Category: Security
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π·πΌπ¨π© Kagame agrees to meet Tshisekedi over eastern DR Congo crisis
Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame has agreed to meet with his Democratic Republic of the Congo counterpart Felix Tshisekedi to discuss the ongoing crisis in eastern Congo, the Angolan government has said. The agreement followed a meeting on Monday in Angola’s capital Luanda between Kagame and Angolan President JoΓ£o LourenΓ§o, the African Union’s (AU) mediator, in…
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Haiti’s Prime Minister “resigns” as “gangs” seize control over country.
Blinken, Monday, announced the U.S. Department of Defense will contribute $300 million to a Kenyan-led “multinational security mission” to Haiti. Haitiβs Prime Minister Ariel Henry has tendered his resignation and appealed for calm as the country descends into chaos. The 74-year-old announced he would step aside late on Monday following an emergency meeting of regional…
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SUDAN ARMY GENERAL RULES OUT RAMADAN TRUCE UNLESS RSF LEAVES CIVILIAN SITES
A top general from Sudan’s army has ruled out a truce during Ramadan unless the paramilitary group it is battling leaves civilian and public sites. The statement by Yasser al-Atta, a deputy commander of the army, comes after the army claimed advances in Omdurman, part of the wider capital, and an appeal by the United…
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They went to school but ended up as hostages. 287 children are missing in Nigeriaβs forests
ABUJA, Nigeria (PA) β Security forces swept through large forests in Nigeriaβs northwest region on Friday in search of nearly 300 children abducted from their school by motorcycle-riding gunmen in the latest mass kidnapping, which analysts and activists blamed on the failure of intelligence and a slow security response. The abduction of the 287 children in…
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An American Mercenary Resurfaces in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The UN recently linked Erik Prince, the founder of Blackwater, to a shady mercenary deal in the Democratic Republic of the Congoβs war-torn North Kivu. The alleged deal, and others like it, hold great risk for the region. Erik Prince, the founder of Blackwater, has appeared in yet another UN report on sanctions violations, this time in the…
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Russia-DRC: a military agreement stipulates the request for combat aircraft and training between the two countries
The Russian government has approved a draft military cooperation agreement with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). This draft includes provisions for warship and fighter jet visits by invitation or upon request between the two countries.According to this information shared in particular by the Belgian agency, Belga, quoting the Russian agency, Tass, the agreement…
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M23 rebels seize town in eastern Congo, killing at least 15
BENI, Democratic Republic of Congo, March 6 – The M23 rebel group has taken over the town of Nyanzale in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, killing at least 15 people in bomb attacks, a local official said on Wednesday. Nyanzale is about 130 km (80 miles) north by road from the provincial capital Goma, and…
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Junta-led Sahel states to form joint force to fight insurgents
NIAMEY, March 6 – Junta-led Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali have agreed to set up a joint force to tackle security threats across their territories, Niger’s armed forces chief Moussa Salaou Barmou said on Wednesday after a meeting with his counterparts.The decision is the latest sign of closer alignment to emerge since the three neighbours…
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Suspected insurgents kidnap 50 people in northeast Nigeria
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, March 6 – Suspected Islamist insurgents kidnapped 50 people, mostly women, in northeastern Nigeria this week, local officials and a resident said on Wednesday, the latest mass abduction by fighters who have waged an insurgency for more than a decade. Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters have mainly operated…
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Six pilgrims killed in Mauritius blaze
The pilgrims were travelling on foot to the Grand Bassin lake, which is deemed sacred by the east African island nation’s Hindu community Six pilgrims died in Mauritius on Sunday when a fire broke out during a religious ritual to mark a Hindu festival, police said. The blaze erupted when a wooden and bamboo cart…
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