Category: Daily Security Briefing
Africa: Security Briefing and Consultations
The Security Council will hold a briefing, followed by consultations, on West Africa and the Sahel. The expected briefers are Special Representative and head of the UN Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) Mahamat Saleh Annadif, Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Ghada Fathi Waly and a representative…
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…
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…
Turkey’s threat of war with Israel is distraction from declining domestic situation
ANKARA (HAN) May 16. 2021. Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. Monitoring Regional Issues. Paul Antonopoulos, independent geopolitical analyst. The Ankara-based MetroPoll found on Monday that 54% of Turkish citizens barely survive financially, while 26.6% cannot meet their basic needs such as nutrition and shelter. According to official data published on May 3, inflation…
Somalia’s Army Told Her to Sew a Skirt. Now She’s One of Its Top Officers.
NAIROBI MOGADISHU (HAN) May 16. 2021. Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. Monitoring Regional Issues. When Iman Elman decided to enlist in the Somali National Army in 2011, the officer distributing uniforms gave her one shirt and two pairs of pants. Puzzled, Ms. Elman asked about the missing shirt. There was none, he said.…
Chinese PLA Renews Commitment To Enhance Cooperation With ENDF
ADDIS ABABA (HAN) May 15. 2021. Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. Monitoring Regional Issues. The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has donated COVID-19 vaccines and provided financial support for Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) aim at strengthening cooperation between the two sides, said Ministry of Defense. Appreciating the support, Ethiopian Defense Force Minister…
Putin says Israel-Palestine escalation poses threat to Russia’s security
MOSCOW (HAN) May 15. 2021. Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. Monitoring Regional Issues. Russian President Vladimir Putin warned on Friday that the current escalation between Israel and Palestine poses a direct threat to Russia’s security. Holding a meeting with the Russian Security Council, Putin suggested discussing the situation in Jerusalem and Gaza Strip…
‘Our friendship will end here’: Duterte defies Beijing, says he won’t withdraw vessels from disputed waters
The president of the Philippines has vowed not to withdrawal his country’s ships from waters contested by China as a long-running dispute between the two nations over sovereignty of South China Sea territory heats up. Speaking in a televised address aired on Friday, President Rodrigo Duterte said he would not heed Chinese demands and would…
Perspective On The Horn of Africa Past to Present: The challenges Ahead in 2021
OTTAWA (HAN) May 15. 2021. Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. Monitoring Regional Issues. OPINION By: Dr. Suleiman Walhad. The Horn of Africa was and is a region of utmost importance throughout the ages from time immemorial. It is where man first crossed from Africa to other parts of the world and it has…
Somalia: SNA Army says kills 10 AL-Shabab militants in central region
MOGADISHU (HAN) May 11. 2021. Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. Monitoring Regional Issues. The Somali National Army (SNA) said Monday that its forces killed 10 Shabab militants in an operation in Hiran, a region in the central part of the country. Mohamud Hassan, commander of SNA 27th Division, said troops have intensified an…