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Kenya: Fears of Al-Shabaab or Mombasa Republican Council
Nairobi (HAN) July 6, 2014 – Daily Security Updates. A Russian tourist has been shot dead in Kenya’s port city of Mombasa, she was shot as the rusian women toured Fort Jesus, a 16th century Portuguese-built fort and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. the city of Hindi is situated 15 km from the town of Lamu,…
Somalia: Terror incident “validates“ to promote a stable and secure Africa
London (HAN) July 6, 2014. Part 2 – Energy and security research news edited by Dr.Abdulahi Mohamed: In a new article by David Andrew Weinberg is a Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, wrote: While the world panics over the conquests of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), Saudi Arabia,…
Somalia: The Saudis had feared a dramatic shift in energy influence to Africa
London (HAN) July 6, 2014. Energy and security research news edited by Dr.Abdulahi Mohamed: Although the turmoil of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria is good news for Saudi Arabia from an energy, economics, and external power perspective, it unfortunately spells bad news for Saudi-American relations towards the Horn of Africa new initiative energy policy,…
Ethiopia: Britain opposes death penalty of Ethiopian opposition leader
Addis Ababa (HAN) July 5, 2014 – the guardian and Geeska Afrika Online security reports. The Ethiopian opposition leader Andargachew Tsige, a doul British national and Ethiopian, is secretary general of an exiled Ethiopian opposition movement, Ginbot 7. He was arrested at Sana’a airport on 23 June by the Yemeni security services while in transit…
Somalia: U.S. Africa Command engaged Al-shabaab militants except in self-defense
Djibouti (HAN) Jul 5, 2014 – Edited and reported by Dr.Abdulahi Mohammad Aboubakar. In the politically charged aftermath of terror attacks in Somalia and Kenya, it emerged that something crucial was missing from the structure of U.S. Africa Command: a rapid reaction force in the Horn of Africa. The U.S. military has acknowledged having an…
Somalia: Al-Shabab members deserve to die', mayor of Mogadishu
London (HAN) July 5, 2014 – BBC HARDTALK, Tim Franks Interviewed to Mohamoud Nour (Tarsan), ex-Mayor of Mogadishu. First Broadcasted on Jul 3rd, 2014. The former mayor of Mogadishu, Mohamoud Nur Tarsan has defended comments he made earlier this year that members of Islamist militant group al-Shabab should be “eliminated on the spot,” rather than…
Somalia: what role should Canada play in the Horn of Africa?
Ottawa (HAN) July 4, 2014 – The Canadian PANELonline Event of the Horn of Africa: This week’s briefing contains security and defence reading, from the Canadian Eye on Africa (CEAfrica) analysts and guest writers of Geeska Afrika Online (1985-2014). We have a summary of a recent The The Canadian PANELonline Event and the upcoming Horn…
Somalia: The third Parliamenterian assassinated this year
Mogadishu (HAN) Jul 3, 2014 – A Somali Federal member of Parliament assassinated today in Mogadishu. Mohammad Mohamoud Hayd was one of the longest serving members of Parliament having been a member from 2000, according to Geeska Afrika Online note received from Somali Parliamentarian HE Hosh. Somali lawmaker Mohamed Mohamud Heyd is the third…
Somalia: AFRICOM are working more directly with Somali forces
Mogadishu (HAN) July 3rd, 2014- As AFRICOM refocuses on its East African borders after South Sudan Crisis, the United States is quietly deploying more troops to train special forces in former Soviet bloc states of Somalia, Yemen, Ethiopia and Sudan. A US army Major exercises began last month in Poland, Slovakia and the Baltic states…
Djibouti displayed a retired M109Ls tank from Italian Army by Oto Malera
Djibouti (HAN) July 2, 2014 – This week Defense and Security, the Djibouti Armed Forces displayed its newly acquired M109 self-propelled howitzers and Puma armoured personnel carriers (APCs) for the first time during the country’s Independence Day celebrations on 27 June. Major Ali Dheere, Acting Contingent Commander said “we are gathered here today to mark…
