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Somalia: Taxi Driver Suspected terror Brother is No-fly-list
Alexandria (HAN) January 30, 2015- Public Safety and National Security issues. By Matthew Barakat (AP) – The FBI on Thursday added a former taxi driver from northern Virginia to its list of most-wanted terrorists, saying he was a recruiter for the Al-Shabaab terror group in Somalia. An arrest warrant, originally issued in February, was unsealed Thursday…
Somali: FBI’s most Wanted Terrorist listed Al-Shabaab Agent
Alexandria (HAN) January 30, 2015- Public diplomacy and National Security issues. Most Wanted Terrorist: Liban Haji Mohamed. The FBI needs your tips to track down the newest fugitive added to its Most Wanted Terrorists list, Liban Haji Mohamed. A reward of up to $50,000 is available for information leading to Mohamed’s arrest and conviction. New Most Wanted…
Somalia: President called for more defections
Mogadishu (HAN) January 29, 2015- Public diplomacy, Regionalism and Regional Weekly Security Series on Al-Shabaab officer. The former Al-Shabaab Intelligence commander Sakariye Isma’el Hersi, with officials of National Security Agency and Minister of Information of the Somali Federal Government, Mustaf Ali Dhuhulow held joint press conference on decision defecting from Al-Shabaab. The Somali president Hassan…
Ethiopia linking Addis Ababa with the Red Sea States
Addis Ababa (HAN) January 29, 2015- Public diplomacy and Regional Infrastructure projects news. The Federal Government of Ethiopia, has posted high economic growth rates over the past five years and hopes to exploit growing business ties with China, India and Turkey to boost its expanding economy. The Chinese Export & Import Bank provided a 2.3…
Somalia: President with Sharmarke Appointed Newly Cabinet Ministers
Mogadishu (HAN) January 28, 2015- Public diplomacy, Regionalism and Weekly Security Series on cabinet issues. Somalia is one step away from completing an historic transition to empowering good governace. Somali prime minister, Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke has appointed his second time new ministerial cabinet, mostly political novices following weeks of delays due to a pressure…
Ethiopia Appreciated Chinese Contribution to Pacify Regional Tension
Addis Ababa (HAN) January 27, 2015- Public diplomacy, Regionalism and Regional Weekly Security Series on Eritrea and Ethiopia. Foreign Minister Dr. Tedros Adhanom held a bilateral meeting with Zhang Ming, China’s Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs on, January 26, 2015 at the African Union. Diplomatic discussions cover issues of political consultation and China-Africa Relations as well as…
Somalia: Al-Shabaab Intelligence Zaki Rejected Terror Ideology
Mogadishu (HAN) January 27, 2015- Public diplomacy and National Security issues. The former Al-Shabaab intelligence chief urges others to surrender in first public appearance Former top commander from Somalia’s Shebab rebels, Zakariya Ismail Ahmed Hersi, calls on all his ‘friends’ to seek out peaceful way of resolving conflicts. Ex-AlShabaab chief Hersi said: Al-Shebab is now…
Somalia: President Responded Parliament's Tribal Diplomacy in Mogadishu
Mogadishu (HAN) January 27, 2015- Public diplomacy and National Security issues. Parliamenter’s political crisis and Parlimentry Tribal Diplomacy in Mogadishu. Somalia’s prime Minister Omar AbdulRashid Ali Sharmarke is trying to mediate between two feuding tribal member of parliment in Mogadishu. The Federal Parliament of Somalia is the legislative body of the Federal Government of Somalia.…
Eritrea: Council of Eritrean Americans National Common Vision for 2015
Denver (HAN) January 27, 2015- Public diplomacy and Weekly Diaspora community issues. The National Council of Eritrean Americans (NCEA) presented three peppers to the leaders & members of the Eritrean Americans civic organizations, as why and how to establish the Local Council of Eritrean Americans (LCEA) in Denver- Colorado. It was a full day workshop,…
Ethiopia: Censorship “We need to know what’s happening in Addis Ababa“
Addis Ababa (HAN) January 27, 2015- Public diplomacy and National Security Issues. Ethiopia is the second most populous country in Africa, but poor infrastructure and a government monopoly over the telecommunications sector have notably hindered the growth of information and communication technologies (ICTs). Consequently, Ethiopia has one of the lowest rates of internet and mobile telephone…
