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EU to train troops in Somalia piracy fight back
The European Union has announced plans to train Somali security forces to tackle the pirates operating along the country’s coast. It will send a planning team to the region next month. The training will take place in neighbouring Djibouti, which… Read at EU to train Somali forces in piracy fightback
Eritrea wants peaceful Somalia – Reuters
Eritrea wants peaceful SomaliaTue Aug 4, 2009 11:51am GMT By David ClarkeNAIROBI (Reuters) - Eritrea wants a peaceful and united Somalia and believes now is the best time in nearly two decades to foster genuine political dialogue involving all in the Horn of African nation, Eritrea's information minister said.Washington's new top diplomat for Africa has been seeking to engage with Eritrea, and met the country's foreign minister in Libya last month, but has also blamed Asmara for fuelling c
Zim saved lifeline of $ 350 million
ISRAELI container line Zim has been hauled back from the brink of collapse by its parent company with an emergency cash injection as a restructuring plan is put together. Israel Corp has asked shareholders to approve a $350m loan for Zim Integrated Shipping Services, in which it has a 99% stake. But $40m is to be made available immediately. The $350m, which would be paid in instalments and comes on top of $100m already provided, “is required and essential to the continuation of Zim’s op
Simien National Park - A popular Ethiopia travel destination
August 4th, 2009 | by addis portal | Surrounded by Eritrea and Djibouti to the North, Sudan to the West and Northwest, Somalia to the East and Southeast and Kenya to the South, Ethiopia is one of the most attractive countries in Africa.The Simien National Park is one of the many popular and important sites boasted by Ethiopia. The park covers an overall area of approximately 14,000 hectares and is located on the vast Amhara plateau in the Western Simien highlands of Northern Ethiopia. The Simien
Our immodest Afghanistan project
It seems Jim Molan and I have been talking past each other. In his latest post, Jim says that, 'given that the probability of leaving seems to me to be very low, most of our brain power should be directed at how to proceed.' That means Jim wants to talk mostly about questions of 'how', whereas I remain stubbornly attached to discussing the 'why'. Jim is probably right to say that it is too late to have the 'why' debate, because the die is cast. But good arguments can change minds and eventua
Japan to build own housing, plane tarmac in Djibouti for piracy patrols
Japan Times /Kyodo News July 31, 2009 Japan will build its own base in Djibouti to house Self-Defense Forces personnel and patrol planes involved in antipiracy operations off Somalia, government sources said Thursday. Tokyo plans to complete a tarmac for Maritime Self-Defense Force P-3C surveillance planes and housing facilities in the strife-torn country next year, the sources said. Japan currently rents facilities owned by the private sector and the U.S. military. The plan signals
Canadian gets life sentence in Ethiopia on terror conviction – The Star
Canadian gets life sentence in Ethiopia on terror conviction SUPPLIED PHOTOBashir Makhtal was arrested on the Kenyan-Somalia border in December 2006, and the next month was illegally delivered to Ethiopia. Canadian lawyer calls for Ottawa to interveneAug 03, 2009 08:51 AMDebra Black Staff ReporterThe StarAn Ethiopian court has sentenced a Canadian man to life in prison on terrorism charges.The family of Bashir Makhtal told the Star this morning that the court has delivered his sentence
Thank you, Nashville!
I just returned from Nashville where we had a great Truth Project regional training conference. The people were so warm and engaged and interactive. It was hard to leave them! We had sold out the event a week before and were worried because we normally have 100 to 150 walk-up registrations. I would have been sick to turn anyone away. We had posted a notice on the website that there would be no registrations at the door. However, when we got to Nashville, we were greeted with the news that ther
How a business trip ruined a man’s life
DAVID MCDOUGALL Special to The Globe and Mail — Mohamed Osman Hassan never questioned his close friend and mentor Bashir Makhtal when in early 2001 he announced plans to leave a well-paid job as an information technologist at CIBC in Toronto for the unlikely sounding, but lucrative, business of hawking used clothing across the volatile Horn of Africa. “He saw an opportunity,” said Mr. Hassan, who at the time was finishing a degree in computer science at Brock University. “He’s one of those peo
UPDATE ON HOW TO GET NEW LAPTOP FOR N15,000
Testimonials Few pictures of partners who have flipped out Sincerely, I doubted this project from the first day I heard about it. I only said I was going to just take the risk and the risk was really worth it. Nobody really believed it worked until I got my brand new HP laptop. Please keep up the good work, you guys are the bomb. • Tayo Adeyemi, Ilorin. 08033948000 I’m an online marketer, a lot of people trust and believe in me so I didn’t want to pull them into what I didn’t understand. I sig
Delhi firm wins $100 mn Ethiopian sugar factory contract
