Category: Daily Security Briefing

  • Ethiopia: Army Chief Meets With UK Ambassador

    Ethiopia: Army Chief Meets With UK Ambassador

    ADDIS ABABA (HAN) April 29. 2021. Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. Monitoring Regional Issues. Chief of Staff of the Ethiopian National Defense Force, General Berhanu Jula met with UK Ambassador to Ethiopia, Dr Alastair McPhail. The two sides discussed on the current situation in Ethiopia as well as peace and security issues in…

  • Farmajo Rebels Prepare New offensive In Mogadishu

    Farmajo Rebels Prepare New offensive In Mogadishu

    MOGADISHU (HAN) April 22. 2021. Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. Monitoring Regional Issues. Tension are very high as increased military movements in Mogadishu over tonight. Abdirahman Abdishakuur said the Farmajo rebels were willing to negotiate with the Ethiopia and Eritrean governments to spare  further conflict in order to maintain 2 year extension endorsed by…

  • Somalia: Africa Union Condemns Mursal & Farmajo’s Illegal Action

    Somalia: Africa Union Condemns Mursal & Farmajo’s Illegal Action

    COMMUNIQUE Adopted by the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) at its 993rd meeting held on 22 April 2021, on the political and security situation in Somalia:     The Peace and Security Council, Noting the opening remarks made by the Permanent Representative of the Republic of Djibouti to the AU and Chairperson…

  • Somalia: African Peace and Security Council Rejected Farmajo 2 Year Extension

    Somalia: African Peace and Security Council Rejected Farmajo 2 Year Extension

    All members of the PSC (Except Ethiopia ) condemned the unilateral extension on 12 April. Kenya and Djibouti said the move could trigger a civil war which could destabilize the whole region. Nigeria and Ghana said the move is inherently undemocratic and contrary to AU principles – All members welcomed the AU role in mediation.…

  • Ethiopia: Gov’t Measure On TPLF Spared Horn From Becoming Hotspot For Terrorism

    Ethiopia: Gov’t Measure On TPLF Spared Horn From Becoming Hotspot For Terrorism

    Addis Ababa, April 1, 2021 – Mulu Solomon , Ethiopian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary accredited to Germany, Czech Republic and Slovak Republic held a discussions with Nicol Adamcová, Director of the Department of Sub-Saharan Africa at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic. Discussions focused on the latest developments on the Grand Ethiopian…

  • Mozambique’s The Newest Front In The US’ So-Called Global War On Terror

    Mozambique’s The Newest Front In The US’ So-Called Global War On Terror

    Many observers missed the US’ designation in early March of Mozambique’s “Al Shabaab” as an ISIS-affiliated global terrorist organization and its subsequent dispatch of roughly a dozen Green Berets to the country to aid the national military in its counter-terrorist operations, but this development signals that the Southern African state has importantly become the newest…

  • The Rise Of The Eurasian Century

    The Rise Of The Eurasian Century

    China, India, Pakistan, and Russia all share the same goal of improving connectivity between them and their many partners, with their visions increasingly converging in light of the latest events. Fast-moving recent developments inspire hope that the Eurasian Century is rising a lot quicker than even the most optimistic observers could have expected. The relevant…

  • Trump and Biden orders complicate Africa Command’s fight against al Shabab

    Trump and Biden orders complicate Africa Command’s fight against al Shabab

    Al Shabab has grown its territorial presence and increased violence in Somalia over the last five months thanks to policy decisions by the Trump and Biden administrations that have hindered training of Somali forces and added layers of bureaucracy to drone strikes, say Africa security experts. When former President Donald Trump ordered some 900 troops…

  • Madobe censures Farmaajo over additional troops in Gedo

    Madobe censures Farmaajo over additional troops in Gedo

    MOGADISHU (HAN) March 20. 2021. Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. Monitoring Regional Issues. The Federal Government deployed additional forces in the Gedo region on Friday, Jubbaland government has said warning of further instability amid a raging drought that has claimed lives. A statement from the state presidency Saturday said heavily armed military arrived…

  • Somalia: Somali army arrests six militants

    Somalia: Somali army arrests six militants

    MOGADISHU (HAN) March 19. 2021. Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. Monitoring Regional Issues. Somali National Army (SNA) on Thursday arrested six al-Shabab militants in an offensive in Lower Shabelle, Somalia’s southern region, a military officer confirmed. The army conducted the operation in villages in the region including Busley, Warta Mursal and Harbiga, and…

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