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Djibouti: Khat drug plant misuse has a serious impact on society
London (HAN) June 9, 2014 – The Geeska Afrika Online Group (IGAD2020 Regional Watch) can meet the movers and shakers of the region, the ones who make headlines in Africa and the Middle East. Today, Abukar Awale, lead anti Khat campaigner. by, Jaylani Abdalla, Khat (Qat) is a mildly narcotic drug plant that has been chewed…
Ethiopia: Squeezing Banking credit and liquidity from the System
Addis Ababa (HAN) June 9, 2014- Financial and banking sector updates. The Governor of the National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE), Teklewold Atnafu, slammed a study sponsored by the Ethiopian Chamber Commerce and Sectoral Association (ECCSA) which details how the policies and directives issued by the regulatory body is squeezing a much needed banking credit and…
Kenya: Interview with Raila Odinga, The Biggest Threats are judiciary and Somalia
Nairobi (HAN) June 9, 2014 – Republished Interview requested by Geeska Afrika Online Readers. Because of rising popularity of Cord leader Raila Odinga, Nairobi Security Committee, chaired by Mr. Njoroge Ndirangu, said: “The Nairobi security committee has undertaken an assessment of the security situation and wishes to advise that the prevailing security situation will not…
Ethiopia: Reasons Ethiopian Coffee Export Market Declined
Addis Ababa (HAN) June 9, 2014. According to the Ethiopian Trade Ministry, ”Ethiopian coffee exports have declined 50 per cent in the last ten months.” According to Geeska Afrika Online market reporter, Arabica coffee prices are currently ruling at much lower than the cost of production for growers. The rise in the prices of inputs…
Eritrea: Racist attacks on Eritreans in Israel
Asmara (HAN) June 8, 2014 – Ethiopian youth in Israel are under arrest for assault on Eritrean nationals in Netanya. This week, a group of teenage boys age 14 to 16 and a 20-year-old man are suspected of robbing migrant workers in the Bnei Brak area. Police are also investigating whether the gang threw rocks…
Somalia: Al-Shabab Leader in Puntland surrenders to Somali Authority
Mogadishu (HAN) June 8, 2014 – The Somali Federal government welcomed the decision by Mohamed Said Atom,the leader and military commander of Al-Shabab in Galgala Mountains to surrender himself to the federal government of Somalia Calling it a brave decision. Somali government officials have offered an amnesty to Al- Shabaab members and leaders who it…
Eritrea: The International Auditor of WHO Representing Africa
Asmara (HAN) June 7, 2014 – Eritrea has been elected as a 3-year member of the Executive Board of the World Health Organization (WHO) at the 67th International Conference conducted in the Swiss city of Geneva from 19 to 24 May. In a speech she rendered at the meeting, Ms. Amina Saleh, Minister of Health,…
The Future Somaliland Oil in Somalia: Adding fuel to the flames?
Mogadishu (HAN) June 7, 2014. Regional security and Energy intel update. As the latest ‘frontier region’ of hydrocarbon exploration and production in East Africa, Somalia remains not only one of the most promising, but also most challenging potential oil exporting countries. Somalia boasts a host of challenges, including political volatility, institutional fragility, physical insecurity, and…
Ethiopia: Energy Becomes a catalyst for Regional Integration
Adis Ababa (HAN) June 7, 2014 – The new strategy Assessing Regional Integration in the Horn of Africa, Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn opened the US-Africa Energy Ministerial in Addis Ababa. Under the theme of “Catalyzing Sustainable Energy Growth in Africa, the Ministerial is focused on issues connected with the identification of strategies, technologies and practices…
Somalia Joined 21st Century Maritime Silk Road
Mogadishu (HAN) June 7, 2014 . China this week witness a grand gathering of delegates from Arab states and the Arab League for the sixth Ministerial Conference of the China-Arab Cooperation Forum as well as celebration for the 10th anniversary of the Forum. This will be a major diplomatic move of the Chinese government geared…
