Ethiopia and Somaliland on high alert as Egyptian warship delivers more arms to Somalia
Somalia has called the Somaliland deal an assault on its sovereignty and says it wants all Ethiopia’s troops to leave at the end of the year unless Addis Ababa scraps the agreement. Egypt has, meanwhile, offered to contribute troops to a new peacekeeping mission in Somalia, the African Union said in July, although Cairo has not commented on the matter publicly.
Senior Hezbollah commander killed in airstrike on Beirut as Israel pushes further into Lebanon
Smoke billows over southern Lebanon as cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces escalate. This is at Marjayoun, near the border with Israel, on September 24, 2024. Credit: Reuters
Press Freedom: Reporters Without Borders raise alarm over security risks journalists in Sahel region face
At least two community radio journalists were killed and two kidnapped by armed groups in Mali and Chad since November last year, Reporters Without Borders said in a statement calling for the protection of local journalists.
Kenya’s largest telecoms operator raises $117 million with local sustainability-linked loan
The four participating banks in the transaction are KCB, ABSA, Standard Chartered Kenya and Stanbic, Safaricom said, adding that Standard Chartered acted as the lead arranger and bookrunner.
Population of rhinos rises in range states just as poaching peaks, with South Africa most affected
Known as mega herbivores that mow the parks and create inroads for other herbivores, rhinos are also good for establishing forests by ingesting seeds and spreading them across the parks in their dung.
Why West Africa has emerged as world’s centre of terrorism, taking over from Middle East, Asia
Fifteen diplomats and experts said the swathes of territory under jihadist control also risk becoming training grounds and launchpads for more attacks on major cities such as Bamako or neighbouring states and Western targets, in the region or beyond.
Israeli airstrikes kill close to 500 in Lebanon’s deadliest day of conflict in nearly two decades
Lebanese Health Minister Firass Abiad said the earlier strikes hit hospitals, medical centers and ambulances. The government ordered schools and universities to close across most of the country and began preparing shelters for the displaced.
Argentinian court orders arrest of Venezuelan President Maduro and his right-hand man in tit-for-tat legal tussle
The order comes hours after Venezuela’s Supreme Court issued an arrest warrant for Argentina’s President Javier Milei amid a controversy between the two countries over the detention in Argentine territory – and delivery to the United States – of a cargo plane that Washington says was sold by a sanctioned Iranian airline to a Venezuelan state-owned company.
Singapore opens first graft trial in half a century for minister who accepted 10 bottles of whisky, 12 bottles of wine gifts
Singapore ministers are among the most well-paid in the world. Although the amount involved in Iswaran’s case appeared to be relatively minor, his indictment is an embarrassment to the PAP, which prides itself on a clean image. The last cabinet minister charged with graft was Wee Toon Boon, who was found guilty in 1975 and jailed for accepting gifts in exchange for helping a businessperson. Another cabinet minister was investigated for graft in 1986, but died before charges were filed.
Congo’s largest prison frees 1,700 from custody, but won’t ease overcrowding at Makala jail that holds 12,000 inmates
Inmates had increasingly grown frustrated with the poor conditions in the facility, including inadequate beds, poor feeding and poor sanitation. However, authorities failed to act despite warnings, said Cole, whose foundation has visited the prison in the past.
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