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Rwanda, Cameroon Make Major Changes In Their Military Positions After Gabon Coup

  • August 31, 2023

Rwanda and Cameroon have unveiled significant shifts in their security forces, impacting senior military personnel. In Rwanda, President Paul Kagame retired hundreds of soldiers, coinciding with the advancement of young soldiers within the nation’s security framework. New generals have also been appointed to lead army divisions situated across the country. The Rwanda Defense Force (RDF) […]

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UN Sanctions On Mali To End After Russia Blocks Renewal

  • August 31, 2023

United Nations sanctions on Mali will end on Thursday after Russia vetoed a renewal of the measures me that targeted anyone violating or obstructing a 2015 peace deal, hindering aid delivery, committing rights abuses or recruiting child soldiers. Independent U.N. sanctions monitors reported to the Security Council this month that Mali’s troops and its foreign […]

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Gabon’s Mutinous Soldiers Announce New Leader

  • August 31, 2023

Mutinous soldiers in Gabon proclaimed their republican guard chief as the country’s leader Wednesday (Aug. 30) after placing the President Ali Bongo Ondimba who was declared winner of Saturday’s election under house arrest. The coup leaders said in an announcement on Gabon’s state TV that Gen. Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema had been “unanimously” designated president […]

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Gabon Soldiers Say Bongo ‘Regime’ Ended, Borders Closed

  • August 30, 2023

A group of Gabonese military officers appeared on television Wednesday announcing they were “putting an end to the current regime” and cancelling an election that, according to official results, President Ali Bongo Ondimba won. During the announcement, AFP journalists heard gunfire ring out in the Gabonese capital, Libreville. While announcing the cancellation of the vote […]

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Sudan Army Chief To Meet With Egypt’s Sissi

  • August 30, 2023

Sudan’s army chief, General Abdel-Fattah Burhan, traveled Tuesday to Egypt for talks with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi. The trip is Burhan’s first outside of Sudan since the outbreak of conflict with Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Response Forces in mid-April. A military statement said the talks would include the latest developments in Sudan and bilateral relations […]

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Malawi’s Opposition Wants President to Resign Over Economic Challenges

  • August 30, 2023

Malawi’s main opposition party is pushing for the resignation of President Lazarus Chakwera over a looming economic crisis resulting in fuel shortages, a scarcity of foreign exchange and increased grain prices. A government spokesperson said pushing Chakwera to resign is unrealistic. Dalitso Kabambe, a presidential aspirant for the opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), told reporters […]

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A Bigger And Better BRICS Benefits Africa And The World

  • August 29, 2023

On 24th August, 2023, the 15th BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) Summit was successfully concluded in Johannesburg, South Africa, adopting the Johannesburg II Declaration. Sixty-seven leaders from Africa and the Global South countries were invited to the Summit.  The Historical Expansion  From 1st January, 2024, Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United […]