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Breakaway region in Africa rejects key port offer to US

Somaliland has rejected an attempt by Somalia to grant the US exclusive control of the ports and airbases in the breakaway territory’s main coastal city of Berbera, calling the move a “foolish interference” in its internal affairs. Somaliland declared its independence from Somalia in 1991, following the overthrow of Somali …

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Israel ignoring UN court order – South Africa

South Africa has accused Israel of disregarding a ruling by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ordering it to prevent killing civilians in its war in Gaza against the Palestinian militant group Hamas. South African Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor told reporters in Pretoria on Wednesday that the Israeli government has …

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South Africa reacts to ICJ ruling on Gaza ‘genocide’

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has welcomed Friday’s ruling by the International Court of Justice (ICJ), which ordered Israel to take all necessary steps to prevent genocide in Gaza following a case brought by Pretoria. Speaking for a televised address, the president celebrated his country’s “unprecedented action” in taking Israel …

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Russia more trusted than West in Africa – tycoon

Russia enjoys the trust of most African nations in stark contrast to their former Western colonial masters, Russian businessman Konstantin Malofeyev has claimed, speaking to the Financial Times. He also predicted that the death of Yevgeny Prigozhin, whose Wagner PMC is active in several countries on the continent, will not …

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MI6 plans to send Ukrainian mercenaries to Africa – media

The UK foreign intelligence service MI6 has allegedly prepared a group of saboteurs to disrupt Russia’s growing economic cooperation with African states, an unnamed military-diplomatic source told the RIA and TASS news agencies on Wednesday. The British spy agency created a “sabotage hit squad” consisting of some 100 Ukrainian “nationalist …

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Washington worried about Wagner in Africa – Blinken

Washington does not believe that Moscow or Evgeny Prigozhin’s Wagner Group were connected to the military coup in Niger, but is nevertheless concerned the African nation could come under Russian influence, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said. In an interview with the BBC on Tuesday, he admitted that …

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