Category: Opinion
Somalia: U.S. missiles are triggering power struggle
Nairobi (HAN) September 4, 2014. Defense and Security note selected by Geeska Afrika Regional Security Editor. Written by. BY EDMUND BLAIR AND DRAZEN JORGIC -Reuters. A hail of U.S. missiles aimed at the leader of Somalia’s al Shabaab militants may have left a gaping hole in the group’s leadership, potentially the biggest challenge to its unity…
Ethiopia: Families asking Canada to push for release from prison
Cape Breton (HAN) September 2, 2014 – Expert Analysis, Your Power & Regional Influence Magazine, opinion page by Said Maktal. Somali_Canadian Bashir Makhtal has been in prison in Addis Ababa since 2007. Said Maktal moved to Sydney this summer to attend Cape Breton University, bringing with him years of documentation and a determination to see…
After US-Africa Summit: What lessons for Eritrea?
Khartoum (HAN) September 1, 2014 – Expert Analysis, Your Power & Regional Influence Magazine, opinion page by Michael Abraha. President Isaias Afwerki said that the Ethiopian propaganda against Eritrea had its roots in Washington’s “failed agendas in Eritrea” and “wrong calculations in Eritrea”. Washington’s decision not to let President Isaias Afewerki join over forty other…
Somalia: Budget reflects the curbed legitimacy of Federal Government
Mogadishu (HAN) September 1, 2014 – Expert Analysis, Your Power & Regional Influence Magazine, opinion page by Dr. Mohamoud Uluso. I came across a document titled “Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) – Appropriation Act for the 2014 Budget,” consisting of Act No 00005 and financial statement. The theme (goals) of the Budget document is “enhancing…
Somalia: Impact of New Turkey, New System, New Governance
Istanbul HAN) August 28, 2015 – Expert Analysis, Your Power & Regional Influence Magazine, opinion page Re-published by Tulu Gümüştekin – Daily Sabah. Turkey’s Somalia Policy Aims to Ease Regional Tensions. A systemic impact in a small group or through an international institution: “We will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence…
Kenya: Lack of tactical Intelligence under fire to fight terrorism
Nairobi (HAN) August 26, 2014. Expert Analysis, Your Power & Regional Influence Magazine, opinion page by KATE LINTHICUM – As Kenya fights terrorism, its tactics come under fire, Los Angeles Times. According to Geeska Afrika Online Editor: “The lack of tactical Intelligence is the root of all evil.” The 44-year-old Muslim cleric was driving with…
Ethiopia: Exploring New Oromo Political Alternatives
London (HAN) August 25, 2014. Expert Analysis, Your Power & Regional Influence Magazine, opinion page by Siegfried Pausewang. Geeska Afrika Online editorial re-published the report, The Oromo of Ethiopia aims to stimulate a thorough debate in a particular political issues in Ethiopia. The academic paper today states that the Oromo people are in a crucial and…
Eritrea: Egyptian tribesmen demanded either ransom or kidneys
Cairo (HAN) August 23, 2014 – Humanitarian and Refugee issues. The Egyptian Sinai Peninsula criminals have kidnapped tens of thousands of refugees to ransom. Eritrean refugees are being held captive and enslaved in Egyptian Sinai Desert. Eritrean Children, women and men are shackled in chains for many months with minimal to no food or sustenance.…
Eritrea is a Part of Russian Declaration on Strategic Partnership
PARIS (HAN) August 18, 2014 – Strategic partnership News opinion By.Kester Kenn Klomegah. Russia and Africa have entered a new phase of growth in their economic diplomacy mainly due to rising interaction by high ranking government officials from some African countries with their Russian colleagues during the first half of 2014. Undoubtedly, Russia’s intensified move to…
Eritrea: A major Afar military attacks to topple the current repressive ruler
Nairobi (HAN) August 14, 2014 – Critical ethnic conflict issues in the Horn of Africa news. An Eritrean opposition group, Red Sea Afar Democratic Organization (RSADO) on Tuesday vow to step up military attacks to topple the current repressive rule in the East African nation. The opposition political organization held a three day conference in…
