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Turkey’s threat of war with Israel is distraction from declining domestic situation
ANKARA (HAN) May 16. 2021. Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. Monitoring Regional Issues. Paul Antonopoulos, independent geopolitical analyst. The Ankara-based MetroPoll found on Monday that 54% of Turkish citizens barely survive financially, while 26.6% cannot meet their basic needs such as nutrition and shelter. According to official data published on May 3, inflation…
EU SAYS HUMANITARIAN AID IN TIGRAY USED “AS A WEAPON OF WAR”; WARNS THOSE RESPONSIBLE “WILL BE HELD TO ACCOUNT”
The European Union said humanitarian aid blockades by military forces in Tigray “are severely impeding the ability for assistance to reach rural areas, where the humanitarian crisis is at the worst level,” and warns “those responsible for deliberately preventing timely access will be held to account.” Full Statement The United Nations have confirmed that military…
ERITREA: Teaching The Science of life
ASMARA (HAN) May 16. 2021. Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. Monitoring Regional Issues. By: Asmait Futsumbrhan. From studying under the trees to producing Eritrean biologists across the county Meet Seble Haile, an inspiration to what a role model should be. Just like many other Eritrean families, Mr.Haile’s family, along with a one-year-old Seble,…
US SAYS FOOD AID BLOCKAGE IN TIGRAY “REPREHENSIBLE”, CALLS ON ERITREA, ETHIOPIA TO “CEASE & DESIST THIS CONDUCT”
The United States is gravely concerned by the increasing number of confirmed cases of military forces blocking humanitarian access to parts of the Tigray region. This unacceptable behavior places the 5.2 million people in the region in immediate need of humanitarian assistance at even greater risk. The United States unequivocally calls upon the Governments of…
SOMALIA: AFRICOM Commander Meets with President Madobe
Mogadishu (HAN) May 16. 2021. Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. Monitoring Regional Issues. The Commander of the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) met with the state President of Jubaland on Saturday in the regional capital of Kismayo. Gen. Stephen Townsend held a closed-door meeting with President Ahmed Mohamed Islam (Madobe) to discuss the…
President Assad sends letter to President Putin to congratulate him on Victory Day
MOSCOW (HAN) May 16. 2021. Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. Monitoring Regional Issues. Syrian President Bashar has congratulated Russian President Vladimir Putin on the 76th anniversary of the Soviet Union’s victory in the Great Patriotic War (the Eastern Front during WWII where Russia fought against Nazi Germany) and hailed Moscow’s efforts to ensure…
Ethiopia’s debt: an economic and political liability
Since mass protests began in 2015, a lot of analysis has focused on Ethiopia’s security challenges, with sustained unrest followed by momentous change and now a relapse into civil war in Tigray. But the economic headwinds are equally strong—and they have the potential to compound political dilemmas. As part of the state-led developmental project pursued…
Somalia’s Army Told Her to Sew a Skirt. Now She’s One of Its Top Officers.
NAIROBI MOGADISHU (HAN) May 16. 2021. Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. Monitoring Regional Issues. When Iman Elman decided to enlist in the Somali National Army in 2011, the officer distributing uniforms gave her one shirt and two pairs of pants. Puzzled, Ms. Elman asked about the missing shirt. There was none, he said.…
Leading pan-African Communications Firm Appoints Chief Operations Officer
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, 13 May, 2021 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- Linda Weaver has been appointed Chief Operations Officer (COO) of Africa Communications Media Group (ACG), the leading African-owned, pan-African firm handling communications and reputation management for global clients in the African context. Linda, former Chief Operating Officer for Weber Shandwick Africa, joined the ACG head-office team…
‘Amen’: MMA fighters back UFC legend Khabib Nurmagomedov after he asks his millions of fans to pray for ‘oppressed Palestinians’
UFC icon Khabib Nurmagomedov has been inundated with praise after asking his fans to pray during the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine, sharing a snap of himself in the region while calling for “understanding”. Devout Muslim Nurmagomedov is keenly aware of the religious importance of the area, discussing the “holy land” in a post to his Instagram…
