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A government spokesman says there is no Ethiopian military presence in Somalia.   Djibouti (HAN) September 2nd, 2010-  Somalia's Transitional Federal Government is denying reports that Ethiopian troops have taken the town of Beled weyn from al-Shabab militants in the central Hiiran region.Listen  Full Report 

Ethiopia Bans Distance Education, Cracks Down on Private Universities  Nairobi (HAN) September 2nd, 2010 - Ethiopia has banned off-campus education, and ordered private universities to close degree programs in law and education. A directive issued by Ethiopia's Education Ministry describes distance learning at off-campus sites as "unnecessary at this stage" and orders all such operations to stop enrolling new students immediately. The proclamation also prohibits private universities from accepting new applicants in teaching or law degree programs. The ruling will affect 64 private institutions. September 2nd, 2010-  Watch Interview   

Hot Issue The leader of the Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) has called on Ugandans to resist what he said is President Yoweri Museveni’s plan to rig next year’s election, a day after he withdrew from an opposition coalition. Ambassador Olara Otunnu, who was also a former U.N. Under-Secretary General for Children’s Affairs, said he will continue to demand an overhaul of the electoral commission to ensure the vote scheduled for February is free and fair. . September 2nd,  2010 Listen Full Report 

Somalia: Peacekeepers killed by mortar shell in Somalia Djibouti (HAN) August 31st, 2010- The Barigye Ba-Hoku, spokesman of the African Union mission in Somalia. "Mogadishu is a city of skirmishes, so coincidently and unfortunately today, a mortar attack on the presidential palace in the Somali capital has killed at least four African Union peacekeepers and critically wounded nine others.Read Full Report

 Najma Ahmed and Barack Obama Somalia   Djibouti (HAN) August 31st, 2010- This is a momentous week for President Obama and his foreign policy. On Aug. 31, his televised address to the nation marks the official end of the US combat mission in Iraq.
The “long war” on terrorism is living up to its label, nine years after the 9/11 attacks. As the US and its allies apply pressure in Afghanistan and Pakistan, Al Qaeda-linked terrorist operations are springing up elsewhere – in Yemen, at the tip of the Saudi Peninsula, and across the Gulf of Aden in Somalia, on the edge of the Horn of Africa. Somalia’s jihadist Al Shabab group has launched a final push to topple that country’s weak, UN-backed government, and is coming perilously close to succeeding.Read Full Report

Hot Issue The Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF), a rebel group who had been fighting for the independence of Western Somali region (ethiopia) confirmed that it will sign final peace agreement with Ethiopia - despite a rebuff by a splinted official in Doha.   Foreign Bureau of the ONLF  rebel group, in a statement sent to HAN GEESKA Afrika ONLINE said that “the Somali people in the Somali zone region suffered a huge amount of political unrest that caused bloodshed and now is the time for a political solution”.

Hot Issue Abdi Omar: Chairman, Kenya Somali Community of North America  confirmed, the fight to end the endemic social, political and economic issues afflicting Kenyan society since independence . August 29th,  2010 Read Full Press Release Report 

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has said he will crush Somalia's al-Shabab   :  Djibouti (HAN) August 10th, 2010-  The Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has said he will crush Somalia's al-Shabab. Read Full Report 

Somalia: The first Global Liaising commissioner for peace and security  :  Djibouti (HAN) August 10th, 2010- The regional units of the AU forces are training the personnel, some of whom will be ready for deployment in September for Somalia and Southern Sudan Read Full Report 

Djibouti Sentences Prominent Businessman to 15 Years  :  Djibouti (HAN) August 10th, 2010- A criminal court in Djibouti sentenced Abdourahiman Boreh, the self exiled but richest businessman from Djibouti, to a 15-year prison term and a fine of 56,000 dollars. Read Full Report 

Ethiopia Plans Power Exports to Sudan After Rains Boost Dams   :  Djibouti (HAN) July 16th, 2010-  The Supplies to Sudan will total about 200 megawatts, while 150 megawatts may also be sold to Djibouti should there be sufficient supplies, said Mekuria Lemma, head of strategic management and programming at the state-owned Ethiopian Electric Power Corp. Read Full Report 

The NEW President of Somali Kilil of Ethiopia, Abdi Mahamoud Omar Djibouti (HAN) July 15th, 2010-  The Ethiopia's Somali Region is undergoing a gradual but important transition...... Read Full Report 

Ethiopia will meet the Millennium Development Goal of halving the poverty rate by 2015  :  Djibouti (HAN) July 15th, 2010- The percentage of the population living on less than 1,075 birr (79 U.S. cents) a day fell to about 32.7 percent in 2008/09 from 48 percent in 1990 after economic growth averaged 8 percent over the past decade, said the report, e-mailed to Bloomberg News by a government official who asked not to be identified because he was not authorized to release the document. To contact the reporter on this story: William Davison in Addis Ababa via Johannesburg at pmrichardson@bloomberg.net. Read Full Report 

Somalia: The Somalia Government is able to perform better on the streets of Mogadishu   :  Djibouti (HAN) July 14th, 2010-  The Somali Islamist clerics are also with the Government and are spreading their own call in Somalia and to the Somali communities in Kenya, Ethiopia and the the globe. The Somali clerics are using similar tactics the same text the Al-Shabab militants cite to back up their un-religious arguments, which is against the Quran. Read Full Report 

