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Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has appointed his son, Muhoozi Kainerugaba, as head of the military, the defence ministry said on Friday. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, 48, a general in the military, is widely seen as his father's successor in…
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Niger's junta has demanded that the head of the United Nations diplomatic mission there leave the country within 72 hours, accusing the U.N. of excluding Niger from its General Assembly last month. The army officers who seized power in…
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Russia has warned the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) that military intervention in Niger Republic could escalate the crisis. Leaders of ECOWAS member states met in Abuja on Thursday and resolved to deploy a “standby…
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Mali and Burkina have threatened to withdraw their ECOWAS membership and rise up in support of Niger’s military government should the West African bloc invade the country. The two countries where soldiers had recently ceased power…
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Russian President,Vladimir Putin says its Government has written off $23 billion debt burden of African countries. Putin spoke at the plenary session of the ongoing second Russia–Africa Summit 2023 holding from July 27 to July 28. He…
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Russia has signed agreements for military cooperation with over 40 African countries, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on Friday in St Petersburg. Read Also:Global Fund approves $1 billion for Nigeria’s fight against TB,…
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Vice President Kashim Shettima, on Thursday in St. Petersburg, Russia, restated Nigeria’s determination to revive the Aluminium Smelter Company of Nigeria, particularly by engaging with key stakeholders in the industry. This was…
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The boss of Russia's Wagner group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, says its mercenaries have seized "all military facilities" in the southern city of Rostov-on-Don. They are also said to have deployed in Voronezh, further north, following his threat…
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The US ambassador to South Africa, Reuben Brigety, has accused the nation of arming Russia despite its claim to remain neutral in the conflict in Ukraine. According to the ambassador, a Russian ship carrying weapons and ammunition docked…
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President Emmanuel Macron met his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Beijing on Thursday, as the French leader seeks to dissuade China from supporting Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Macron had said in a speech in the capital that Beijing…
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