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Ethiopia: Speaker of the House of Federation is Lobbying in Canada
Toronto (HAN) September 15, 2014 – Public diplomacy and Diaspora news International. According to Geeska Afrika Online reporter in Toronto, Canada, the Ethiopian delegation lobiying in Canada through Ethiopian diaspora communities, led by Ato KassaTekle-Berhan, Speaker of the House of Federation; and including AlemayehuTegenu, Minister of Water, Irrigation and Energy and FitsumArega, Director General of…
Somali Ambassador: ISIS doctrine ‘Is a Cancer Which Is Spreading to the Horn of Africa’
Minnesota (HAN) September 15, 2014- Public diplomacy and regional security news. In an interview with Geeska Afrika Online news, diaspora community Ambassador Hashi Shafi, discussed the significant threat that ISIS poses and the importance of US federal government, regional state security and Somali community partners working together to fight ISIS doctrine. “This is a cancer…
Eritrea: Severe Diplomatic Alert and Travel Warnings
Asmara (HAN) September 15, 2014- Public diplomacy and regional security news. New US Department of State’s Press Release issued to Eritrean and US citizens travel warnings. The U.S. Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to Eritrea and strongly recommends U.S. citizens not travel to the country since there is increasing…
Uganda: Somali “before you dare touching their women, kill them first“
Kampala (HAN) September 14, 2014 – Expert Analysis, Your Power & Regional Influence Magazine. Rape is cheaper than bullets in Uganda, Congo and Rwanda. Sexual violence is a devastating weapon in the war-torn Greater lakes provinces of Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Congolese army, peacekeepers (Ugandan soldiers) and rebel groups systematically use brutal gang…
Djibouti: Concerns about Al-Shabaab's British Connection
Djibouti (HAN) September 14, 2014 – Defense and national security news. A British intelligence assessment by the Office of Security and Counter-Terrorism analysis shows that the British intelligence have already arrested 69 people this year for “Syria related terrorist offences” that include terrorist financing, preparing an act of terrorism, and attending a terrorist training camp. British…
Somalia: Global Justice to end rape by Ugandan Forces
London (HAN) September 14, 2014 Human Right Press Release and Public diplomacy News. Petition by Hafsa Aamin, London, United Kingdom. Ugandan Soldiers from the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) have rapped women and girls as young as 12 and traded food aid for sex. These soldiers abuse somali women and young girls sexually and physically…
Eritrea: The list of cycling powerhouses, Tour de France
Asmara (HAN) September 14, 2014 Public diplomacy and Sport News. Eritreans are yet to achieve significant international athletic success in any major event. Eritrea have pulled out of the qualifiers for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco, the Confederation of African Football has confirmed this year. THEY HAD BEEN (ERITREA) DUE TO FACE…
Ethiopia: Egyptian President is committed to "excellent" relations
Addis Ababa (HAN) September 14, 2014 – Defense and National security news.In an exclusive interview with Anadolu Agency, Desalegn said that Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi is committed to relations between Egypt and Ethiopia. Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn said that Ethiopia is seeking a “win-win” relation with Egypt, saying that his country was seeking good…
Kenya: Risks of losing Somali's territorial waters in the Indian Ocean
Nairobi (HAN) September 25, 2014 – Maritime defense and national security news. Kenyan Nation reported an Opinion article by ISAAC ONGIRI. Kenya risks losing almost all of its territorial waters in the Indian Ocean if a case filed by Somalia in an international court succeeds. Alarmed by the grave implications of the move by its…
Somalia: A senior Somali Intelligence Officer Assassinated
Mogadishu (HAN) September 14, 2014 – Weekend anti-terrorism and national security news. By Omar Nour, the Somali Al-Shabaab militants again shot dead the deputy chief of Somalia’s anti-terrorism unit, Mohamed Qanuni, in a drive-by shooting in Mogadishu, police officer said. The Somali Al-Shabaab military operation spokesman Abdiaziz Abu Musab claimed that militants blocked Qanuni’s vehicle…
