| Authenticity of IGAD January 9th Press Release Queried - By HBJ Team
Disagreement has erupted over a controversial Press Release issued on January 9th, 2012 by the Inter – Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Secretariat castigating the conduct of the Somalia’s Transitional Federal Government (TFG) Parliament.
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| Interview with Mr Abdiweli Mohamed Ali Somalias Prime Minister Question: Somalia is often called a failed state. What’s your view of this situation? Answer: Somalia used to be one of the best and strongest countries in Africa during 1970s. However, due to the collapse of state in 1991 all institutions collapsed. |
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| M-Pesa takes the lead in money transfers - By Musa Radoli The number of people using M-Pesa, the Safaricom money transfer service, is on the rise. By the end of the last nancial year, for example, it had 14 million subscribers in Kenya alone. |
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| Kenya in a diplomatic quagmire Kenya has been thrown into a diplomatic quagmire following a court order demanding the arrest of Sudanese President Omar El Bashir if he sets foot in Kenya. Attempts by the Kenya Government to have the order quashed was rejected by the Court of Appeal. |
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 The investment bonanza South Sudan takes lion's share of Horn of Africa foreign direct investment - Story By Musa Radoli Southern Sudan is set to get the lion’s share of the foreign direct investments (FDI) destined for the Horn of Africa region in the current and next nancial year.
Dollars keep coming in ... ADB invests millions in the Horn of Africa -Story By Musa Radoli The African Development Bank (ADB) gave the Eastern Africa region US$560.3 million in loans and grants in 2010. This represented an increase of 8.7 per cent over the US$515.6 million approved in 2009 to nance projects in the 2011 financial year. The funds are meant to finance energy, communications, infrastructure and transport projects in nine countries that included those from the Horn of Africa region. The ADB targets Eastern Africa countries comprising greater Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia, Etritrea, Djibouti, Burundi, Comoros, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.
Equity Bank sustains rapid growth - Story By Zamzam Abdi Tatu Equity Bank Group recorded an impressive after tax pro t of Ksh7.3 billion in the third quarter of the year ending September 30, 2011. This is an almost 38 per cent rise from last year’s earnings of Ksh5.3 billion. The regional lender recorded a 42 per cent post tax pro t and a 43 per cent growth in the group’s total assets to settle at Ksh195.4 billion, a signi cant rise from Ksh136.6 registered in September
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 Somali Political Process and Challenges ahead - Story By HBJ Team As the end of the Somalia Federal Transition Government draws nearer, the Roadmap for Ending the Transition in Somalia has set in motion numerous strategies to ensure the survival of the country. The key issues for the success of the roadmap include the adoption of a new constitution, parliamentary reforms, peace-building, reconciliation and stability of the country, and good governance.
 The diplomatic barbs A diplomatic row erupted between Eritrea and Kenya, spilling over from the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) to the African Union (AU) and now the United Nations Security Council has already slapped punitive sanctions on Eritrea as a result of this row.
 SOMALIA The acrobatics of war Somalia’s Transitional Federal Government (TFG) leader Shari Sheikh Ahmed made a dramatic about-turn supporting Kenya’s military incursion into Somalia.
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