Mwangi Maina
Reporter, Diplomatic and Regional Affairs at The Standard (Kenya)
Independent Contributor at The Africa Report
Award-Winning African Journalist. Focus on Kenyan Foreign Policy and Africa. Twiplomacy. Fact Checker. Nairobian. Tips: [email protected]
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2 weeks ago |
eastleighvoice.co.ke | Mwangi Maina
Turkey to deliver T129 Atak helicopters to Somalia under defence pact The transfer of the aircraft—a key asset in combating Al-Shabaab insurgents—follows the signing of a bilateral defence pact earlier this year. Turkey will supply T129 Atak helicopters to Somalia’s navy as part of a bilateral defence pact signed earlier this year, Bloomberg reports.
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3 weeks ago |
eastleighvoice.co.ke | Mwangi Maina
South Sudan President Salva Kiir declares state of emergency in Warrap, Unity states over rising insecurity The decree empowers the government to deploy additional security forces and authorises "all necessary measures" to restore order in the conflict-hit areas. South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has declared a six-month state of emergency in Warrap State and Mayom County of Unity State, citing escalating insecurity and communal violence, Sudan Post reported.
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3 weeks ago |
eastleighvoice.co.ke | Mwangi Maina
AUC chairperson Mahamoud Ali Youssouf acknowledged the US government's sovereign right to protect its borders and ensure the security of its citizens but cautioned against unilateral measures that could damage longstanding partnerships.
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3 weeks ago |
eastleighvoice.co.ke | Mwangi Maina
Kenya now aligns itself with the positions of the G77 and the African Group, both of which tend to adopt more balanced or non-aligned approaches to international disputes. Kenya has subtly adjusted its position on the Russia-Ukraine conflict, moving away from its earlier, vocal criticism of Moscow's invasion toward a more neutral and non-aligned stance, as outlined in a newly approved foreign policy sessional paper.
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3 weeks ago |
eastleighvoice.co.ke | Mwangi Maina
Africa intensifies push for permanent UN Security Council seats, veto power African nations say their outsized contribution to global peacekeeping demands fairer representation. African countries are stepping up their campaign for permanent seats and veto power at the United Nations Security Council, arguing that their outsized contribution to global peacekeeping demands fairer representation.
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Chad’s Riposte to U.S. Visa Ban. “Chad has no planes to offer, no billions of dollars to give but Chad has its dignity and pride,” said the country’s President in a Facebook post.
“Malay” is the root term of “Malaya,” which was the name of the Federation of Malaya after it gained independence from the UK. Today, it is known as Malaysia.
DRC has secured a seat at the UNSC, and will likely view it as leverage to spotlight violence in its mineral-rich east and counter Kigali’s destabilisation.
DRC's leadership sees a seat at the UNSC as leverage: to amplify global attention on the violence in its mineral-rich eastern provinces, and to challenge what it views as Kigali's destabilising hand in the region.
