Peter Beaumont – The Observer, Sunday 10 January 2010
In Yemen, Somalia and beyond, the lawless, strife-torn region has provided disturbing evidence that its myriad problems cannot be ignored – and that the west must see the connections between them all.
Peter Beaumont – The Observer, Sunday 10 January 2010
In Yemen, Somalia and beyond, the lawless, strife-torn region has provided disturbing evidence that its myriad problems cannot be ignored – and that the west must see the connections between them all.
By Bashe Said
The Forum that won many nicknames before it even began left participants with hope. It has been called an historic conference, never done before. Even coordinators won nicknames: risk takers, visionaries, concerned citizens, dreamers and so on. What matters the most, after all, for organizers and the attendees was accomplishing one objective: bringing these communities together to talk about their common future.
By Bashe Said
The Forum that won many nicknames before it even began left participants with hope. It has been called an historic conference, never done before. Even coordinators won nicknames: risk takers, visionaries, concerned citizens, dreamers and so on. What matters the most, after all, for organizers and the attendees was accomplishing one objective: bringing these communities together to talk about their common future.
Norway has decided to increase emergency relief to Kenya, Somalia, Eritrea and Ethiopia because of the drought. – At the same time it is important to increase food security, Development Minister Erik Solheim says. More than 20 million people are suffering from hunger as a result of the severe drought and conflicts in this densely populated region.
Norway has decided to increase emergency relief to Kenya, Somalia, Eritrea and Ethiopia because of the drought. – At the same time it is important to increase food security, Development Minister Erik Solheim says. More than 20 million people are suffering from hunger as a result of the severe drought and conflicts in this densely populated region.
Europe External Policy Advisors (EEPA) in partnership with civil society leaders from the Horn of Africa and the Italian Institute for Political Science organized a two-day conference on EU and US policy on Eritrea and the Horn of Africa. The Conference, held in Brussels on 9th and 10th November 2009, was attended by high-ranking officials and academics from Europe, the European Union, the United States, the Horn countries, Eritrean political leaders in diaspora, human rights activists and civil society leaders from across the Horn of Africa. The attendants adopted the following concluding statement:
Europe External Policy Advisors (EEPA) in partnership with civil society leaders from the Horn of Africa and the Italian Institute for Political Science organized a two-day conference on EU and US policy on Eritrea and the Horn of Africa. The Conference, held in Brussels on 9th and 10th November 2009, was attended by high-ranking officials and academics from Europe, the European Union, the United States, the Horn countries, Eritrean political leaders in diaspora, human rights activists and civil society leaders from across the Horn of Africa. The attendants adopted the following concluding statement:
An international tribunal is to decide what compensation Ethiopia and Eritrea should pay each other for damages inflicted in the 1998-2000 border war.
An international tribunal is to decide what compensation Ethiopia and Eritrea should pay each other for damages inflicted in the 1998-2000 border war.
At this moment in time the idea of partnership between Ethiopians and Eritreans is being debated in the open. It shows that the age of reason is dawn and emotions are being overcome. Recently there was an Ethiopian and Eritrean friendship seminar in San Jose with Professor Tesfazion Medhanie an independent minded scholar and an author of many books and Professor Daniel Kinde. Such debates will have a positive impact on politicians and policy makers of both countries as well as an influence on the peoples of the Horn of Africa.
At this moment in time the idea of partnership between Ethiopians and Eritreans is being debated in the open. It shows that the age of reason is dawn and emotions are being overcome. Recently there was an Ethiopian and Eritrean friendship seminar in San Jose with Professor Tesfazion Medhanie an independent minded scholar and an author of many books and Professor Daniel Kinde. Such debates will have a positive impact on politicians and policy makers of both countries as well as an influence on the peoples of the Horn of Africa.
Unfortunately the Horn of Africa in historical or geopolitical terms is a zone of perpetual conflict to which troubles are attracted as irresistibly as flies to sugar
Prior to the overthrow of Military dictatorship of Ethiopia in 1991, the root cause of the conflict in the Horn was the repressive feudal system of Ethiopia.
Unfortunately the Horn of Africa in historical or geopolitical terms is a zone of perpetual conflict to which troubles are attracted as irresistibly as flies to sugar
Prior to the overthrow of Military dictatorship of Ethiopia in 1991, the root cause of the conflict in the Horn was the repressive feudal system of Ethiopia.
European Parliament resolution on the situation in the Horn of Africa. The European Parliament,
European Parliament resolution on the situation in the Horn of Africa. The European Parliament,
” Desperate People will do Desperate Things.”
” Desperate People will do Desperate Things.”
Troops from Djibouti and Eritrea have fired shots at each other along their shared border, the Djiboutian military said in a statement.Troops from Djibouti and Eritrea have fired shots at each other along their shared border, the Djiboutian military said in a statement.The voices that are crying out for peace in the long suffering country of Somalia are in danger of being drowned out by the Sabers that are rattling in both Ethiopia and Eritrea. And sadly the world is not paying attention to either problem.
The voices that are crying out for peace in the long suffering country of Somalia are in danger of being drowned out by the Sabers that are rattling in both Ethiopia and Eritrea. And sadly the world is not paying attention to either problem.
It is increasingly evident that geopolitical conditions are impacting on the political outlook of Africa’s Horn, and much North Africa’s Sahel region. Global Research,
It is increasingly evident that geopolitical conditions are impacting on the political outlook of Africa’s Horn, and much North Africa’s Sahel region. Global Research,
Ministers and government representatives from six drought-prone Horn of Africa countries agreed on a United Nations plan aimed at tackling the problem and on decreasing reliance on emergency food aid. IC PUBLICATIONS.
Ministers and government representatives from six drought-prone Horn of Africa countries agreed on a United Nations plan aimed at tackling the problem and on decreasing reliance on emergency food aid. IC PUBLICATIONS.