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The Main Reason UN Security Council and USA lifts Somalia Arms Embargo
Mogadishu (HAN) March 6th, 2014 – Abdirahman Duale Beyle, Somali minister for foreign affairs and international cooperation, told the Security Council there were assassination attempts made against the nation’s president recently. This, the minister said, was an indication of the weakness of national security forces to contain peace and stability. “We are a country in…
Somalia: Reasons Alshabab Militants Ban Aid Agencies in Somalia
Mogadishu (HAN) March 6th, 2014 , By: Hamza Mohamed Interviewing Al-Shabaab’s Lower Shabelle governor, Sheikh Mohamed Abu Abdullah, about the group’s decision to ban NGOs in areas they control. Hamza will run a piece soon on the issue. Historical background: The Somali militant group al-Shabaab banned 16 aid groups – including a half dozen U.N.…
Ethiopia Signals the Start of a Major War Against Al-Shabab Militants
Mogadishu (HAN) March 6th, 2014 , Ethiopian and Somali government forces have seized a key town in central Somalia from the Islamist militant group al-Shabab, officials say. The New Somali Military led by General Indhaqarsho and AMISOM forces have pushed the Somali Militant Al-Shabab from the Somali captial of Mogadishu, but it still they control other…
Sudan: The Humanitarian Ambushed in South Sudan
Nairobi (HAN) March 4th, 2014 – The South Sudan’s civil war in has left civilians so hungry and desperate for relief that they are even fleeing across the border into the North Sudan (Darfur), the real troubled region of famine and suffering in neighboring Northern Sudan, the U.N. humanitarian coordinator Told HAN & Geeska Afrika…
Somalia: A Powerful National Security Minister Could Lose His Position
Djibouti (HAN) March 4th, 2014 – In light of the recent dismissal of Mogadishu’s powerful mayor Tarsan, amidst accusations of irresponsibility and neglecting public affairs, it seems very likely that some more changes might occur involving some powerful cabinet ministers; such as Abdikarim Hussein Guled. According to sources within the government, there are strong indications…
Eritrean President Arrives in Doha, Qatar
Asmara (HAN) March 4th, 2014 – President Isaias Afwerki of Eritrea is in his first working visit to the country after His royal highness Shiek Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani becomes the new Emir of Qatar. On his arrival at Doha International Airport, the President and the accompanying delegation were welcomed by HE the Minister of Municipality…
Statement: The UN Special Representative for Somalia on the state-building conferences in Baidoa
Mogadishu (HAN) March 4th, 2014 – The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia, Nicholas Kay, is closely monitoring developments in Baidoa, including the outcome of today’s conference, and has taken note of the Federal Government’s response. “I urge all parties to observe maximum restraint and refrain from any action that could pose a…
Somalia: The United Nations Special Security Guards Arrived in Mogadishu
MOGADISHU (HAN) The UN Security Elite forces deployed in Somalia, in order to secure the capitals main areas. The troops are about 410 soldiers, their ethnic background are from Uganda, but in the name of United Nations action Guard. Uganda Government Forces spokesman Col. ITV, has told reporters that sending troops to Somalia, the latest…
The Ethiopian Ruling Parties Member Elected as a OPDO President
NEAMIN ASHENAFI, Reporter, Addis Ababa (HAN) – The Ethiopian Peoples’ Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF), elected Muktar Kedir as its next president, previously the deputy chairperson of the party. The party also elected Aster Mamo as deputy chairperson; Aster was previously head of the Central Committee Office. After its former president Alemayehu Atomsa resigned due to…
