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Wagner in the Russian policy

In the past year, since the beginning of Russia’s large-scale war against Ukraine, Russian regular troops have not been able to achieve their main goals in Ukraine. The high human losses of the Russian armed forces forced the Kremlin to engage the services of private military companies, which attract mercenaries …

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Libyan embassy in Khartoum attacked and looted

Libya’s foreign ministry on Tuesday condemned an attack on its embassy in the Sudanese capital Khartoum, whose buildings were ransacked and looted. Tripoli “denounced the assault and looting” of the Libyan embassy building in Khartoum, whose staff had been evacuated due to the violence, according to a ministry statement. Expressing …

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Suspected extremists attack police in northern Kenya

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Three people, including two police officers, were killed Wednesday morning in an attack by al-Shabab extremists in northern Kenya, Kenyan police have announced. The victims were in a police vehicle when they were attacked between the Hayley Lapsset Camp and Garissa town, northeastern Kenya police chief …

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Tunisia caught between stuttering political process, economic crisis

The opposition has its own problems. Many of its leaders are unpopular because of the corruption, ineptitude, political paralysis and economic stagnation when they were in government. The low voter turnout in Tunisia’s parliamentary elections reinforces the need for the country to “further expand political participation” in the coming months, …

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Somalia: Urgent support needed for rural communities facing famine

Famine is fast approaching in Somalia and more than 700,000 people could face starvation next year, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned on Tuesday, citing the latest Integrated Food Security Phase (IPC) analysis. However, there is still time to meet the needs of rural communities who are among those …

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Italy blocks rescued migrants from landing

Italy’s new rightwing government is attempting to stop European charities landing migrants rescued from the Mediterranean at the country’s ports, in a first test of its campaign pledge to curb illegal migration from north Africa. Rome’s tough new tactics have left migrants stuck for up to 14 days on board …

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Global warming threaten Africa’s longest river

Running from Uganda to Egypt, the Nile is essential to the survival of millions of people living in Africa. But a combination of climate change and human overuse is drying up the river, and worsening conditions for farmers who fear low harvests and loss of electricity. At more than 6,600 …

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At COP27, climate change framed as battle for survival

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, Nov 7 (Reuters) – World leaders and diplomats framed the fight against global warming as a battle for human survival during opening speeches at the COP27 climate summit in Egypt on Monday, with the head of the United Nations declaring a lack of progress so far had …

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Somalia: 9 dead and 47 injured in Islamist attack on hotel

The Somali government has announced that it will take action to protect the country’s people from the threat of terrorism, according to a new report by the UN Security Council. The large port city is the latest to be hit by a spate of violent actions by the Shebab in …

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Ethiopians hold pro-government rallies, denounce West

Several towns and cities in Ethiopia have held anti-Western rallies today. The rallies are believed to have been organized by local governments in support of the federal government’s latest offensive in the ongoing war in the Tigray region. Local government officials and their supporters, attracted hundreds of thousands of people …

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