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Kenya: Security briefing by Ambassador Seyoum Mesfin
Nairobi (HAN) August 15, 2014. Regional security and defense news. An Extraordinary IGAD Council of Ministers meeting, chaired by Ethiopian Foreign Minister, Dr. Tedros Adhanom, was held in Nairobi on Wednesday without Somalia minister of Foreign affaires. The meeting was briefed by Ambassador Seyoum Mesfin, Chair of the IGAD Special Envoys, on the progress of…
Ethiopia: New tax system arrangements designed to help foreign investors
Addis Ababa (HAN) August 15, 2014 – Business partnership and investment news. A business networking and awareness creation session between the US Chemical Company, DOW and various stakeholders from Addis Ababa was held on Wednesday (August 12) at the Radisson Blue Hotel. Among those attending were officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the…
Eritrea: Reasons Denmark Evaluating Eritrean Asylum-seekers
Copenhagen (HAN) August 15, 2014 – Humanitarian refugees and European security issues. The Danish minister explained clrearly that the many Eritrean asylum-seekers will not be granted asylum in Denmark until the evaluation has been completed. Developments in the amount of crime committed by asylum seekers corresponds to the total number of asylum seekers: Last year,…
Somalia: The Somali financial system at a crossroads
Santa Clara (HAN) August 14, 2014 This is a guest post by Sarah Madden, volunteer intern for the Council on Foreign Relations, Department of Studies. Sarah is currently a student at Santa Clara University studying business economics and entrepreneurship. Her interests are in Africa, economic development, and emerging markets. In December 2012, the U.S. Department of Justice…
Eritrea: A major Afar military attacks to topple the current repressive ruler
Nairobi (HAN) August 14, 2014 – Critical ethnic conflict issues in the Horn of Africa news. An Eritrean opposition group, Red Sea Afar Democratic Organization (RSADO) on Tuesday vow to step up military attacks to topple the current repressive rule in the East African nation. The opposition political organization held a three day conference in…
Ethiopia: The major threat of Lake Turkana’s primary source of water
Nairobi (HAN) August 14, 2014 – Critical Environmental issues in the Horn of Africa news. Kenya’s Lake Turkana is key to sustaining life in the dry area. But new development upstream in Ethiopia could ruin it. Lake Turkana is the world’s biggest desert lake, a vital source of life for humans and animals alike. But its lifeline…
Somalia: Another Diaspora Somali American elected new president of Khatumo State
Saax-Dheer (HAN) August 14, 2014 – Former Somalia Prime Minister Ali Khalif Galeyr who is now a Member of Somalia’s Federal Parliament has become the president of Khatumo State. Professor Ali Khalif Galeyr has been elected president of the semi-autonomous regional state of Khaatumo at a conference held in the Saax-Dheer village in the Sool…
Somali: Diaspora Conference Engagement in Toronto
Toronto (HAN) August 13, 2014 – Community and Public diplomacy news. Diaspora Conference Engagement in Toronto, Canada August 12 and 13 2014. Representing on behalf of Toronto Somali Diaspora – Horusocod My presentation was about seeing nation building in Somalia as an opportunity of lifetime given to us by Allah to discharge our obligation to…
Somalia: Al-shabaab militants behead 2 accused of spying for Kenya
Mogadishu (HAN) August 14, 2014. Defense and security news. Kenyan Spy Beheaded in Somalia. Al-shabaab militants behead men accused of spying for Kenya. In a gruesome public spectacle, Al-Shabaab militants executed two Somali-Kenyan men accused of spying for the Kenyan forces in Southern Somalia. A Southern Somalia resident in Kismayo says Al-Shabaab has on Wednesday…
Somalia: The highest ranking US official visits Mogadishu in two decades
Mogadishu (HAN) August 14, 2014 – Diplomacy and security issues news. Something very strange is happening in Somali capital Mogadishu, this week. Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mahamoud, in Mogadishu, who hailed UNSC visit said: “many ppl can’t believe you’re here. It’s a new opening for Somalia” Ambassador Samantha Power is the U.S. Permanent Representative to…
