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Sudan: Saudi King Abdullah Dies; Witnessed A New Era for Africa
Khartoum (HAN) January 23, 2015- Public diplomacy and Regional Security News.Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah Dies. The kingdom’s new ruler is King Salman, Abdullah’s half-brother, according to state TV. Salman is reportedly 79. “Abdullah was born before Saudi Arabia was even a country,” But in his lifetime, he saw the country rise to prominence — thanks…
Eritrea: Global Call for the Release of Eritrean Patriarch Abune
Asmara (HAN) January 23, 2015- Public diplomacy and Regional Humanitarian security News. This month, January, 2015, marks the eighth anniversary of the deposition and house arrest of the removal of Eritrean Orthodox Patriarch Abune Antonios from his position as head of the Eritrean Orthodox Church. Abune Antonios (born July 12, 1927) was the third Patriarch of the…
Eritrea Assessing Saudi Arabia’s New Yemen strategy
Asmara (HAN) January 23, 2015- Public diplomacy and Regional safety and security News. Eritrean Leader, Isyas Afwerki is watching closely as rebel assaults spark speculation Yemeni government could fall, prompting fears of instability in strategic state, close to Eritrean Red Sea neighbor. Eritrean Diplomats in Yemen expressed alarm about the security situation in Sana’a, which…
Ethiopia: Turkish investors can help benefit from quota and tariff free access to US and EU market
Addis Ababa (HAN) January 23, 2015- Public diplomacy and Regional Future Financial Investment News. President Erdogan said , Turkey cherishes win-win principle in its relation with Africa and places high importance to technology transfer along with trade and investment to Ethiopia from Turkey. Prime Minister Hailemariam said, Ethiopia is making huge investment in physical infrastructure and…
Ethiopia: Anbessaw Haile Died of of cerebral malaria not Ebola
Addis Ababa (HAN) January 21, 2015 – Public diplomacy and Regional Security and safety news. Cuban Health Ministry announced the death from malaria on Saturday of Cuban nurse Reinaldo Villafranca, who was working with the internationalist medical brigade that is fighting the Ebola virus in Sierra Leone. According to the information by Fasika Tadesse, Fortune Staff,…
Djibouti: Transfer vehicles are used for US military in Afghanistan
Djibouti (HAN) January 21, 2015 – Public diplomacy and Regional Security and safety news. Africom Regional News Update: Transfer vehicles to Somalia are used for US military missions in Afghanistan. The US military (CJTF-HOA) is set to transfer 20 repurposed, mine-resistant ambush-protected vehicles (MRAPs) to the African Union mission in Somalia. The deliveries from the Combined Joint…
Ethiopia: The recent default scenario worries lending institutions
New York (HAN) January 21, 2015- Expert Analysis, Your Power & Regional Influence Magazine, opinion page by Seid Hassan (Professor of Economics at Murray State University), Minga Negash is Professor of Accounting at Metropolitan State University and the University of the Witwatersrand, Tesfaye T. Lemma is Associate Professor of Accounting and Finance at the University…
Wang Yi's Africa visit: a shot in the arm
Nairobi (HAN) January 20, 2015 – Public diplomacy and the Horn of Africa Intelligence file news. By Liao Liang. Since 1991, it has been a tradition for China’s foreign ministers to make Africa their first destination for official trips of the year. Earlier this month, Wang Yi made his first official visit to Africa as Foreign Minister;…
Sudan: David Cameron Protested and Contradicted Pope Francis
Khartoum (HAN) January 20, 2015- Public diplomacy with Religious Faith and political Issues News. The British prime minister David Cameron has defended a letter urging senior Muslims to explain how Islam “can be part of British identity”, amid criticism from leaders. The Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) criticized some aspects of the letter, including the…
Eritrea: Pope Francis's New Initiative for Eritreans
Asmara (HAN) January 20, 2015- Public diplomacy and Regional Catholic church News. According to Catholic Herald comments, Pope Francis ‘leaves the exposition of doctrine to others, and reserves for himself the merciful style of the care of souls’: is he playing a dangerous game? The answer to that question depends in large part on what…
