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Somalia’s Maritime Police Increases Patrols Following an Attempted Pirate Hijacking.

In response to a failed pirate hijacking of a ship in the Gulf of Aden, Somalia’s maritime police force has increased patrols in the area. The commander of the maritime force in the semiautonomous region of Puntland, Abdullahi Mohamed Ahmed, stated that patrols in the waters have doubled and are on a 24-hour rotation to …

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Tunisian opposition leader begins hunger strike in prison

The leader of the Free Constitutional Party, Abir Moussi, began, on Tuesday, a hunger strike in prison, where she has been held since October, to protest against the rights to freedom and political activity. Abir Moussi, one of Tunisian President Kais Saied’s main opponents, was detained at the entrance to the presidential palace on suspicion …

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Mali: Minister, Abdoulaye Diop presents a strategic vision for the Alliance of Sahel States

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Abdoulaye Diop, inaugurated the meeting of experts on November 27, 2023, preparatory to the meeting of Foreign Ministers of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES). In his opening speech, Mr. Diop warmly welcomed the participants from Ouagadougou and Niamey, emphasizing the feeling of brotherhood and unity that …

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Chad: key military engineering strategies to prevent flooding in N’Djamena

The Minister of Territorial Planning, Housing and Urban Planning, Mahamat Assileck Halata, received the report of the mission of the Office of Military Engineering concerning the management of floods in the ten districts of the city of N’Djamena, Wednesday November 22, 2023. This mission, carried out in collaboration with the Office of Military Engineering and …

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Tinubu Authorizes Recruitment Drive for 30,000 Policemen to Bolster National Security.

Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, announced during his recent visit to Adamawa State that President Bola Tinubu has sanctioned a substantial increase in the annual recruitment of policemen to 30,000, tripling the former yearly intake of 10,000 approved during the previous administration led by President Muhammadu Buhari. Highlighting the prevalent issue of police …

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ESWATINI: REGIONAL WOMEN MPS HAVE NO DEFINED ROLE

The four regional women members of parliament have no defined function. This is according to Director of Decentralisation Dumisani Sithole. He said this during the second day of the five-day induction conference for MPs held at the Happy Valley Hotel. He was speaking about the role of MPs, tindvuna tetinkhundla and bucopho as constituency councils. …

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Greenpeace and African scientists call for energy transition in Africa

The environmental organization Greenpeace and 50 scientists called on African governments to boost the transition to renewable energy, two days before the start of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP28), in Dubai. In a letter sent today to the EFE agency, Greenpeace and scientists highlight that African citizens “are feeling the heat and experiencing drought, …

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Sierra Leone’s capital remains tense since Sunday

Sierra Leone’s capital, Freetwon, has remained tense since Sunday, even as the mandatory 24-hour curfew was eased to a dusk-to-dawn lockdown. This came after President Juulius Madda Bio said that most of the leaders of the weekend’s attacks on the country’s main military barracks and prisons had been arrested. Not much is publicly known about …

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