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Burkina Faso ‘Fighting For Survival’ Against Jihadists

  • November 2, 2022

Burkina Faso’s defense minister on Tuesday declared the country was fighting for “survival” in its seven-year-old battle with jihadists as he urged the public to throw themselves into the campaign. “If, for a long time, the fight against terrorism has been seen as a combat pertaining only to the defense and security forces, it is […]

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G20 Countries Pushed To Make Bigger Climate Commitments At COP27

  • November 1, 2022

The U.N. Climate Change Conference, known as COP27, starts in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, next week, and climate change activists are pushing major emitters in developed countries to make bigger commitments at the conference. According to a recent report by the U.N. Environment Program, the international community is still falling far short of the 2015 Paris […]

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Nigerian President Meets Security Chiefs Amid Terror Alerts By Foreign Missions

  • October 31, 2022

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari is holding emergency meetings Monday with security chiefs after several foreign missions issued terror warnings last week for the capital, Abuja. Buhar’s spokesperson, Garba Shehu, made the announcement in a tweet late Sunday. He said top security officials including the defense minister, armed services chiefs, police and heads of other security […]

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Burkina Faso Ambush Kills 13 Soldiers: Security Sources

  • October 31, 2022

Suspected jihadists have ambushed and killed 13 soldiers in Burkina Faso’s eastern province, security sources told AFP on Sunday, in the latest violence to shake the insurgency-torn west African nation. Four members of the defense forces were also wounded in Saturday’s attack along the road linking Fada N’Gourma with Natiaboani, one of the sources said. […]

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Brazil Election: Lula Makes Stunning Comeback

  • October 31, 2022

Brazil has taken a turn to the left as former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva beat far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in the presidential election. After a divisive campaign which saw two bitter rivals on opposite sides of the political spectrum go head to head, Lula won 50.9% of the votes. It was enough to […]