Category: Daily Security Briefing
Somalia: Anti-terror Saudi programs can help Somalis regain stability
Riyadh (HAN) December 22, 2014 – Public diplomacy and the Horn of Africa related Security issues. The Saudi government has been the principal financial backer of Somali’ s odious Al-Itihad movement since at least 1986. It has also channeled funds to Al-Itihad leaders in Somalia and other related groups. The so-called war on terror in…
Ethiopia's New Diplomacy: Rationale Strategies and Significance
Cairo (HAN) December 21, 2014 – Public diplomacy and Regional Security news. The Ethiopian Public diplomacy team has achieved its objectives. The Egyptian President Al-Sisi said, Ethiopia has every right to development and utilization of the Nile Waters. Meanwhile, Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry discussed bilateral relations and also met with Ethiopian Public…
Djibouti: A British Citizen was threatened with physical and sexual abuse
Djibouti (HAN) December 20, 2014 – Expert Analysis, Your Power & Regional Influence Magazine, opinion page By. Victoria Parsons. Mahdi Hashi, ‘illegally interrogated’ by US officials in Djibouti, according to Victoria Parsons: She joined the Bureau of Investigative Journalist after completing an MA in science journalism, in which she gained a distinction. She is on the…
Ethiopia: The high risk of Ethiopian Aviation security in the region
Addis Ababa (HAN) December 20, 2014 – Public safety and Regional Security news scenario. At the worst possible scenario, what could happen if this similar scenario happen with Ethiopian Airlines? Swedish Authorities held an Egyptian Smart Aviation Airlines aeroplane with ten Syrian passengers on board at Malmö Airport. What’s the worst that could happen? The ten…
Djibouti: Africom Units credited for Somalia Security
Djibouti (HAN) December 19, 2014 – Public safety and Regional Security news. More than 200 units ranging in size from detachments to groups and brigades have been officially credited for participation in Operations Restore Hope and United Shield, the 2½-year relief and evacuation campaign in Somalia. Soldiers who were assigned to these units and who participated…
Somali Style Chaos in Kenyan Parliament Over Security Issues
Nairobi (HAN) December 18, 2014 – Public safety and Regional Security news. The Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has faced mounting pressure from the west to boost security since an attack in September 2013 on Nairobi’s Westgate mall that left 67 people dead. Uhuru Kenyatta has urged lawmakers to pass the high level security amendments. Somali parliament…
Sudan: Russian security chief's efforts to stabilize the region
Khartoum (HAN) December 18, 2014 – Expert Analysis, Your Power & Regional Influence Magazine, opinion page By Joel Gulhane. The Egyptian interim Minister of Foreign Affairs said his discussions with Nikolai Patrushev in Moscow touched upon the current situation in Egypt, the Middle East peace process, the Eritrean regional security issues, the Syrian conflict and its regional…
Somalia: President Nominated Puntland political Heavyweight as Prime Minister
Mogadishu (HAN) December 17, 2014 – Public Dipolomacy and Regional Security news. The Geeska Afrika Online reporter , reported last week and saw the selection of former Prime Minister of Somalia Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke. Officially today, Somali president selected and nominated the Somalia’s ambassador to the United States, HE Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke, on Wednesday…
Ethiopia: Public Diplomacy Team For Dam Project in Cairo
Cairo (HAN) December 17, 2014 – Public Diplomacy and Regional Security news. According to HAN, this mission is to promote understanding of Ethiopian foreign policy to the World. The Ministry of Foreign Affair’s Public Diplomacy section manages three major areas of communications for the Ethiopian Missions: media relations, diaspora community outreach and feedback correspondence from…
Djibouti leader "We need Somalia to be peaceful"
Djibouti (HAN) December 16, 2014 – Public safety and Regional Security news Interview with the President of Djibouti. Djibouti government is planning not to leave Somalia until the African Union peacekeeping mission has removed Al-shabaab from the long troubled IGAD memebr, according to Djibouti foreign affairs minister Mohamoud Ali Yusuf. “Our forces will remain in…