August 3rd, 2009 | by addis portal | India continues its sugar quest in Africa, with Delhi-based Uttam Sucrotech winning the $100 million contract for expansion of the Wonji-Shoa sugar factory in central Ethiopia.The Indian government has given a $640 million loan for three sugar factory projects: two expansion projects at Fincha and Wonji and a giant new factory at Tendaho in Afar Regional State.The money is to be released phase by phase from India’s state-owned Import Export (EXIM) Bank.Accord
Delhi firm wins $100 mn Ethiopian sugar factory contract
Delhi firm wins $100 mn Ethiopian sugar factory contract 3Aug,2009: Saylicipress Addis Aaba: India continues its sugar quest in Africa, with Delhi-based Uttam Sucrotech winning the $100 million contract for expansion of the Wonji-Shoa sugar factory in central Ethiopia. The Indian government has given a $640 million loan for three sugar factory projects: two expansion projects at Fincha and Wonji and a giant new factory at Tendaho in Afar Regional State. The money is to be released phase b
An Islamic history is a vital part of Ethiopia’s richness
An Islamic history is a vital part of Ethiopia’s richness Aug03. 2009 ‘We are sorry if you get woken up by the Muslim call to prayer in the morning.” Those were some of the first words I heard at my hotel when I arrived in Addis Ababa, on my first trip to Ethiopia. I confess – I was a bit confused. Call to prayer? In the capital of a “Christian country in a sea of Muslims”, as Ethiopia is sometimes called? Perhaps I was in a Muslim quarter of Addis Ababa that had been recently established?
U.S. To Arm Somalis
U.S. to Give Military Aid to Somali Government The U.S. government, via Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, will give weapons and ammunition to help the shaky Somali government fight off Islamic militants. U.S. officials say the Obama administration plans to go ahead with additional weapons supplies to double an initial provision of 40 tons of arms. The U.S. also has begun a low-profile mission to help train Somali security forces in neighboring Djibouti, said the officials, who spoke on con
Somalia: Obama administration sends arms to prop up Islamist government
The Obama administration has been sending weapons to Somalia since early May to support the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) against a rebel insurgency that threatens to overwhelm the government. State Department spokesman Ian Kelly confirmed the shipments in late June, following an urgent plea by the TFG for international aid, including troops, as heavy fighting engulfed the capital Mogadishu. Somali Parliamentary Speaker Sheikh Aden Mohamed Nur announced June 22, “The government is we
Yay! Updates for WalletWhiz & WalletWhiz Lite out now!
Yes! WalletWhiz 1.1.3 & WalletWhiz Lite 1.1.1 are finally available on iTunes. These updates feature improved support for the following locales: Bahrain, Chile, Djibouti, Iraq, Japan, Jordan, Korea, Kuwait, Libya, Oman, Paraguay, Senegal & Tunisia.FYI, even though the two applications have different version numbers, they actually share the same code base. Hopefully, I’ll be able to synchronize version numbers in the next major release.
Life Expectancy for World Countries in 2009
Recently I read somewhere about life expectancy comparing the USA vs my home-Country; Canada. It had me wondering what the rest of the world would be like in comparison, so I gathered some information here to share with you. [ InfoPlease -->] Find the average life expectancy for each country and the world. As of 2009, the country with the highest life expectancy is Macau at 84.4 years; the country with the lowest life expectancy is Swaziland at just 31.9 years. The average lifespan for th
DP World interim throughput dips 10%
Technorati Tags: Baltic Dry Index , Baltic Dry Indices , Ship Chartering , Shipchartering , Voyage Fixtures , Time Charter Fixtures , Panamax , Capesize , Handymax , Handysize , Supramax , Dry Cargo Fixtures , Bulk Cargo Fixtures , Baltic Exchange , Freight Review , Maritime Baltic Index , TNT Freight Review , DP World , Dien Dien , Mohammed Sharaf Dubai: DP World has announced it has handled more than 20 million TEU in the first six months of 2009across its 49 terminals. After consolidatio
Off to Africa, Clinton to pledge new Somali aid
WASHINGTON — On a seven-nation tour of Africa this week, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will pledge more U.S. assistance, including military aid, to Somalia's shaky government as it fights for survival against Islamist extremists. U.S. officials say the Obama administration plans to go ahead with additional weapons supplies to double an initial provision of 40 tons of arms. The U.S. also has begun a low-profile mission to help train Somali security forces in neighboring Djibou
AGOA Eligible Countries
The Africa Growth and Opportunity Act authorizes the President to designate countries as eligible to receive the benefits of AGOA if they are determined to have established, or are making continual progress toward establishing the following: market-based economies; the rule of law and political pluralism; elimination of barriers to U.S. trade and investment; protection of intellectual property; efforts to combat corruption; policies to reduce poverty, increasing availability of health care and e