Category: Security
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Sudan’s war to intensify as rainy season draws to a close
After almost 18 months of war, fighting in Sudan is escalating as seasonal rains end with the army using intensified airstrikes and allied fighters to shore up its position ahead of a likely surge by the rival Rapid Support Forces (RSF). An uptick in fighting will aggravate an already dire humanitarian crisis in which famine…
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Boat capsizes on a lake in eastern Congo, killing at least 50 people, witnesses say
A boat carrying scores of passengers capsized on Lake Kivu in eastern Congo on Thursday, killing at least 50 people, according to witnesses. It was not immediately clear exactly how many people were on board or how many perished but witnesses said they saw rescue services recover at least 50 bodies from the water. They…
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UN says Congo rebels generating $300,000 monthly in seized mining area
Rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have consolidated control over the Rubaya coltan-mining region, imposing a production tax estimated to generate around $300,000 in monthly revenue, the United Nations security council heard on Monday. The M23 movement, a Tutsi-led organization purportedly backed by Rwanda, seized the area, which produces minerals used in smartphones and…
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Burkina Faso is concerned about Ukraine’s support for terrorism, the foreign minister states
“This sponsorship of terrorists was demonstrated to the world recently by Ukraine’s paradoxical position, which unequivocally claimed involvement in a terrorist attack that resulted in the deaths of Malian soldiers in July in Tinzaouaten,” said Karamoko Jean-Marie Traore. “We condemn such acts of aggression and the endorsement of terrorism contrary to UN conventions.” He also…
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Indian manufacturer Tata to build defense plant in Morocco, India’s first overseas defense venture
Tata Advanced Systems Ltd will build the defense plant in Casablanca and produce WhAP amphibious armored vehicles for the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces, according to The Economic Times. These vehicles are already in limited service with the Indian Army and are deployed on the border with China. The facility, which is expected to be operational…
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Satellites will allow the AES to strengthen its defense and secure communications
Satellites will allow the AES to strengthen its defense and secure communications, Malian minister says Earlier this week, the AES ministers announced the upcoming implementation of a satellite communication and remote sensing project, with Russian support. Malian Minister of Economy Alousséni Sanou specified the advantages of the telecommunications satellite project in an interview with Sputnik…
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Gunfire reportedly erupts in Conakry; Guinea’s military junta calls reports ‘fabricated’
Guineas’s army locked down the city centre for a short time on Thursday, following reports of gunfire near the presidential palace. According to a diplomatic official, a handful of dissident soldiers opened fire on special forces surrounding the palace, before special forces overpowered them. The official also alleged that the soldiers were loyal to Col.…
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Benin arrests three men over suspected coup plot
Three men in Benin, including a former minister and the man in charge of President Patrice Talon’s security, have been arrested on suspicion of plotting a coup, the state prosecutor has said. Ex-sports minister Oswald Homeky was caught on Tuesday while handing over six bags of money to the head of the Republican Guard, Elonm…
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What’s known about US private military companies?
Members of American private military company (PMC) the Forward Observations Group (FOG), which delivers weapons to Ukraine and allegedly assisted the country’s forces in coordinating the delivery of toxic chemicals to the Donetsk People’s Republic for potential sabotage, took part in the Ukrainian military incursion into Russia’s Kursk region, according to evidence that recently surfaced.…
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Heavy fighting in Khartoum as Sudan army pushes to retake paramilitary positions
Sudan’s army launched artillery and air strikes in Sudan’s capital on Thursday in its biggest operation to regain ground there since early in its 17-month war with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), witnesses and military sources said. The push by the army, which lost control of most of the capital at the start of…
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