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Somalia: The attack on Villa Somalia a wake-up call for new security strategy
Nairobi (HAN) April 16, 2014 – Opinion BY DRAZEN JORGIC . The new security strategy for Mogadishu, drawn up just days after the Villa Somalia raid, hinges on obtaining more ground-level intelligence from Mogadishu’s rubble-strewn streets. “The attack on Villa Somalia was a wake-up call,” said one Western diplomat. “The president is now taking an active approach…
Ethiopia: Egypt's new constitution describes the river Nile's gift to Egyptians
Khartoum (HAN) April, 2014 – The opening sentence of Egypt‘s new constitution describes the country as the river Nile’s gift to Egyptians. It is a grand claim, but one that helps explain Egypt’s indignation at the ongoing construction of a blockage on the Nile, thousands of miles upstream: the $4.7bn (£2.8bn) Grand Ethiopian Renaissance dam (Gerd).…
Eritrean Refugees in Djibouti Succeeded their Demands
Djibouti (HAN) April 16, 2014 , Djibouti and neighboring Eritrea have twice engaged in border conflicts. In April 1996, they almost went to war after a Djiboutian official accused Eritrea of shelling the town of Ras Doumeira. The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea, Sheila B. Keetharuth, today hailed…
Ethiopia:18 grants worth 3.3 million EURO to Ethiopian CSOs
addis abab (HAN) April 15, 2014 The Ethiopia-EU Civil Society Fund II awards 18 grants worth 3.3 million EURO to Ethiopian CSOs. The Ethiopia-European Union Civil Society Fund II (CSF II) awards 18 grants to Ethiopian Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) reinforcing its Ethiopia-European Union commitment in strengthening the capacity of CSOs as key actors of democratic…
Djibouti: Millions Grant to Support Improved Access to Education
PRESS RELEASE – Djibouti (HAN) April 15, 2014 The World Bank Group and the Government of Djibouti signed today a US$3.8 million grant to support the government’s Access to Quality Education Project. The grant is designed to support government efforts to improve the overall quality and capacity of its education system; Washington. “I am very…
Somalia: The creation of Investment Security legal framework
Addis Ababa (HAN) April 15, 2014 – Somali Businesses Leaders urged the Federal Government of Somalia to establish legal framework for the security of investment. leading businesses, government officials and International businesses converged in Dubai on the 6th and 7th of April for the second investment Summit hosted by the Somalia Economic Forum. The Federal…
Somalia: The 1st Burundi Ambassador Presents Diplomatic credentials
Djibouti (HAN) April 14, 2014 – Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud has received the credentials of new Burundi ambassador to Mogadishu Joseph Nkununziza. Mr Nkununziza presented his papers at Villa Somalia, the state house in Mogadishu. “The people of Burundi are our true brothers who have shed their blood to bring peace and stability in Somalia,”…
Ethiopia: Global Fire Power ranked the strongest military power in SS Africa
Djibouti (HAN) April 14, 2014 – Medhane Tadesse – Global Fire Power seem to have missed the point that the Ethiopian military establishment is more experienced in combat than that of Algeria and Egypt. Preparedness at all times and capacity to project power across national borders should have been an important consideration. In this regard…
Ethiopia: Polish Billionaire Shows Interest in Ethiopias Energy Sector
Djibouti (HAN) April 14, 2014 – BY BRUH YIHUNBELAY – Poland’s richest man, Jan Kulczyk, founder and owner of Kulczyk Holding SA (headquartered in Warsaw) and international investment house, Kulczyk Investments with headquarters in Luxembourg and offices in London, Kiev and Dubai, came to Ethiopia this week and met with Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn and…
Somalia: The Africa's next Angola
Djibouti (HAN) April 14, 2014 – Africa’s next Angola oil fields will be in Somalia’s Oil and Gas in Indian Ocean Exploration. British oil giant British Petroleum signed concessions with the Petrolatum Department for the Federal Government of Somalia to explore oil and gas in the war raven East African nation, including International waters of…
