Russia’s ties to Africa are primarily military and its Wagner mercenaries’ presence is unlikely to silence the guns

Russia’s ties to Africa are primarily military and its Wagner mercenaries’ presence is unlikely to silence the guns

As the world marks the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24, it has been suggested that Africa needs a common approach to the war. So far Russia’s aggression has elicited contrary responses across the continent, as evidenced by the equivocal votes on numerous resolutions at the...

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President Kiir wants 2.5 million South Sudanese refugees in neighbouring countries return home

President Kiir wants 2.5 million South Sudanese refugees in neighbouring countries return home

South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir is appealing to the more than two million South Sudanese refugees living in neighbouring countries to start returning home. Kiir says his government will provide returning refugees with the necessary security. There are more than 2.3 million South Sudanese living as refugees in nearby countries...

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Islamist rebel attacks linked to soaring mental disorder cases in troubled eastern DR Congo – reports

Islamist rebel attacks linked to soaring mental disorder cases in troubled eastern DR Congo – reports

The M23 insurgency has absorbed the attention of the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s government and led to a flurry of regional peace efforts over the past year. Yet the conflict is just one of many driving humanitarian needs in the country. Of the more than 300 armed groups active...

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Details emerge of how retired US institute infectious diseases boss clandestinely talked Chinese scientist accused of developing Covid

Details emerge of how retired US institute infectious diseases boss clandestinely talked Chinese scientist accused of developing Covid

As the Covid-19 pandemic emerged, Anthony Fauci met with a US collaborator of the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) about his gain-of-function research, emails obtained through Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests suggest. On February 11, 2020, Fauci met with US virologist Ralph Baric, according to a copy of his...

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Potter’s Blues: ‘Burning it all down and starting again makes sense if you’re Everton, but this is Chelsea’

Potter’s Blues: ‘Burning it all down and starting again makes sense if you’re Everton, but this is Chelsea’

Two wins in 14 matches across all competitions for Chelsea since the first week of November. A run of form even bleaker than the final weeks of Jose Mourinho’s second spell at the club in 2015-16, when a Premier League title defence came to resemble an unthinkable relegation battle amid...

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