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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…
Ethiopia: The 5th National Election Will Take Place Tomorrow
Addis Ababa (HAN) May 23, 2015, Regional Humanitarian Security and safety news. Four elections have been held in the past twenty-four years and the experiences gained from past elections will help make this fifth election better than ever before. Each time elections have taken place there has been a rise in participation. A record number…
Eritrea: EU Agrees to Naval Intervention on Migrant Smugglers
Rome (HAN) May 23, 2015, Regional Humanitarian Security and safety news. Kanter, James. The migration crisis that has led to thousands of deaths at sea has prompted European foreign and defense ministers to use naval forces to intercept and disrupt ships smuggling migrants. The program’s goal is to stop smugglers with human cargo before or…
Djibouti: U.S. Rethinks Strategy to Battle Islamic State After Setbacks
Djibouti (HAN) May 23, 2015 – Regional Security and Safety News. by Lee, Carol E.; Nissenbaum, Dion. Washington is poised to reconsider its strategy in countering the Islamic State (IS) after the group seized control of the Iraqi city of Ramadi over the weekend. President Barack Obama met with top national security advisers on Tuesday…
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…
Djibouti: President Warns of Yemen's Regional Threat risks
Djibouti (HAN) May 19, 2015 – Public Diplomacy and Regional Security News. By Karim Lebhour. Ismail Omar Guelleh said the war in Yemen, on the other side of a narrow sea channel from the Horn of African nation of Djibouti, was stoking dangerous rivalries between Shiite and Sunni Muslims, bolstering Al-Qaeda’s franchise in the country…
Djibouti: Jordan King Met presidents of Djibouti, Tanzania, Somalia and Kenya
Djibouti (HAN) May 01, 2015 – Public Diplomacy and Regional Security News.The King of Jordan His Majesty King Abdullah II will hold a private meeting in Aqaba, with presidents of Djibouti, Ismail Omar Guelleh, Tanzania, Jakaya Kikwete, Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud, and Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta, along with a number of other international security officials. The…
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,…
Eritrea: Islamic State Militants ‘Smuggled to Europe’
Asmara (HAN) May 19, 2015 – Public Diplomacy and Regional Security News. Hundreds of Eritrean asylum seekers are landing on the shores of Italy, but Sources said, the militants of of Islamic State (IS) fighters are being smuggled into Europe by gangs in the Mediterranean. Abdul Basit Haroun said smugglers were hiding IS militants on boats…
