Category: Daily Security Briefing
Ethiopia: Egyptian President is committed to "excellent" relations
Addis Ababa (HAN) September 14, 2014 – Defense and National security news.In an exclusive interview with Anadolu Agency, Desalegn said that Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi is committed to relations between Egypt and Ethiopia. Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn said that Ethiopia is seeking a “win-win” relation with Egypt, saying that his country was seeking good…
Somalia: A senior Somali Intelligence Officer Assassinated
Mogadishu (HAN) September 14, 2014 – Weekend anti-terrorism and national security news. By Omar Nour, the Somali Al-Shabaab militants again shot dead the deputy chief of Somalia’s anti-terrorism unit, Mohamed Qanuni, in a drive-by shooting in Mogadishu, police officer said. The Somali Al-Shabaab military operation spokesman Abdiaziz Abu Musab claimed that militants blocked Qanuni’s vehicle…
Somalia Will be a successful model for U.S. intervention in Syria and Iraq
Nairobi (HAN) September 13, 2014 – Regional security and Public diplomacy news, by AFP Nairobi. The U.S. President Barack Obama has ordered a “relentless” war against the Islamic State, and has cited the ongoing intervention in Somalia as a model for intervention in Syria and Iraq. So drawing on the experience of US operations against…
Kenya: Rising threat level forced to name new Intelligence chief
Nairobi (HAN) September 12, 2014 – Regional defense and National security news. The President of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta has said he picked Kameru for his success in intelligence-gathering in Somalia. Kenyan troops first launched an offensive against the Somali Islamist in October 2011, accusing the Al-Shabaab militants of raids inside Kenyan Towns and cities. Deputy…
Djibouti: Arab League “demanded Eritrea to release Djibouti soldier immediately”
Djibouti (HAN) September 11, 2014 – Regional defense and security news. The Arab League released a press statement after meeting on Sept. 7, 2014, held at the level of Arab foreign ministers condemned Eritrea for “the kidnapping of a Djiboutian soldier from the demilitarized zone” on the border between Eritrea and Djibouti. The Arab League “demanded…
Djibouti: Global coalition to defeat Islamist extremists
Djibouti (HAN) September 10, 2014 – Regional defense and diplomatic news. The United States is taking the lead in an international coalition aimed at repelling and defeating the Islamist extremists marauding across parts of Iraq and Syria, according to Al-Ahram sources. Jihadists from the so-called “Islamic State,” still referred to by US officials by their former…
Eritrea: President Isaias Afwerki's strategic trip to Egypt
Asmara (HAN) September 9, 2014, Regional security and public diplomacy news. Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki left to a diplomatic trip to Egypt at the invitation of President Abdulfatah Al-Sisi. On arrival at Cairo International Airport, Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki was welcomed by the Egyptian Prime Minister, Eng. Ibrahim Mahlab. In the course of the visit,…
Somalia: UNSC urged political rivals to take another step towards peace and stability
Mogadishu (HAN) September 9, 2014, Regional security and public diplomacy news. The Special United Nations Representative for Somalia, Nicholas Kay in Mogadishu urged political rivals in the south-western part of the country to take another step towards peace and stability with the establishment of a new interim regional administration. “I urge those who remain outside…
Somalia: Reasons Cabinet Fired Chief of National Security Intelligence
Mogadishu (HAN) September 7, 2014 – Defense and national security news. Somali Chief of National Security Intelligence sacked for ineffectiveness, according to Geeska Afrika Online security correspondance in Mogadishu. Government spokesman told Geeska Afrika Online by Phone that, Somalia’s chief of intelligence Abdullahi Mohamed Ali, has been fired over what the office of prime minister…
Ethiopia: Egyptian diplomatic crisis with Nile water, ''no strategy yet''
Addis Ababa (HAN) September 7, 2014 – Public diplomacy and weekly security news. The Egyptian leaders will work in the upcoming year 2015 to increase Egypt’s share of Nile water and that the government will not yield to external pressure to adjust shares, Minister of Agriculture Adel Al Beltagy said when asked about the Egyptian…
