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Somalia: Reasons lawmakers failed Petition Against the President
Mogadishu (HAN) May 20, 2014. In Mogadishu political theater, Last week over 100 Members of the Somali Parliament submitted a petition requesting President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud to resign. The MPs were also beleif that they will be able to secure the votes necessary to table a motion to initiate procedures to impeach Hassan. One…
Eritrea: Independence Day Celebration with higher patriotic zeal
Asmara (HAN) May 20, 2014. Geeska Afrika Online Reporters Worldwide are reporting Eritrea day. Eritrean people at home and abroad celebrated the 23rd Independence Day anniversary of the state of Eritrea with great enthusiasm and patriotic zeal. Regional Leaders of Saudi Arabia, Vatican, and Germany send messages of congratulations in connection with 23rd Independence Day…
Somaliland: Genuinely accepted the ideology of one Somalia
Hargeisa (HAN) May 20, 2014. One of Somaliland opposion officer Yusuf Bodhle the secretary on foreign affairs for the Justice & Welfare party UICID speaking to the press has announced that the US State Department confirmed that the current government headed by incumbent president Ahmed Mohamed Mohamud Silanyo has genuinely accepted the ideology of bringing…
Somali Diplomacy to Empower Ethiopian forces in Somalia
Mogadishu (HAN) May 20, 2014. The federal government of Somalia has praised the role of the Ethiopian forces in the African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia (AMISOM). The government has called upon Ethiopian troops to help safe guard the International aid agencies and foreign diplomatic missions in the country. The federal state minister for foreign affairs…
Kenya: Somali militants ambushed Kenyan police vehicles
Mogadishu (HAN) May 20, 2014. Terror news update in Kenya: Kenyan security Officials are reporting suspected Somali militants have ambushed a border area, killing at least 12 people. Government officials say at least three police reservists were among the dead following Monday’s attack in northeastern Kenya, near its border with Somalia. They say police officers who responded…
Ethiopia: Fair Trade has failed to make a positive difference
Djibouti (HAN) May 19, 2014. Fair Trade News Update. Buying ‘Fair Trade’ coffee is not really helping the very poor, new research suggests. By comparing living standards in Fair Trade-certified producing areas in Ethiopia and Uganda with similar non-Fair Trade regions, four development economists from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in London…
China: Ethiopian Airlines to finance Boeing Aircraft purchases
Djibouti (HAN) May 19, 2014. Financial News update. The government of China is going to extend a 500 million dollar loan to Ethiopian Airlines to finance Boeing jetliner purchases. During Chinese Premier Li Keqiang’s state visit to Ethiopia last week, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Ethiopian Airlines and ICBC Financial Leasing Co.,…
Djibouti: General Rodriguez beliefs Al-Shabaab is a Threat to U.S. interests
Djibouti (HAN) May 19, 2014. By, Marthe van der Wolf of VOA Africa. The United States Military command for Africa -AFRICOM commanding general David Rodriguez, believes that Al-Shabab will continue to attack nations that contribute troops to the Somalia effort. The commanding general of AFRICOM, David Rodriguez, said despite the fact that Al-Shabab’s area of control…
Somalia: Horn of Africa weekly security update briefing 113
Mogadishu (HAN) May 19, 2014. HAN & Geeska Afrika Online weekly security update briefing. Another major Al-shabaab terrorist event in Kenya is probably the most likely and dangerous event that could occur in the next months, according to Kenyan intelligence agents. Al-Shabaab has become far more aggressive in Kenya since Abu-zubair (Ahmed Abdi Godane) consolidated power within…
Somalia: Al-Shabab Blockage, Bakool will Face Severe Food Shortages
Mogadsihu (HAN) May 18, 2014. Humanitarian News. The Somali civilians of Bakool region of Southern Somalia are likely to face severe food shortages in the coming days and weeks if markets remain blocked by border and road closures, and humanitarian access remains limited, warn food security agencies. The Al-Shabaab Militants have been denying humanitarian agencies…
