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Somaliland: Frontline Diplomacy Interview with Professor Ahmed Ismail Samatar
Minnesotan (HAN) July 18, 2014 – Front line Diplomacy Interview with Professor Ahmed Ismail Samatar. MPR News interviewed Professor Ahmed Samatar about the new Somali Ambassador to the US. Somalia’s first ambassador to the US in 20 years. The Al-Shabaab militants violence in Somalia poses a special challenge to United States, which has extensive investments in the…
Somalia: Al-Shabaab step ahead of Somali's intelligence services
Mogadishu (HAN) July 16, 2014 – Expert Analysis, Your Power & Regional Influence Magazine, opinion page By Fuad Ahmed, Sabahi in Mogadishu. Somali citizens and analysts are taken aback by the revelation that a man working inside the Villa Somalia presidential compound helped al-Shabaab pass through several checkpoints when the militant group attacked the complex last…
Ethiopia: UN envoy Princess Haya, wife of the ruler of Dubai meets Refugees
Addis Ababa (HAN) July 16, 2014 – UNHCR Press Release, Kisut Gebre Egziabher in Gambella. UN envoy Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein, wife of the ruler of Dubai, said she was “unprepared” for the suffering she found when visiting refugees in western Ethiopia, which now hosts 170,000 South Sudanese who have fled fighting in their…
Ethiopia: The Green Gold Drug of Ethiopia, Khat is under threat
Addis Ababa (HAN) July 16, 2014 – Ethiopia’s major revenue item news update: The European ban Challenges the Ethiopian green leafs call Khat export, While Ethiopian Government agencies and traders are lobbying to Export Rome and Romania to smuggle through European markets. the British ban – coming at a time of strained relations between the UK…
Ethiopia: Interview with Michel Wormser discusses the institutions of Ethiopia
Addis Ababa (HAN) July 16, 2014 – Updating political risk insurance for investment issues in Ethiopia. In this weeks Addis Fortune interview Tamarat G. Giorgis (Managing Editor) with Michel Wormser of COO discusses the institutions of Ethiopia and crosscutting issues, such as governance and human rights. One of the five agencies of the World Bank…
Ethiopia: lessons Learned from Korea’s economic development
Addis Ababa (HAN) July 16, 2014 – Reggional market news update. The Ethiopian State Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Berhane Gebre-Christos held talks with a South Korean delegation lead by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Lee Kyung-Soo. Welcoming the Deputy Minister, Ambassador Berhane noted that the two countries share a historic and strong…
Ethiopia: US assessment of threat impact of Humanitarian and Migration issue
Addis Ababa (HAN) July 15, 2014 – Humanitarian and IDP news updates. The Ethiopia Foreign minister Dr. Tedros Adhanom met in Ethiopia, Mrs. Anne Richards, Assistant Secretary for the US Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration. Ethiopia is one of the biggest recipients of USAid and British aid and both USA and Great Britain are a…
Somalia: U.S. Diplomatic Press Statement about the New Somali Ambassador
Washington (HAN) July 16, 2014 – Diplomatic Press Statement. United States Welcomes new Somalia Ambassador to the United States, Ambassador Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke. Press Statement Jen Psaki Department Spokesperson Washington, DC July 14, 2014 We are pleased to announce the arrival of Ambassador Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke, the first Somali Ambassador to the United…
Somalia: Abdirashid Ali Shamarker's Son again in the White House
Washington (HAN) July 15, 2014 – Diplomacy and security Issues in the Horn of Africa. Ambassador Omar Abdirashid Ali Shamarke had his diplomatic credentials accepted today at the White House, where he is expected to attend President Obama’s Iftar celebration to day July 16, 2014, a dinner marking the breaking of the fast during the…
Eritrea: An Interview with David Bozzini, specializing in Eritrea
Paris (HAN) July 13, 2014 – An Interview with David Bozzini, Phd, by JOL, countering authoritarianism in Eritrea and in Exile. David Bozzini is an anthropologist specializing in Eritrea. Interview by Louise Michel D. and Translation by Samuel Araya. Eritrea: “The paranoid regime”. Sometimes referred to as the “North Korea of Africa”, the small country in…
