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Ethiopia: Reasons China is pursuing a new strategy in South Sudan's conflict
Addis Ababa (HAN) April 10, 2014 – By Jacey Fortin. South Sudan Oil spills onto the ground from an oil well head strafed by shrapnel from a bomb dropped by fighter jets at the El Nar oil field in South Sudan’s Unity State Rebel fighters in South Sudan have set their sights on a new…
Eritrean Extraordinary Ambassador Submitted Presentation Letter to Dr. Zuma
Addis Ababa (HAN) April 10, 2014 – Presentation of Letter of credence of H.E. Amb. Araya Desta, Ambassador of State of Eritrea to the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, 09 April 2014. Three new AU member states’ Ambassadors to the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and Permanent Representatives to…
Eritrea Rejected Ethiopia spokesman's smear Diplomatic campaigns
Khartoum (HAN) April 10, 2014 – Ethiopian Foreign Ministry spokesman Dina Mufti accused Eritrea of playing a role in the ongoing South Sudan conflict, but Eritrea has dismissed claims by longstanding rival Ethiopia that it was destabilizing the East Africa region by involving itself in the ongoing conflict in South Sudan. Eritrean Ambassador to Kenya…
Somali: Ethiopian Runners are facing a big challenge from Mo farah in London Marathon 2014
Addis Ababa (HAN) April 10, 2014 – By MATT MAJENDIE – Haile Gebrselassie has learnt not to write off Mo Farah. Long before Farah had blitzed to his double Olympic and world titles, Gebrselassie was adamant the Briton would never trouble the East African contingent on the track. Those words, said Farah, were the catalyst…
Somalia: Kenyan Refugees and Diaspora Deported to Mogadishu
Mogadishu (HAN) April 9, 2014 – Dozens of Somali refugees were expelled from Kenyan capital nairobi yesterday, Ambassador Ali America told HAN & Geeska Afrika Online security Corespondent in Mogadishu, Somalia, as the Kenyan security forces maintained a major crackdown on suspected Al-Shabaab militants, that cost Somali diaspora kenya-thousands rounded up throughout the Kenyan cities.…
Somalia: Several African peacekeepers were killed
Kismayo (HAN) April 9, 2014 – Several African Union (AU) peacekeepers and civilians were killed and many others injured when a roadside bomb exploded outside an AU military base in the southern port town of Kismayo, the capital of Jubaland Authority, according to Juba administration official Abdinasir Seerar. “We are not sure yet about how…
Somalia: The pair shot dead were Members with the UN Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
Nairobi (HAN) April 8, 2014 – Two European consultants have been shot dead on arrival at an airport in Galkayo of Puntland, central Somalia, officials said. A UN source confirmed the pair were international staff members with the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). “The two were a Frenchman and a Briton and they were…
South Sudan: United Nations’ urgent appeal for aid and Al-Bashir's Strategy
Nairobi (HAN) April 7, 2014 – In 2011, when South Sudan declared independence from Sudan, everyone knew the struggle to build a functioning state would be long and hard. But the new country had important supporters, including the United States, which strongly advocated its independence, gave considerable aid and was ready to work with South…
The Upcoming New South Sudan's President Deng wants an Interim Government
Nairobi (HAN) April 7, 2014 – Warring factions from South Sudan’s ruling elite are in negotiations aimed at finding a long-term solution to a crisis that has displaced almost a million people and killed thousands. The former cabinet minister of South Sudan, Deng Alor Kuol said “South Sudan should join the rest of the world…
Somalia: Mogadishu improved security with AMISOM is busting at the seams
Djibouti (HAN) April 6, 2014 – Times have changed in Mogadishu! The once deserted streets of Mogadishu are now bustling with both human and vehicle traffic, thanks to the security provided by the Somali Security Forces and the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) troops. The city is busting at the seams. There is a…
