Category: Djibouti
Death toll at 28 after migrant boats sink off Djibouti
DJIBOUTI (HAN) January 30, 2019. Regional Security. The death toll from the sinking of two migrant boats off the coast of Djibouti rose to 28 on Wednesday, with perhaps 130 more still missing. Two vessels carrying migrants departed from Godaria on the Horn of Africa nation’s northeast coast on Tuesday morning but sank in heavy seas…
Somalia: link Transactions to the Terrorist Attacks
Djibouti (HAN) January 28, 2019. Regional Financial Institutions and Stability. There is no limit to the amount a mobile money agent can transact in a day. Updated Opinion from Mr. Khalid Yusuf. When Mr Hassan Abdi Nur, a mobile money agent, was arraigned for the 14 Riverside Drive attack, it must have come as a…
Somaliland Achievements, Part 1
Hargeisa (HAN) January 7th, 2019. Regional Security and Stability Iniatiatives. Achievement against all the odds in the Horn of Africa, since 2010. The Geeska Africa Online review and reported by HAN (Horn Africa Newsline). 1. Economic advancement Over two decades, Somaliland has built a successful market economy, with GDP rising to $350 per capita – higher…
Somalia: Somali Government Expels UN envoy over criticism
Nairobi (HAN) January 1st, 2019. Public diplomacy and International Security. The president says elements of the International community based in Halane has again reconfirmed its disdainful attitude to the sovereignty of independent states of Somalia. President Mohamaed Abdullahi Farmajo states that UNSOM leader has again reconfirmed its disdainful attitude to the sovereignty of independent states…
The Horn of African Youth of the Year 2018 – Ibrahim Mulushewa
Harar (HAN) January 2019. Ibrahim Mulushewa has become the first ever youth to become The Horn of African Man of the Year, an award which was organized recently by the Geeska Afrika Online (1985-2019) Daily & the Horn of Africa Newsline (HAN). Ibrahim participated many events of development and peace in the Horn Of Africa.…
Qatar Joins UN Humanitarian Coordination for Somalia
Djibouti (HAN) December 31, 2018. Regional Humanitarian and Stability Initiatives. According to Press report Received from Qatar Charity in Doha to the News Desk of Geeska Afrika Online (1985-2018). In response 2016 appeals launched by the Somali government and international humanitarian organisations, QC offered urgent humanitarian aid to the Somali people to reduce the impact…
Djibouti: Maritime Security for the Region Bordering the Red Sea
Djibouti (HAN) December 29, 2018. The Regional Maritime Safety and Security, Jeddah Accord (Jeddah Amendment): According to the “Saudi naval forces prepare for Red Wave one”, the joint military drill, Red Wave 1, is to launch early next week with the participation of the countries bordering the Red Sea, including Jordan, Egypt, Sudan, Djibouti and…
Six Ethiopians killed in Djibouti. Revenge Attacks
Witnesses in Djibouti say six people of Ethiopian origin have been killed in alleged revenge attacks over the past three days. The witnesses said the Ethiopians were killed in separate incidents, mostly during night time, by Djiboutians. Hundreds are also wounded, according to multiple witnesses. Ethiopian-owned shops were looted in Djibouti city but police did…
Djibouti goes from position of strength to potential downfall
It has been a trying few weeks for Ismaïl Omar Guelleh, president of Djibouti, at a time when most other residents of the Horn of Africa are celebrating emerging peace and, with it, the glimmer of prosperity. Two old enemies Eritrea and Ethiopia have ended 20 years of bloodletting, and even the restive enclaves of…
Yemen: Another Somalia in the Arabian Peninsula
Djibouti (HAN) December 5th, 2017 – Public Diplomacy & The Regional security impact. Yemen has been crippled politically and economically for a long time.The last decade or so they were entangled in some all out war against each other (south and North). The humanitarian crisis has since escalated out of proportion and now the death of…
