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The navy of El Salvador intercepted the multipurpose support vessel that was flying the Tanzanian flag but previously flagged in Zanzibar, with a shipment of 6.6 tonnes of cocaine concealed in the ballast tanks-described as El Salvador’s biggest ever drug…
The military spokesman for the rebels, Willy Ngoma, of the Allied Forces of Congo/M23 (AFC/M23) was killed in an early morning drone attack near the mining town of Rubaya in North Kivu province, Tuesday, multiple officials and international sources stated.…
The World Food Programme(WFP) has cautioned that food aid could end in Somalia in April as a consequence of dire funding cuts. It reported 4.4 million are suffering "crisis" hunger and requires "Urgently needs $95 million".
Tunisian Member of Parliament Ahmed Saidani was given an 8-month prison sentence due to content he posted online that he later said was "mocking" President Kais Saied. The situation has raised questions of free speech, and political critique within Tunisia.
The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) is pleading with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to recall his recent executive order to send all proceeds from oil and gas revenues into the Federation Account saying that it is contrary to the Petroleum Industry Act, could risk the jobs of many Nigerians working at Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited and could further agitate international investors.
In a move that’s got the local governors talking, President Tinubu signed an order today directing all oil and gas revenues to be paid directly into the Federation Account. This is expected to unlock an additional N14.5 trillion for state and local governments.
The North West Department of Agriculture is on high alert today with 138 confirmed cases of FMD. A mass vaccination rollout began this morning, and 16 out of 18 municipalities in the province are now under strict animal movement control.
The trial of Riek Machar in Juba was postponed until the 25th of February with judges saying they had to consult South Africa's Cybercrimes Act prior to passing sentence on whether to accept a South African digital forensics report into evidence.
Family members of men, believed to be fighting on behalf of Russia in the Ukraine conflict, are demanding the government helps their sons return. They claim their sons were lured into the fight with job offers, amid claims over a thousand Kenyan nationals were recruited after a briefing by the Kenyan National Intelligence Service.
Kenya’s National Intelligence Service has told parliament that more than 1,000 Kenyans were recruited to fight for Russia in the war against Ukraine. Recruits were allegedly lured with promises of high pay and foreign jobs, with dozens reported dead, missing, hospitalized or still deployed on the front lines.
