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Eritrea: Ambassador Marco "Ethiopia is the key migration transit country"
Addis Ababa (HAN) October 15, 2015 – Breaking News – Public Diplomacy and Regional Security Initiatives News. – The Ethiopian Foreign Minister Dr. Tedros met an Italian delegation led by Ambassador Marco del Panta, Director for Migration at the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation on Wednesday. The visit follows a meeting between…
Uganda: Armed Police Surrounded Besigye's House
Kampala (HAN) October 15, 2015 Public Diplomacy and Regional Security New. Ugandan police on Thursday stopped leading opposition figure Kizza Besigye from leaving his house in yet another onslaught against President Yoweri Museveni’s rival. Armed police surrounded Besigye’s house in Kasangati, about 16 kilometers from the capital Kampala ahead of a planned rally by his…
Ethiopia, Austria to Strengthen Trade and Investment Relations
Addis Ababa (HAN) October 15, 2015 Public Diplomacy and Regional Security New.By Fanuel Lakew. International Affairs Director General with Austrian Foreign Affairs Ministry said that Austria wants to strengthen bilateral relations with Ethiopia especially in the area of trade, investment and security. The Director General so stated during talks with Ethiopia Foreign Affairs State Minister Ambassador…
Ethiopia Prepares to Build Major Hub Airport for Africa
Addis Ababa (HAN) October 15, 2015 Public Diplomacy and Regional Security News. Ethiopia’s transport ministry is finalizing plans to start building a new airport for the capital Addis Ababa in 2016. The facility, which is expected to take eight years to build at a cost of up to around $4 billion, is intended as a…
S.Sudan: Riek Machar May not Return to Juba as Planned: Spokesperson
Addis Ababa (HAN) October 15, 2015 Public Diplomacy and Regional Security News. The armed opposition faction of SPLM-IO said they are not sure whether or not their leader, Riek Machar, will return to the national capital, Juba, in December as planned, explaining “this will depend on security guarantees.” James Gatdet Dak, spokesman of the first vice-president…
Sudan, S. Sudan Border Might Turn Be like The Korean Demilitarized Zone
Nairobi (HAN) October 15, 2015 Public Diplomacy and Regional Security News. After more than two years of negotiations, Sudan and South Sudan on Wednesday signed a deal to implement an earlier agreement to demilitarize their common border. The establishment of a Safe Demilitarized Border Zone (SDBZ) was first agreed in a deal signed on 27 September 2012. However, its…
Ethiopia: Drawn Out Zone 9 Trial Serves to Further Punish Bloggers
Oregon (HAN) October 15, 2015 Public Diplomacy and Regional Security News Opinion By: Endalk Chala. On Friday the Zone 9 bloggers are due to appear in court in Ethiopia for the 39th time since their arrest in April 2014. Endalk Chala, a co-founder of the group which is being honored with an International Press Freedom Award from…
Ethiopia's Gibe 3 dam Could spell crisis for Kenya's Turkana
NAIROBI (HAN) October 15, 2015 Public Diplomacy and Regional Security News. By Edith Honan Industrial projects along Ethiopia’s Omo River could dry up Kenya’s Lake Turkana and create a humanitarian and environmental catastrophe exacerbated by climate change, Human Rights Watch said on Thursday. Turkana, the world’s largest desert lake, lies in Kenya’s northwest corner, on…
Somalia: President Hassan Confirms His Candidacy For a Second Term
Mogadishu (HAN) October 15, 2015 – Breaking News – Public Diplomacy and Regional Security News. The current Somalia leader, President Hassan Sheikh Confirms second Term Candidacy For Somalia 2016 Elections. Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud has for the first time publicly made his Candidacy For A Second Term election. President Hassan will be running for…
Somaliland: The New Somalia Air Traffic Control Tower Angers Somaliland Ahead Of Turkey Talks
Hargeisa (HAN) October 15, 2015 – Breaking News – Public Diplomacy and Regional Security News. In Mogadishu’s New Somalia air traffic control tower, whose foundation stone was laid by the Federal Government of Somalia’s Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke, has angered Somaliland administration, according to the Somaliland aviation minister. The Somaliland Civil Aviation Minister, Mohamud Hashi…
