Category: Security
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French court confirms Liberian ex-rebel’s conviction
🇫🇷🇱🇷 A French court has confirmed the conviction of Liberian former rebel, Kunti Kamara, for his role during Liberia’s civil war three decades ago. At his first trial in 2022, following his arrest in France, he was found guilty of crimes against humanity and violence against civilians, but appealed against the ruling. He was accused…
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Son of Guinea-Bissau’s ex-president jailed in US for trafficking drugs to fund coup
The son of Guinea-Bissau’s ex-president has been sentenced to over six years in prison by a US court for leading an international heroin trafficking ring. Malam Bacai Sanha Jr, 52, planned to use the proceeds to fund his ambitions to become Guinea-Bissau’s president through a coup, authorities say. He is the son of Malam Bacai…
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El ejército de Mali y el grupo Wagner cometen atrocidades contra civiles.
🇲🇱🇷🇺Las fuerzas armadas de Malí y los combatientes extranjeros del Grupo Wagner han matado violentamente y ejecutado sumariamente a varias docenas de civiles durante operaciones de contrainsurgencia en las regiones central y norte de Malí desde diciembre de 2023, según afirmaciones deHuman Rights Watch. Los ataques con aviones no tripulados militares durante la celebración de…
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Niger Cuts Military Ties With US
650 American troops in the country asked to leave immediately. The junta that has governed Niger since a July 2023 coup said that it is ending the country’s military agreement with the United States “with immediate effect.” Colonel Amadou Abdramane, a spokesman for the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland military government (also…
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South African pension fund attack admitted by LockBit
South Africa’s Government Employees Pension Fund, which is the largest fund of its kind in Africa, was claimed to have been compromised by the LockBit ransomware operation in an intrusion last month that resulted in operational and pension payment disruptions, according to The Record, a news site by cybersecurity site Recorded Future. Advertisement Such claims…
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Libya to investigate claims oil smuggling is fuelling Sudan civil war
Authorities to launch inquiry into allegations of mismanagement at country’s national oil corporation Libyan authorities have said they will investigate allegations of wholesale mismanagement in the country’s National Oil Corporation, with officials telling the Guardian rampant smuggling is helping to fuel the civil war in Sudan. Mohamed al-Menfi, the chair of the presidential council, will…
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Liberia:Charles Taylor had a vision for Liberia in 2030.
Less than 100 freed African slaves and freeborn African-Americans originally founded the Republic of Liberia. With the support of the Quaker run American Colonization Society (ACS), these emancipated slaves and freemen traveled by ship to the west coast of Africa, where they established a settlement, which later became the capital of Monrovia, in 1816. By…
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Exploiting Africa’s Resources: The Looting Machine
Africa remains a rich reservoir of natural wealth, encompassing rare earth minerals, metals, gold, and hydrocarbons. Despite this abundance, a significant portion of Africa’s populace resides in nations where oil, gas, and minerals hold pivotal economic roles. However, average incomes in these regions persistently lag behind the global average. Moreover, reliance on commodity exports often…
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US approves possible Javelin missile sale to Morocco, Pentagon says
The U.S. State Department has approved the possible sale of Javelin missiles and related equipment to Morocco for an estimated cost of $260 million, the Pentagon said on Tuesday. The prime contractors of the anti-tank missiles are Lockheed Martin and RTX Corp, the Pentagon said in a statement. #USA #Morocco🇺🇸🇲🇦
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