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Anheuser-Busch & SABMiller Have Agreed. Will Ethiopia's Consumers Pay More For Beer?
London (HAN) October 13, 2015 – Public Diplomacy Regional Security News. Today, the business world witnessed the greatest merger of 2015, British –South African brewing giant, SABMiller finally accepts “in principle” a £69 billion ($106 billion) takeover offer from Anheuser Busch (AB) InBev. SABMiller has repeatedly rejected offers from its largest rival, AB InBev, over the…
Somaliland at The Crossroads: Protecting a Fragile Stability
Nairobi (HAN) October 13, 2015 – Public Diplomacy Regional Security News. In a conflict-prone region, Somaliland is a rare success story. Although the international community has not recognised the independence of this self-declared republic, the territory functions with complete autonomy. Over the last 24 years, it has built a functioning democracy and relatively strong institutions of…
Ethiopia: Sub-Saharan Africa Grows to $12B a Year
Nairobi (HAN) October 13, 2015 – Public Diplomacy Regional Security News. International private equity has become the fastest growing source of investment in sub-Saharan Africa but better risk management tools and a way to develop whole sectors was needed to make sure benefits are spread more widely, a study found. In recent years, investors tired of…
Somalia: Critical Factors to be Considered in Somalia’s 2016 Election.
Mogadishu (HAN) October 13, 2015 – Public Diplomacy Regional Security News. Somalia has been in political turmoil for the last 25 years, and the successive governments in the country did not make the desired progress due to poor leadership, massive corruption in the government and the adoption of clan based policy leading to frequent dispute and…
Somali National Army & Ugandan Soldiers Stand guard-Crash Site
Mogadishu (HAN) October 13, 2015 – Public Diplomacy Regional Security News. A cargo plane carrying supplies for African Union troops crash-landed outside Somalia’s capital Mogadishu on Monday, government officials told AFP. The officials said the Egyptian-owned transport plane went down in Arbiska, a district situated 18 kilometres (12 miles) outside the capital, after making several…
Aviation Regulator Denies Fastjet Claim on Operating Licence
Nairobi (HAN) October 13, 2015. Public diplomacy & Regional Investment/Security News. By: Mugambi Mutegi. The civil aviation sector regulator has denied claims by UK budget airline Fastjet that the carrier has received one of the two licences required to make its comeback into the country. The airline on Monday announced that it had received an Air Service…
Kenyan shilling & Central Bank Puts Imperial Bank Under Management
Nairobi (HAN) October 13, 2015. Public diplomacy & Regional Security News. Kenya’s central bank said on Tuesday it was putting Imperial Bank Ltd under management for 12 months after becoming aware of “unsafe or unsound business conditions of the lender”. It said it had appointed the state’s Kenya Deposit Insurance Corporation to take over management…
Ethiopia: Eight Ethiopians Confirmed Dead and Over 40 Wounded in Somalia's Soi
Mogadishu (HAN) October 13, 2015. Public diplomacy & Regional Security News. By Mohamed Omar Hussein. On Monday 8 Ethiopians were confirmed dead in a road accident which took place near Qardo district in Karkar province in the semiautonomous state of Puntland in Eastern Somalia. The injured people are believed to be over 40 and out of…
Ethiopian to Decide on Extra-long-haul Fleet by Year End
Addis Ababa (HAN) October 13, 2015 – Public Diplomacy & Regional News. Ethiopian Airlines CEO Tewolde Gebremariam has confirmed to ATW the carrier is evaluating extra-long haul aircraft and hopes to have a decision by year end. “The extra-long-haul fleet selection is still in progress. There is a committee working on the evaluation and the…
Update: Airbus A300 Egyptian Crash-landed (Pictures)
Mogadishu (HAN) October 12, 2015. Public Diplomacy and Regional Security News. A cargo plane carrying supplies for African Union troops crash-landed outside Somalia’s capital Mogadishu on Monday, government officials told AFP. The officials said the Egyptian-owned transport plane went down in Arbiska, a district situated 18 kilometres (12 miles) outside the capital, after making several unsuccessful…
