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In November 2022, months before the actual war began, a dispute emerged in Las Anod, a region straddling Somalia’s Puntland federal state and Somaliland, which has unsuccessfully tried to secede for the last 30 years. People walk in a street of Hargeisa, Somaliland on October 31, 2012.  What seemed like a local protest over perceived […]

The Israeli Prime Minister made the call after protests by Eritreans in Tel Aviv on Saturday left dozens injured. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he wants Eritrean migrants who were involved in a violent clash in Tel Aviv to be deported immediately – and has ordered a plan to remove all of the […]

General Brice Oligui Nguema, Gabon’s new strongman since the overthrow of President Ali Bongo Ondimba, has threatened contractors involved in corruption, which is endemic in this country, and demanded that they show “patriotism” and “commitment” to the “development of the country l Brice Oligui Nguema (R) and Gabonese officials salute next  –   Copyright © africanews Recent […]

The second quarter of this year saw increasing defense industry exports for Türkiye, a senior government official told Anadolu Agency (AA) at the latest edition of Teknofest, seen bringing together thousands of enthusiasts and illustrating the country’s meteoric rise in the sector. Crowds of visitors are seen close to the unmanned fighter jet Bayraktar Kızılelma, Ankara, […]

The coup – West and Central Africa’s eighth in three years – drew cheering crowds onto the streets of the capital, Libreville. The leader of a coup that overthrew Gabon’s President Ali Bongo says he wants to avoid rushing into elections that “repeat past mistakes” as pressure mounts to hand back power to a civilian […]

A strategic next-generation missile that Russian President Vladimir Putin once described as “invincible” has been deployed for combat duty, the head of state space agency Roscosmos said Friday. The RS-28 Sarmat ICBM.Russian Defense Ministry / TASS The Kremlin had previously stated that the Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile would be ready for combat duty by the end of 2022, […]

Crimean bridge targeted again by Ukrainian drones, Moscow claims Moscow claims to have shot down three Ukrainian naval drones in the Black Sea during the night from Friday to Saturday which were targeting the Crimean bridge. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the Ukrainian drones were destroyed around 2:20 a.m. Moscow time before reaching the […]

Critics of Ukrainian counteroffensive should ‘shut up’ Naysayers about Ukraine’s summer counteroffensive against Russian forces can “shut up”, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on Thursday. “Criticising the slowness of the counteroffensive amounts to spitting in the face of the Ukrainian soldiers who have sacrificed their lives”, he said on the sidelines of a meeting […]

Countries around the world criticized the military takeover in the Central African country of Gabon, while President Ali Bongo called on people to oppose and protest his arrest on Wednesday. Members of the security forces gesture to a driver, at a checkpoint in the streets of Akanda, Gabon, Aug. 30, 2023. (EPA Photo) The African […]

 Gabon’s junta named General Brice Oligui Nguema as transition leader, soldiers said on national television on Wednesday. Video grab shows soldiers holding General Brice Oligui Nguema aloft in Libreville, Gabon on August 30, 2023. © Gabon24 via AP The announcement came hours after President Ali Bongo appeared in a video and called on his “friends” to […]