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Eritrea: The briefing’s major findings and recommendations
Asmara (HAN) August 10, 2014– Humanitarian news and views of International Crisis Group. Eritrea’s youth exodus has significantly reduced the young nation’s human capital. While this has had advantages for the government – allowing the departure of those most dissatisfied and most likely to press for political change – the growing social and political impact of…
Djibouti: Diaspora trust, the key outcomes from the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit
Washington (HAN) August 8, 2014- Diaspora Investment news. Through African Diaspora, western aid, philanthropy and investments have been seen as the drivers of development, especially funding, in Africa, Specialy in Somalia, kenya, and Ethiopia. With improving economic indicators in many IGAD countries and an increasing number of middle-class and wealthy individuals, there is now recognition…
Somaliland: Opposition leader's Son Joined international jihadists in Iraq
Stockroom (HAN) August 6, 2014 – Regional security and public diplomacy news. Numerous Somali militants images of Al-Somali origin have recently emerged in Iraq, showing them posing alongside an international group of jihadists – including faysal Ali waraabe’s Son, a former presidential candidate in his native Somaliland. Faysal Ali Warabe , confirms to BBC Somali…
Eritrea: US-Africa Leaders Summit, Eritrean community agree on one thing
Washington (HAN) August 7, 2014 – Regional strategic & Diplomatic partnership News: Eritrea’s Isaias Afwerki, was not invited US-Africa leaders summit, and that snub has become big topic among Washington’s Eritrean-American community. “It was abnormal that Africa accepts to go to this meeting while one of its very important members (Eritrea and Sudan) was not invited”,…
Somali: Life and Legacy of Saado Ali Warsame in America
Minnesota (HAN) August 6, 2014- Community Event and Public Diplomacy news. By. Jibril Afyare, Senior Software Engineer at IBM and Community Activist. Geeska Afrika Online Events Page Empowered by Global News: Please join us as the Somali Community in Minnesota led by Hiba Nuura & Cadar Kaahin will pay tribute and pray for our sister Hon.…
Ethiopia: Improvement should allay its critics
Addis Ababa (HAN) August 6, 2014 – Expert Analysis, Your Power & Regional Influence Magazine, opinion page sent to Geeska Afrika Online Editorial by Tiborn Nagy, a former U.S. ambassador to Ethiopia, lives in Lubbock. Nation’s economic growth has brought social progress. Regarding the Houston Chronicle editorial about Ethiopia, “Do Better” (Page B7, July 29), while…
Ethiopia: Secretary Kerry Remarks With IGAD Leaders on Regional Security
Washington (HAN) August 6, 2014 – Regional Defense and Security news. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivers remarks on the situation in South Sudan with Intergovernmental Authority for Development (IGAD) leaders, including the Kenyan President Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, President of Djibouti Ismaïl Omar Guelleh, and the Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn, at…
Ethiopia: So who is the real enemy of the Palestinian people?
Addis Ababa (HAN) August 6, 2014 – Expert Analysis, Your Power & Regional Influence Magazine, opinion page sent to Geeska Afrika Online Editorial by Leo Vinovezky, Deputy Chief of Mission at the Israeli Embassy in Addis Ababa. The military operation in the Gaza Strip, launched by Israel in order to impact the infrastructure of Hamas,…
Ethiopia: Addis Ababa satellite towns will be 8.1 million
Addis Ababa (HAN) August 5, 2014 – Infrastructure and Development News, By William Davison, bloomberg. Ethiopia, Africa’s fastest-growing economy, is looking to its capital to help sustain an expansion that averaged more than 10 percent a year in the past decade. Planners predict the population of Addis Ababa and five satellite towns will more than…
Djibouti: The Somali American Community are Hosting Ismail Omar
Minnesota (HAN) August 5, 2014 – Community and Public Diplomacy Event for IGAD Countries. The Somali American Community of Mannisota Is Hosting this week, the president of Djibouti Ismail Omar Geele. There is so much the people of Somalia owe Djibouti and its people as you all remember in 2000 Djibouti organized the first all-inclusive…