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Ethiopia: Ethiopian Airlines closes Big financing deal
Addis Ababa November 22.2014. (HAN) Public diplomacy and Regional Financial investment news. Ethiopian Airlines, the largest and most profitable airline in Africa, has secured a USD 41.4 million 7-year junior loan facility from ING Capital LLC for the acquisition of two Boeing 777 freighter aircraft. The senior debt is supported by Ex-Im Bank and was provided by…
Uganda's Priest Legacy In Mexico
Mexico city (HAN) November 22, 2014 – Public diplomacy and Regional Security news. The revered voice of Ugandan priest John Ssenyondo has gone quiet in his old parish in the Mexican town of Nejapa. His body was found in a mass grave last October, six months after he was abducted in broad daylight, while preaching against…
Kenya: Al-Shabab fighters kill 28 bus passenger.
November 22.2014. (HAN) Public diplomacy and Regional news. Al-Shabab fighters from Somalia hijacked a bus in Kenya’s north and killed 28 non-Muslims on board after they had been singled out from the rest of the passengers, police officials said. Two police officers said that the bus travelling to the capital Nairobi with 60 passengers was hijacked…
Kenya: Coastal Tensions
November 21.2014. (HAN) Public diplomacy and Regional news. Tension was high in Kenya’s coastal city of Mombasa as police thwarted attempts by Muslim youth to hold demonstrations in protest to the closure of four mosques. Police recovered an assortment of grenades, petrol bombs and other crude weapons in earlier raids on the Mosques, which they claim…
Africa: Emirates to Grow By 40% on the African continent
November 21.2014. (HAN) Public diplomacy and Regional Financial investment news. Emirates is placing a strategic focus on Africa in the coming decade by increasing operations by over 40%, says Tim Clark, President of Emirates Airline.Speaking at the Africa Global Business Forum held in Dubai on 1 – 2 October, Clark said that Africa has been a…
Somalia: Top EU Envoys Praises political and security progress in Mogadishu
Mogadishu (HAN) November 21, 2014 – Public diplomacy and Regional Security and safety news. The Somali president said achieving the goals set out in Vision 2016 remained a top priority for the current government. The possible solution for the current political stand-off, Ambassador Kay noted that all Somali government institutions should take part in bringing…
Kenya: $133 million loan to fund a project from AFDB
November 21.2014. (HAN) Public diplomacy and Regional Financial investment news. I A $133 million loan to fund a project aimed at improving access to electricity among poor populations in Kenya’s rural areas has been approved by the African Development Bank (AfDB). Only a third of Kenya’s more than 40 million people are connected to the grid, and…
Eritrea: Canadian mine company rejects negligence accusations
Asmara (HAN) November 21, 2014 – International Investment with Regional Security and safety news. Canadian mining company Nevsun Resources Ltd. is being sued for complicity in torture, forced labour, slavery, and crimes against humanity, according to a new lawsuit filed in British Columbia. Canadian Mining Policy reject Accusations Of Violating Eritrean Citizens’ Rights to exercise and…
Somalia: The Copenhagen Ministerial Level Forum Endorsed Progress Made
Copenhagen (HAN) November 21, 2014 – Public diplomacy and Regional Security and safety news. The first High Level Ministerial Partnership Forum was concluded in Copenhagen, Denmark, co-chaired by The Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud, and Jeffrey Feltman of the United States (Jeffrey Feltman of the United States assumed the post of Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs on…
Uganda: Coffee Industry Players Discuss Ways of Marketing African Coffee
November 20.2014. (HAN) Public diplomacy and Regional Financial investment news. Industry players from the coffee industry say African producing countries are not performing well in the global markets. Delegates are meeting at a coffee conference in Uganda’s capital, Kampala to find solutions into helping the industry perform better going forward. Isabel Nakirya reports -CCTV
