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Dec 10, 2024 | 
mg.co.za | Beverly Ochieng
At the end of November, French President Emmanuel Macron’s government was hit with a one-two punch. “It is time for Chad to assert its sovereignty,” said that country’s foreign minister Abderaman Koulamallah, as he declared an end to decades of military cooperation with France. Chad has ordered France to withdraw the 1 000-odd French soldiers still stationed in the country.
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Aug 5, 2024 | 
mg.co.za | Des Erasmus |Beverly Ochieng
Dozens of Russian fighters affiliated with Africa Corps, formerly the Wagner Group, were killed in a battle in northern Mali late last week. This is their biggest military setback on the continent to date and will draw attention to the Kremlin’s diplomatic and security strategy in Africa.
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May 24, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Beverly Ochieng
Kenya’s designation as a major non-North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato) ally by the US elevates its role in regional and international security at a time when 1,000 of its police officers prepare to battle gangs in Haiti’s besieged capital, Port-au-Prince. The announcement came as Kenya's President William Ruto embarked on a historic state visit to the US to discuss with President Joe Biden the much-awaited deployment to the Caribbean nation and other bilateral issues.
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May 1, 2024 | 
csis.org | Beverly Ochieng
Campaigns are underway for Chad’s May 6 presidential election that is unlikely to have a surprising result. For the last three decades, one family has been at the helm of the central African nation and is expected to continue leading it after this vote.
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Feb 15, 2024 | 
csis.org | Beverly Ochieng
The unity of West African leaders will be tested as Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger announced their withdrawal from the 15-member Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in late January. Since it was established in 1975, the West African bloc has been the pillar of inter-dependence and integration across one of the most diverse geopolitical spaces on the continent.
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Nov 14, 2023 | 
news.nestia.com | Beverly Ochieng
Image source, AFP Image caption, Mali's junta leader Col Assimi Goita says the mission "is not complete". By Beverly Ochieng BBC Monitoring Mali's army has seized Kidal, a key town in the country's north that the ethnic Tuareg rebels have held for nearly a decade. Kidal has been a bastion for the Tuareg, one of the rebel groups at the centre of the country's long-running political and security crises.
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Nov 14, 2023 | 
1africafocus.com | Beverly Ochieng
A report by the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) has revealed that the distribution of Parish Development Model (PDM) funds is marred by inequalities.Regions like Buganda, for instance, received the same amount of funds compared to other regions, despite having a higher number of targeted households.
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Nov 14, 2023 | 
1africafocus.com | Beverly Ochieng
Washington, D.C., November 14, 2023—Iranian authorities must immediately release journalists Nasim Tavafzadeh and Helaleh Nategheh and stop trying to silence journalists by jailing them, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Tuesday.
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Nov 14, 2023 | 
bbc.com | Beverly OchiengBbc Monitoring |Beverly Ochieng
Image source, AFPImage caption, Mali's junta leader Col Assimi Goita says the mission "is not complete". The Malian army says it has seized Kidal, a key town in the country's north that the Tuareg rebels have held for a decade. Kidal has been a bastion for the Tuareg, one of the rebel groups at the center of the country's long-running political and security crises. The army, reportedly backed by Wagner group mercenaries, has battled for Kidal for the past three days.
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Nov 12, 2023 | 
bbc.com | Beverly OchiengBbc Monitoring |Beverly Ochieng |Will Ross |Daniel Gallan
Summary Last week, a tourist was robbed and shot in the face in Nyanga after a navigation app directed him Nigerians heading for Saudi pilgrimage forced back home Liberians vote in run-off presidential poll Madagascar opposition call for poll boycott amid tension Abducted Zimbabwe opposition activist found dead Bodies of 16 migrants found on Mauritania coast Johannesburg hit by destructive hail storm Nigeria unions call for nationwide strike Criticism over leaking roofs at Kenya's main...
