Category: Press Release
Eritrean Refugee in Sudan Selected to Study in the Netherlands
Khartoum (HAN) April 18, 2014 – By, NICOLAS BRASS, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees – Press Release – These days in Sudan, Eritrea’s policy of indefinite military conscription, coupled with drought and poor economic opportunities, prompt some 1,800 people to cross into Sudan every month, according to the UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR. “Refugees have…
Djibouti: AFRICOM Trains advanced skills for Restaurants and hospitality industry
Djibouti (HAN) April 18, 2014 – By. Tech. Sgt. Jasmine Reif, U.S. Africa Command (press release) – At the top of a hill overlooking the Gulf of Tadjoura, sits the hotel trade school, Lycee Hotelier d’Arta. The school provides Djiboutian teens the opportunity to learn skills for the restaurant and hospitality industry. Nearly 100 students…
Ethiopia: 81st international destination for Ethiopian Airlines
PRESS RELEASE – Addis Ababa (HAN) April 15, 2014. Ethiopian Airlines, the fastest growing and most profitable airline in Africa, is pleased to announce the commencement of four weekly flights to Kano, Nigeria, starting 24 May 2014. The flights to Kano will be Ethiopian 4th destination in Nigeria, in addition to Lagos, Abuja and Enugu, and will be…
Ethiopia:18 grants worth 3.3 million EURO to Ethiopian CSOs
addis abab (HAN) April 15, 2014 The Ethiopia-EU Civil Society Fund II awards 18 grants worth 3.3 million EURO to Ethiopian CSOs. The Ethiopia-European Union Civil Society Fund II (CSF II) awards 18 grants to Ethiopian Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) reinforcing its Ethiopia-European Union commitment in strengthening the capacity of CSOs as key actors of democratic…
Djibouti: Millions Grant to Support Improved Access to Education
PRESS RELEASE – Djibouti (HAN) April 15, 2014 The World Bank Group and the Government of Djibouti signed today a US$3.8 million grant to support the government’s Access to Quality Education Project. The grant is designed to support government efforts to improve the overall quality and capacity of its education system; Washington. “I am very…
The White house strongly condemns the killing of UNODC in Somalia's Puntland
Mogadishu (HAN) April 9, 2014 – The United States has strongly condemned the killing of two employees of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Somalia’s Puntland region on Monday, and urged authorities there to bring those responsible to justice as soon as possible. A British man shot dead while working for…
UNSC: The Somalia and Eritrea Sanctions Committee Revises its Guidelines
New York (HAN) On 26 March 2014,REVISES ITS GUIDELINES SECURITY COUNCIL 751 AND 1907 COMMITTEE ON SOMALIA AND ERITREA – the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 751 (1992) and 1907 (2009) concerning Somalia and Eritrea adopted revised Guidelines for the Conduct of its Work. These latest Guidelines reflect Security Council resolution 2142 (2014). The…
ETHIOPIA: COMMUNIQUE OF THE 25th EXTRA-ORDINARY SESSION OF THE IGAD ASSEMBLY OF HEADS OF STATE
ADDIS ABABA (HAN) 13th March 2014- The IGAD Assembly of Heads of State and Government held its 25th Extra-Ordinary Summit on 13th March 2014 in Addis Ababa, under the Chairmanship of H.E. Hailemariam Dessalegn, the Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and current Chairperson of the IGAD Assembly to discuss the situation…
Somalia: UNSC Removed Travel Ban Al-Shabaab’s Chief Financiers
New York (HAN) On 14 March 2014 – The Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 751 (1992) and 1907 (2009) concerning Somalia and Eritrea approved the removal of the individual specified below from the List of individuals and entities subject to the travel ban, assets freeze and targeted arms embargo imposed by paragraphs 1, 3…
Somalia: White House Welcomes Joint AMISOM-SNA Military Efforts Against Al-Shabaab
Washington (HAN) March 13th, 2014 – The United States of America Welcomes Joint AMISOM and Somali National Army (NSA) Efforts Against al-Shabaab Terror Group in Southern Somalia. The White House Press Release: The AU Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) troops working jointly with the Somali National Army have liberated several towns from al-Shabaab in Western Somalia.…
