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Russia’s Influence in Africa: Understanding the Big Picture

A concerning trend in Africa is developing. Political instability is increasing. This trend is reflected in military coups that occurred in African countries between 2020 and 2024. For example, Presidential Guard Commander, General Abdourahamane Tiani, led a coup in July 2023 to overthrow Niger’s President Mohamed Bazoum. Two coups transpired in Burkina Faso within the […]

Russia’s Influence in Africa: Understanding the Big Picture was originally published on Global Security Review.

July 29, 2024

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Angry protests flare up across Middle East after Gaza hospital blast

Hezbollah calls for ‘day of rage’ as both sides trade blame for deadly explosion at al-Ahli al-Arab hospitalSee further coverage of the Israel-Hamas warAngry protests continued across the Middle East on Wednesday as thousands of people in different cou…

October 18, 2023

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East Libya postpone Derna reconstruction conference amid calls for unity

Rival governments urged to work together to best manage donations for Derna after catastrophic floodingThe government in eastern Libya has been forced to postpone a reconstruction conference for the stricken city of Derna amid concerns about how donati…

October 1, 2023

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‘It’s a torment’: refugee tells how his family died in desert on quest for a future in Europe

Pato Crepin’s wife and six-year-old daughter were repeatedly pushed back by authorities in Tunisia, which has signed a €1bn deal with the EU‘I had to drink my own urine’: Africans tell of being forced back into desert at Tunisia borderPato Crepin had w…

September 28, 2023

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Libya Flooding Disaster Underlines the Country’s Corruption

Repair work was agreed but never finished and Derna paid the price. Experts say infrastructure projects have long been neglected, with officials focusing instead on lining their own pockets.

September 27, 2023

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Officials detained as Libya awaits inquiry into deadly floods

Eight questioned over claims that negligence and mistakes contributed to disaster in which thousands diedLibya’s chief prosecutor has ordered the detention of eight current and former officials pending a full inquiry into the collapse of two dams durin…

September 25, 2023

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‘The least we can do is care for their children’: Libyans rally to protect Derna’s orphans

Hundreds of traumatised children are thought to have lost their families in disasterPeople in western Libya have rallied round to provide care and breastmilk for young children orphaned by the devastating floods that hit the coastal city of Derna on 10…

September 22, 2023

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Flood rescue teams in Derna set back by communications outage

Severed fibre-optic cables hamper search for survivors in eastern Libya where thousands died after dams collapsedA daylong communication outage in the flood-stricken city of Derna in eastern Libya has further complicated the work of teams searching for…

September 20, 2023

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GardaWorld employees spent 2 months in detention after arrest by Libyan militia

Seven employees of Montreal-based security giant GardaWorld languished in detention for nearly two months after their arrest earlier this year by a powerful Libyan militia.

September 20, 2023

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Global heating made Greece and Libya floods more likely, study says

Report says climate change made rainfall heavier but human factors turned extreme weather into humanitarian disasterCarbon pollution led to heavier rains and stronger floods in Greece and Libya this month but other human factors were responsible for “t…

September 19, 2023

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