Thomas C. Mountain. Thomas C. Mountain, who has a special interest in seeing the successful development of Eritrea’s maritime industry, spends much of…
Eritrea Invested to Double Electric Power Supply
Asmara (HAN) January 11, 2015 – Public diplomacy and Regional Infrastructure Investment news. New Electric engines will account for approximately 73% of Eritrea’s total power supply. Qingdaohaixi Marine Diesel Co., Ltd. (QMD) and EPC contractor Shanghai Marine Diesel Engine Research Institute recently signed a contract to supply Eritrea with two MAN B&W 12K60MC-S low-speed engines that…
Ethiopia: Cargo Plane Crashed “skidded the runway”
Addis Ababa (HAN) January 11, 2015 – Public diplomacy and Regional Aviation Security and safety news. The Ethiopian Airline Cargo with its dedicated freighter network, serves more than 20 destinations in Africa via Addis Ababa and the new hub in Lome, Togo, West Africa. Bad News: Ethiopian Airways cargo plane from traveling from Lome, Togo to neighboring…
Somalia: Ethiopia Pledge more Security Cooperation in Fight Against Al-Shabaab
Mogadishu (HAN) January 11, 2015 – Public diplomacy and Regional Security and safety news. Ambassador Ahmad AbdiSalam told Geeska Afrika Online reporter in Addis that Ethiopian forces were fighting to root out Al-Shabaab militants and were regaining territory in Southern Somalia. “Their grip is weakening,” Ambassador Ahmad said. Relations have improved since Ambassador Ahmad took…
Djibouti: Somali Security forces tightened security For IGAD summit
Djibouti (HAN) January 10, 2015 – Public diplomacy and Regional Security and safety news. The IGAD summit comes after Somali parliament endorsed Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke as prime minster in December, following severe infighting between the president and the former premier, Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed. Foreign ministers of Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, and Djibouti are scheduled to…
Somalia: 2014 Public Report on the Terrorist Threat to Canada
Mogadishu (HAN) January 10, 2015 – Public diplomacy and the Horn of Africa Intelligence file news. Somali Canadian Al-Shabaabo terrorist group Link was killed in suicide attack in Mogadishu. A Canadian who traveled to Somalia in 2009 to join the armed Islamist group Al Shabab died in a suicide attack in the capital Mogadishu on…
Sudan: Preventing crises over shared water resources
Khartoum (HAN) January 10, 2015 – Public diplomacy and the Horn of Africa water resources news. Rebuilding Governance for Natural Resources is Vital for Resilient Livelihoods and Long-term Peace, Says New UNEP Report. By. Benjamin Pohl and Susanne Schmeier. Ukraine, Iraq, Syria, Gaza. With such crises in the headlines, it is easy to forget about the…
Kenya: Chinese Foreign Minister Will Pay Official Visits to Nairobi
Nairobi (HAN) January 10, 2015 – Public diplomacy and the Horn of Africa Intelligence file news. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang will pay official visits to Nairobi, at the invitation of Amina Mohamed, the Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Kenya, Ali Ahmed Karti, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Sudan, Pierre Moukoko…
