Category: Interview
Somalia: Strong Remarks by the President Hassan in Addressing the Nation
Mogadishu (HAN) June 15, 2015 – Public Diplomacy and Regional Safety and Security News – The president also spoke the political progress in the country and exuded confident that his Federal Government will deliver it is promises before its time expires. According to exclusive speech notes received by Geeska Afrika Online: Speaking to the media in…
Eritrea: Foreign Ministry Rejected the U.N. Findings as "Indecent Hyperbole"
New York (HAN) June 13, 2015 – Public Diplomacy and Regional Security News. By Louis Charbonneau. Eritrea denied that it subjects its citizens to indefinite national service or kills people trying to flee the country, two of the most serious allegations among the findings of a year-long United Nations investigation. The 484-page U.N. Commission of…
Ethiopian National Diaspora Day 2015 Press Briefing
Addia Ababa (HAN) June 13, 2015 – Public Diplomacy and Regional Security News. The Ethiopian State Minister Dewano Kedir and Dr Alebachew Beyene of Ethiopian Diaspora Association briefing journalists on the first Ethiopian Diaspora Day to be celebrat… HAN & Geeska Afrika Online (1985-2015), the oldest free independent Free Press in the region, brings together…
Somali Diplomatic success in Iraq trumps a military victory
Baghdad (HAN) June 11, 2015 – Public Diplomacy and Regional Security News. Iraqi Foreign Minister, Dr. Ibrahim Al Jaafari, received at his office Mrs. Khadija, newly-appointed Ambassador of Somalia in Baghdad, on occasion of assuming the post in Iraq. According to Geeska Afrika Online diplomatic sources, Foreign Minister, Dr. Ibrahim Al Ashaiqer Al Jaafari, received at…
Kenya and Ethiopia treat Somalia security with a lot of scepticism to build buffer zone
Nairobi (HAN) May 25, 2015 – Public Diplomacy and Regional Security News. By Tabu Butagira (monitor.co – National) – Somalia’s President has “no control” over forces, allure of “quick money” fanning hostility, says international security expert Felbab-Brown. “Nothing will happen without a UN mandate,” Djibouti’s defence minister, said. European diplomats say the EU start using ships,…
Ethiopia: Hailemariam "Democracy Not Only an Election"
Addis Ababa (HAN) May 23, 2015, Regional Elections review and the interview with Hailemariam Desalegn. Election victory for governing EPRDF a certainty, but why it will win is still subject to debate. The Ethiopian prime minister discusses democracy, human rights, press freedom and the future of his country. The real question is, Election victory for governing…
Somalia: President Accused Kenya "heavy-handed" Approach to Regional Security
Mogadishu (HAN) May 23, 2015, Regional Humanitarian Security and safety Interview. Andrew Harding BBc, Africa correspondent. Somalia’s president has lashed out at the government of neighbouring Kenya – accusing it of a “heavy-handed” approach to regional security, and specifically criticizing Kenya’s recent decision to clamp down on money transfer companies allegedly linked to the militant…
Djibouti: Across the 'Gate of Terror' in Yemen
Djibouti (HAN) May 19, 2015 – Public Diplomacy and Regional Security News. Dwarfed by warships and giant cargo vessels, the small wooden boats that brave the dangerous crossing between the Horn of Africa and Yemen are a lifeline for the desperate thousands fleeing war. Each day they come from the Arabian Peninsula to Djibouti, crossing…
Somalia: Reasons US Ambassador Turned Down the Nomination
Washington (HAN) May 18, 2015 – Public Diplomacy and Regional Security News. The United States President Barack Obama has withdrawn the nomination of American ambassador to Somalia, Katherine Dhanani, the White House announced. Dhanani had appeared before the Senate in March to seek confirmation in the post. President Obama nominated her for the post in…
Eritrea: Tightening the Noose on ISIS in Africa
Asmara (HAN) May 19, 2015 – Public Diplomacy and Regional Security News. By Abosede Musari -ngrguardiannews- He was an innocuous Tunisian plying his fruit trade, until Mohammed Bouazizi, was push to the wall by a government that did not consider his existence. After several attempts to eke out a living through the sale of fruits,…
