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Ethiopia: Koysha hydropower Dam at 39% complete
Addis Ababa (HAN) October 4. 2020. Public Diplomacy, Monitoring Regional Issues. Minister of Water, Irrigation and Energy, Dr Seleshi Bekele and Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Dr. Vera Songwe visited the construction of Koysha hydropower project. With 2,160 megawatts generation capacity, Koysha is the fourth hydropower project under construction on…
Eritrea: Somali Leader arrived in Asmara, discuss progress of bilateral ties
ASMARA (HAN) October 4. 2020. Public Diplomacy, Monitoring Regional Issues. The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, H.E. Mohammed A. Mohammed, arrived in Asmara in mid-morning hours today for 2-day working visit. President Mohammed & his delegation were accorded warm welcome by President Isaias Afwerki on arrival at Asmara International Airport. The two Heads…
Somalia: UK trains SNA brigade headquarters
UK trains SNA brigade staff training in Mogadishu The first UK trains SNA brigade Headquarters to be trained in Somalia for a generation has completed command and staff training in Mogadishu. According to statement by UK government, the team has returned to their headquarters in Baidoa, the capital of Southwest State in Somalia, at a…
Somalia: Elections to kick off in December
MOGADISHU – Somalia’s parliamentary elections will start from early December this year, the leaders of the horn of Africa nation said. A communique jointly issued on late Thursday by the leaders of the federal government and regional states published a timetable for upcoming election. According to the the communique, the Upper House MPs will be elected…
Ethiopia Being a Naval Superpower Soon?
Ethiopia which has already sent 1,000 army officers to Russia for naval training is accelerating the establishment of a naval force in what could be described as a major step ahead by the Horn of Africa’s biggest economy in strengthening its maritime trade and security interests. Rear Admiral Kindu Gezu, Chief of the Ethiopian Navy…
Eritrea: Power to the Youth
Paris (HAN) October 2. 2020. Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. Opinion by Matthew Norman. Eritrea: In New York in 1899 a newsboy named Kid Blink gave a galvanizing speech to his fellow “newsies”: “Friens and feller workers. Dis is a time which tries de hearts of men. Dis is de time when we’se…
Ethiopia Gold Exports Surge
Addis Ababa – Ethiopian gold exports surged after the central bank offered higher prices for the metal in a bid to curb smuggling and as part of wider efforts to spur investment in mining. Ethiopia’s gold industry is currently dominated by small-scale artisanal miners, but Newmont Corp. and Australia’s Allied Gold Corp. are among the…
Nation Taking Steps To Modernize Air Force
Addis Ababa – Ethiopia is striving to become a top air force in Africa in the coming ten years by modernizing its force and developing aviation, said the Ethiopian Air Force Commander Maj Gen Yilma Merdassa. Level-9 training and more on-the-job training as well as correspondence courses will be provided at the academy. Major General…
Donald Trump tests positive for coronavirus
US President Donald Trump and the First Lady tested positive for coronavirus Thursday. Trump tweeted that he and his wife Melania would begin their “recovery process immediately” and “get through this together.” The Trumps had entered quarantine eariler in the day after senior aide Hope Hicks had also tested positive. She spent a substantial amount of time in…
Somalia: Suicide bombing explosion Near beachside hotel
MOGADISHU (HAN) October 1. 2020. Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. Monitoring Regional Issues. Reports of suicide bombing explosion in Black Sea junction area of Mogadishu. Early reports say a suicide bomber attacked plain-clothed security agents killing at least one of them, heavy gunfire at Mogadishu hotel. A Somali police officer says a car…
