Category: Interview
Interview with Ambassador Herman J. Cohen, former Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs
ADDIS ABABA (HAN) May 6.2016. Public Diplomacy & Regional Security News. By: Kabir K. Gandhi. Earlier this month the Africa Policy Journal sat down with Herman J. Cohen, a former U.S. ambassador to several African countries, advisor to multiple U.S. Presidents, and a 38-year veteran of the U.S. Foreign Service. During his time in Africa, Cohen…
High end interior designer ventures into Somalia
Having trouble with your Mercedes Benz or BMW? Franklin Karani is probably the person you ought to have called had he pursued what he trained for. Repainting and organizing people’s houses is the path he took instead. Radisson Blu hotel in Nairobi is the latest hotel which he undertook the interior design work. The State…
Ethiopia: The GERD Is Designed and Is Actually Built for Regional Integration
BY FANUEL LAKEW. IGAD can be successful if member states do their homework. “I have been supporting the idea of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) for long. The Ethiopian government has been right that GERD was designed and is actually built for regional integration,” said Prof. Harry Verhoeven, Instructor of Politics at School of Foreign Service,…
MACHAR: New South Sudan govt to ensure respect for ceasefire
JUBA (HAN) April 4. 2016. Public Diplomacy & Regional Security News.The first vice-president designate talks to The EastAfrican‘s Fred Oluoch about his plans and challenges of his pending return. Do you take responsibility for the delay in the formation of the transitional government? I will return to Juba as soon as 1,370 SPLM-I security personnel are in…
Interview with Dr. Abdusalam H. Omer-TRT
Somalia: Somalia’s National Security Service (NSS) Files 1980s
MOGADISHU (HAN) February 26, 2016 – Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. By Jillian Tuck. This week an Ohio judge awarded $15 million to Abukar Hassan Ahmed, a Somali constitutional law professor and human rights advocate, following a civil trial in which a Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) volunteer doctor delivered testimony crucial to the case.…
Eritrea: Our Mantra: “The Dog Barks but the Camel Treads on… We Will Continue on the Same Mode”, President Isaias
ASMARA (HAN) February 17, 2016 – Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. President Isaias Afwerki gave a live Radio and TV interview to national media outlets on the 22nd and 23rd of January 2016 on a wide range of domestic and regional issues. Excerpts of the Interview, (last part), follows: Q. Internationalization of domestic affairs…
Somali President Mohamoud Seeks Re-election in Coming Polls
December 31, 2015 – Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. Hopes of returning democracy has hit a dead end after Somali leaders failed to agree on the model for 2016 elections. In an exclusive interview with CCTV’s Abdulaziz Billow – Somali President talks about the upcoming elections, and progress made so far.
Ethiopia: First All Women Functioned Flights in Africa
Addis Ababa (HAN) November 23, 2015 – Public Diplomacy and Regional Aviation Security News. Ethiopia Airlines changed aviation tradition to empower African women. Ethiopian Airlines, Africa’s most profitable airline has scored another first, an all-female crew. The history making flight deck crew operated the flight from the capital, Addis Ababa to Bangkok, Thailand. Ethiopian Airlines called…
Somalia: The Next Phase of British Diplomatic Engagement
Mogadishu (HAN) November 11, 2015 – Public Diplomacy and Regional Security and stability Initiatives News. According to a UNSC observer, “Coalition Must Succeed, Otherwise the Whole Region Will Be Destroyed” Press Release Somalia Diplomatic Engagement: The Next Phase of British engagement November 2015, will be the start of a new phase of United Kingdoms Diplomatic engagement…
