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Somalia: Al-Shabaab claimed a suicide bomber was Norwegian national
Djibouti (HAN) March 19, 2014 – Somalia’s Islamist militant group al-Shabaab has claimed that a suicide bomber who blew himself up at a hotel in the east African country was an elderly Norwegian national. By Umberto Bacchi – IB Times. Accoding to Amisom in Bole-burte, Six soldiers, including a top Somali National army commander, were…
Somalia: Geeska Afrika Online's Daily Security Brief
Djibouti (HAN) March 19, 2014 – The loss of Somali territory appeared to funnel Somali national Army’s energies back to governance and away from failed state. Always a source of tension within the group, al-Shabaab’s national interests began to take a back seat to the priorities of the broader terror network, a series of assassinations…
Somalia: Al-Shabab's Deadly attack Killed military commander of Central Region
Mogadishu (HAN) March 19, 2014 – AMISOM officers and soldiers stand near the bodies of Al-Shabaab fighters who were killed during a military operation in Bulo-Burde and Djibouti Soldiers read a Quran verses for AMISOM soldiers targeted by Al-Shabaab. Eye Witnesses told reporters the car blast at the hotel happened around early morning and the face…
Kuwaity Lawmakers Agree to Support Deportation of Ethiopian Housemaids
Kuwait (HAN) March 18, 2014 – Arab Times reported that, Several lawmakers have expressed their anger over the killing of a Kuwaiti girl by an Ethiopian housemaid in Sulaibikhat on Sunday, calling on the Interior Ministry to immediately take the necessary action. According to the lawmakers, the ministry should not just stop the recruitment of…
Ethiopia: Prince Ermias, Grandson of King Haile Selassie to Visit Historical Churches
London (HAN) March, 2014 – The mission of the Queen of Sheba Research Foundation, Inc. (QSF) is to educate the public about the impact of African Nile Valley civilizations on ancient and modern society as a means to facilitate maximum intellectual and cultural exchange between America and Africa. Can knowledge of self really make a…
Somalia: Mogadishu roads with photo gallery
Mogadishu (HAN) March 17, 2014 – The Two Somali veteran traffic officers who came out of retirement to help restore order on Mogadishu’s busiest traffic roads. They first joined the traffic service in the 1960s. They say work was easy at that time; their was a oly few cars on the road. the two officers…
South Sudan: Rebels Questioned IGAD's Neutrality as a Mediator
Jubba (HAN) March 17 march, 2014 – South Sudan’s rebels on Saturday criticized plans by east Africa’s regional bloc to deploy troops to South Sudan, questioning its neutrality. Neighboring states fear that unrest in the world’s newest country could spill beyond its borders and destabilize a volatile region that has in recent years enjoyed strong…
Ethiopia: The leader of Oromia’s ruling party and EPRDF, Laid to Rest
Addis Ababa (HAN) March 16, 2014 – By Daniel Berhane – Alemayehu Atomsa, President of Ethiopia’s largest state Oromia, was laid to rest on Saturday, at age 45, in a rare state funeral. Nur Kafi’s Column on the Eye of the Horn of African Affairs, at nurkafi@geeskaafrika.com Alemayehu Atomsa wa chair of OPDO (Oromo People’s…
Somalia: AMISOM was aware that Al-Shabab were planning to secretly enter Mogadishu
Addis Ababa (HAN) March 15th, 2014 – The new Force Commander of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) Lt. Gen. Silas Ntigurirwa of Burundi arrived on 29th November last year in the Somalia capital Mogadishu for a familiarization tour. He takes over from Uganda’s Lt. Gen. Andrew Gutti who has held the office since…
Somalia: Again A Suicide car bomb went off besides Makka A-Mukarama in central Mogadishu
Mogadishu (HAN) 15 March, 2014 – A sucide car bomb went off in central Mogadishu near a hotel of Macca Al-Mukarama, a popular Hotel with government officials and businessmen, The police spokesman Gen. Madaale said. the explosion was heard today in most areas consists of Mogadishu. “There was a car bomb explosion near the rear…
