Category: Interview
Minnawi denies succumbing to foreign pressures to endorse Sudan’s roadmap
Leader of the rebel Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM-MM) Minni Minnawi has denied that they signed the Roadmap Agreement brokered by the African Union due to American pressures but acknowledged that pressures within the Sudan Call have pushed the opposition umbrella to endorse the peace plan. Last Monday, four groups from the opposition umbrella Sudan Call…
Ethiopia Has Become Centre of Anchor for Investors – Hirut Zemene
INTERVIEW By Daniel Beyene. Director General of Business Diplomacy for Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Hirut Zemene In order to create opportunities that support the intended development of the nation, Ethiopia has been cultivating its diplomacy in the last twenty five years. Recently, The Ethiopian Herald conducted an interview with Director General of Business Diplomacy for Ethiopian…
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu Answers Questions
Mr Prime Minister thank you very much for giving us this opportunity to speak to you. My pleasure You’ve said Israel is coming back to Africa and Africa is coming back to Israel. You’ve been a player for many years now as Prime Minister and Africa is a place that has special importance to you…
How A Somali Entrepreneur Beat The U.N. And Built A $500M Remittance Firm
LONDON (HAN) July 2.2016. Public Diplomacy & Regional Security News. By Dana Sanchez. Somalia-born Ismael Ahmed is having a good week. Eight years ago, Ahmed blew the whistle on corruption at the U.N. Development Program in Nairobi, and his boss told him he’d never work again in remittances or development. This week, Ahmed was recognized by…
Insurance CEO discusses Somalia’s misunderstood business environment
NAIROBI (HAN) June 2.2016. Public Diplomacy & Regional Security News. For decades, Somalia has been perceived as a volatile state – riddled with failed institutions, extremist fighters and a population living with hunger and little hope. But to a Shariah-compliant insurance company, Somalia provided the opportunity to be a first-mover in a market that holds…
Ethiopia: ‘Since 1991, We Are At Peace Internally and We Are Offering the Same to Our Neighbours,
ADDIS ABABA (HAN) May 31.2016. Public Diplomacy & Regional Security News. Wondimu Asamnew is Ethiopia’s Ambassador to Somalia. He has been actively working to execute the heavy-handed missions of promoting and strengthening the relations of the two neighbouring countries. Journalist Zeray Haile-Mariam Abebe spoke to him about the possible impact of May 28 on the peace…
Ethiopia children still missing after cross-border raid
ADDIS ABABA (HAN) May 30.2016. Public Diplomacy & Regional Security News. INTERVIEW. On March 30 – April 1, a group of three EU parliamentarians from the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D), the second largest grouping within the European Parliament after the European People’s Party (EPP), visited Ethiopia. Led by S & D Group President Gianni…
Somalia Election: Michael Keating’s Interview with VOA
Mogadishu (HAN) May 23.2016. Public Diplomacy & Regional Security News. Listen Michael Keating’s interview with VOA on Eection issues in Somalia and the story behind parliament. http://av.voanews.com/clips/VSO/2016/05/23/7a8a580e-30fe-4a91-af72-e591961b4ea1.mp3
E.Africa ripe for investors seeking digital innovation partnerships
NAIROBI (HAN) May 19.2016. Public Diplomacy & Regional Security News. The chief economist and member of the executive committee, World Economic Forum Geneva, Jennifer Blanke spoke to The EastAfrican’s Berna Namata about issues discussed during the WEF Africa meeting in Kigali. —————————————- This year’s World Economic Forum for Africa was held at a time when there…
Ethiopia: The GERD Project Truly Shows Ethiopia’s Power: Korean Amb
ADDIS ABABA (HAN) May 18.2016. Public Diplomacy & Regional Security News. INTERVIEW. On the occasion of the South Korean President Park Geun-hye first state visit to Ethiopia and Africa, The Ethiopian Herald recently had an exclusive interview with South Korean Ambassador KIM Moon-hwan on the overall diplomatic relations and bilateral cooperation between Ethiopia and Korea. Hereunder follows…