GEESKA Afrika magazine & HAN will publish all your comments. The comments feature is a forum to discuss the ideas in our stories. Constructive debate - even pointed disagreement - is welcome, but personal attacks on other comments are not, and will remove from the comments publication. IGAD. July 10th,  2010 The Challenge Ahead  

History & the current regional Issue Medhane Tadesse. Islamic Fundamentalism in Somalia: its Nature and Implications: According to the Islah by-law, every five years the organization has to elect its Consultative (Shura) Council which elects the Chairman and the two Vice-chairman. During the last 30 years, four chairmen were elected. These are Sheikh Mohamed Geryare (1978-1990), Dr. Mohamed Ali Ibrahim (1990-1999), Dr. Ali Sheikh Ahmed (1999-2008) and Dr. Ali Bashi Omar Roraye (2008- 2013). Each chairman can be elected for only two terms of five years. The membership of Dr. Mohamed Ali Ibrahim was revoked after he joined the Islamic Court Union in 2006 in defiance of the organization’s laws and policies. July 10th,  2010 Listen  

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    Somalia: The USACC seeks support to help Somali Pirates Activities  Djibouti (HAN) July 04th, 2010-  Who are the Real Pirates of East Africa and Somalia? USACC Seeks Support from International Community ..Read Full Report 

    Ethiopia Launches multi million mobile telephone network  Djibouti (HAN) July 04th, 2010-The Ethiopian government claimed Victory against rebels and ruling out any negotiation with ONLF... Full Report 

    Somalia: Tighter Security rules feared if Somali Pirates spreads South Sea Djibouti (HAN) July 04th, 2010--According to the Puntland Officials and the International Maritime Bureau, 19 attacks by pirates have been reported for the last 3 months.  Full Report 

    Ethiopia: Canadian Minister Baird will travel To Ethiopia  Djibouti (HAN) July 04th, 2010- Canadian MP Honourable John Baird says he will travel to Ethiopia next week to press Ethiopian Prime minister . Malez Zenawi .Read Full Report 

    Opinion The Influence and Power of Sheik Al-Amoudi In Ethiopia

    Opinion US Energy says Somalia has no proven oil reserves

    Opinion The Official U.S. Policy in the Horn of Africa

    The regional website Geeska Afrika reported that US warplanes based in Djibouti were over flying Puntland in preparation for air-strikes against ...by Sarkis  World War Report

     
    Prest. Ahmed Mohamud Silanyo, chairman of the KULMIYE Party. The presidential election will help win Somaliland international recognition
    US Attorney General Eric announces that fourteen US citizens have been arrested for seeking to join the Al-Qaeda-linked al- Shebab.<Listen>
    UN special envoy Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah, hailed the progress made in Somalia
    Somalia's president has made an urgent appeal for help, saying his government may not be able to hold off Islamist groups seeking control of the country.<Listen>

    Djibouti (HAN) September 2nd, 2010::The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the attack on the Presidential Palace in Mogadishu on 30 August, which resulted in the death of four African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) peacekeepers.
    Uganda Peoples Defence Forces soldiers carry a coffin at Entebbe airport,Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010, of one the four soldiers that were killed in a mortar shell at the presidential palace in Somalia on Monday. Uganda said Wednesday it is ready to send 10,000 more troops to Somalia if the U.S. provides the funding, a move that would see the African Union force in Mogadishu more than double in size.
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    Djibouti (HAN)September 2nd, 2010::ICRC spokeswoman, Nicole Englebrecht says the situation for the displaced is becoming more critical. She says people are still fleeing fighting in Mogadishu and this is swelling the ranks of the displaced and their needs.. ..<Listen>....

    Djibouti (HAN) September 2nd, 2010::The false rumor that President Barack Obama is Muslim has been getting a lot of attention recently, fueled in part by a new poll suggesting a growing number of Americans believe it to be true. The rumor itself isn't new - it's been around since before Mr. Obama began his run for the Presidency. But it has been spreading rapidly lately - due in large measure to the Internet.....<Listen>....

     

    Djibouti (HAN) August 30th, 2010: A controversial Somali-Canadian painter, cartoonist and activist has unveiled his first Canadian exhibition in Edmonton.....<Listen>

    Djibouti (HAN) August 29th, 2010::  ETHIOPIA's UWSLF Sh.Ibraahim Maxamed Xuseen...The Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF), a rebel group who had been fighting for the independence of Western Somali region (ethiopia) confirmed that it will sign final peace agreement with Ethiopia - despite a rebuff by a splinted official in Doha. Foreign Bureau of the ONLF rebel group, in a statement sent to HAN GEESKA Afrika ONLINE said that “the Somali people in the Somali zone region suffered a huge amount of political unrest that caused bloodshed and now is the time for a political solution”....<Listen>.... 

    Djibouti (HAN) August 29th, 2010::  Somali Minister of Information Abdurahman Omar Osman speaks on his mobile phone in front of the Muna Hotel following an armed attack in Mogadishu

    Djibouti (HAN) August 20th, 2010:: Tirunesh Dibaba Kenene of Ethiopia after winning the women's finals of the 10,000 metres at the 17th CAA Senior African Athletics Championship meeting at Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi...<Listen>....

    Djibouti (HAN) August 20th, 2010::Somali It marked one of the first times a US counterterrorism official was warned that Islamic extremists in Somalia could pose a threat to the US homeland. The northeastern tip of Somalia has been a peaceful haven in an often violent nation, but a powerful warlord and a series of recent clashes are threatening to open a new zone of lawlessness. ..<Listen>....

      


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