Category: Opinion
Ethiopia’s efforts to restore peace in Somalia: Perceptions and Realities
Opinion Contributed to Geeska Afrika Magazine Online By: Zeray Hailemariam Nairobi (HAN) March 4th, 2014 – Ethiopia one of the founding member states of the League of Nations and United Nations has a significant role to the establishment of both the League of Nations and the UN. Since then, Ethiopia has remained committed towards African…
Somalia:“clan monopoly on violence” is what UN wants in Somalia”
Mohamud M Uluso, The unethical practice of UN Somalia and Eritrea Monitoring Group (SEMG) to leak disputed allegations to the media for vilification of Somali leaders and clans has done huge disservice to the efforts of statebuilding in Somalia and reinforced public distrust about foreigner powers’ intentions. Equally, it has also tarnished the reputation of…
Djibouti: Economic Success stories deserve to tell
By, Mohamed Ubo: With the help of the geostrategic location at the economic gate way to Africa, President Ismail with his patriotic attitude has achieved wide range of economic successes along with other admirable milestone cases in diverse sectors. Taking the advantage of 372 kilometer of Djibouti coastline with annual catch of around 50,000 tons…
The United States and China vie for influence in the Horn of Africa
Robert O’Brien, Former US Representative to the United Nations: (General Carter Ham and President Obama in happier days) – While often under the mainstream media radar, East Africa is a national security and foreign policy hot spot for the United States. African Union forces are fighting the militant Islamist insurgency Al Shabab in Mogadishu, Somalia, where the US and UN-backed…
China's growing influence in the Horn of Africa
By Ahmed Abdullah (HAN) China’s Defense Minister Chang Wanquan on Thursday concluded his first visit to Djibouti, during which he held talks with a host of government officials in this Horn of Africa country. Wanquan, who led a high-level military delegation during his three-day visit to Djibouti, met with President Ismail Omar Guelleh, Prime Minister…
Revisited Ethiopia’s Invasion of Somalia
by I.M. Lewis: Reports that the forces of ‘transitional president’ Abdillahi Yusuf and his Ethiopian allies have committed war crimes against civilians in the course of trying to subdue the citizens of Mogadishu is no surprise. Much more surprising, and morally satisfying, is the news that the European ministers and officials, who have so vociferously…
The CNN Effect and Somalia
DANIEL MCSWEENEY, The purpose of this dissertation is to investigate the influence of the media on the U.S. decision to withdraw from humanitarian operations in Somalia in 1994. The role of the CNN effect on the decision to withdraw is the main focus of research. Authors in the field presume that a correlation between falling media…
Ethiopia’s teff grain set to be world’s next ‘superfood’
Addis Ababa (HAN ) Mineral-rich and high in protein, teff is ideal for diabetics, and sought after by people with gluten intolerance. Under a searing midday sun, a herd of cattle circles atop a pile of golden teff, thrashing the wheat-like grain, a method that has been practised by Ethiopian farmers for centuries. The crop,…
