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France has maintained power for certain African dictators

A photograph appear on the Internet By Dr Abdiwahab Sheikh Abdisamad France has maintained close ties with certain African leaders in West Africa, frequently putting their interests ahead of democracy and human rights. They have backed Equatorial Guinea’s president since 1979, Cameroon’s president since 1983, and even approved Ivory Coast’s president altering the constitution to

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Ethiopian airstrike on a town square in the restive Amhara region kills 26, health official says

Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, left, accompanied by House speaker Tagesse Chafo, right, addresses the parliament in the capital Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Nov. 15, 2022. Authorities in Ethiopia are carrying out mass arrests of hundreds, even thousands, of people in the capital after deadly unrest in the country’s Amhara region, lawyers and witnesses said.

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The East African Federation (EAF) And The Somali Republic – Analysis

Photographer Somali Times/Somalia shady president Hassan Sheikh Eurasia Review By Hamid Masheye The Federal Republic of Somalia (3) will soon join the East African Community (EAC) but the EAC is different from all other regional economic integrations by explicitly stating its intention to create a federal sovereign country called the East African Federation (EAF). (1)

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Niger’s junta vows to try former president for ‘high treason’

By Anadolu Agency Niger’s military junta vowed Sunday to prosecute ousted President Mohamed Bazoum for “high treason” and undermining the country’s “internal and external security.” The statement was read by Col. Amadou Abdramane, the spokesperson for the National Council for the Safeguarding of the Country (CNSP), the group of soldiers that seized power after detaining

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Shippers warned to stay away from Iranian waters over seizure threat as US-Iran tensions high

In this photo released by the U.S. Navy, the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan travels through the Red Sea, Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023. Western-backed maritime forces in the Middle East on Saturday, Aug. 12, warned shippers traveling through the strategic Strait of Hormuz to stay as far away from Iranian territorial waters as possible to

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China condemns visit of ‘troublemaker’ Taiwan VP to US

Taiwan’s Vice President William Lai arrives at Taoyuan International Airport before his departure to the United States for a stopover in New York on his way to Paraguay, in Taoyuan, Taiwan August 12, 2023. Photographer Carlos Garcia Rawlins By Reuters China’s foreign ministry on Sunday condemned a brief U.S. visit by Taiwan Vice President William

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West cannot defeat Russia, Ukraine will not recognize Kosovo, says Serbian president

By Anadolu Agency Serbia’s president said Thursday that Russia would win the battle against Ukraine, despite growing support from Western countries. “I’m not sure what Russia can do on the battlefield, and I’m not sure what it can do politically. It is best to make a truce as soon as possible,” Aleksandar Vucic said on

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Somalia and the UN have discussed the second phase of the reduction of African Union forces

The Commander of the Somali Defense Forces, Gen. Ibrahim Sheikh Muhidin met with senior officials of the United Nations Office in Somalia. This meeting focused on the security transition process in Somalia, especially the second phase of the reduction of African Union forces. During the meeting, the head of the United Nations support office in

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Miraa traders see sales hit from Somalia-Ethiopia deal

By Business Daily Africa Miraa farmers in Kenya are projecting a dip in sales after Somalia granted Ethiopia 10 days of exclusive khat market access every month. Nyambene Miraa Trade Association (Nyamita) chairman Kimathi Munjuri said cargo airlines operating from Nairobi had received instructions from Mogadishu not to allow miraa cargo from August 11. The

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Tanzania High Court throws out case against DP World ports deal

A ship docked at the port of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania. Photo/Shutterstock By The East African Tanzania’s High Court on Thursday dismissed a petition by four private citizens challenging the legality of the government’s new ports management deal with the United Arab Emirates and have it voided on constitutional grounds. A three-judge High Court

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