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Exclusive: Evidence emerges of Russia’s Wagner arming militia leader battling Sudan’s army | CNN

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London CNN  —  The Russian mercenary group Wagner has been supplying Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces with missiles to aid their fight against the country’s army, Sudanese and regional diplomatic sources have told CNN. The sources said the surface-to-air missiles have significantly buttressed RSF paramilitary fighters and their leader Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo as he battles for … Read More “Exclusive: Evidence emerges of Russia’s Wagner arming militia leader battling Sudan’s army | CNN” »

Russian frigate docks in South Africa ahead of joint naval drills with China and Russia | CNN

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CNN  —  Russia’s Admiral Gorshkov frigate, armed with Zircon hypersonic missiles has docked in Cape Town, South Africa ahead of joint military drills with South Africa, Russia and China, Cape town’s Russian Consulate said on Monday. “The battleship arrived in the Mother City on its way to Durban where it will take part in joint … Read More “Russian frigate docks in South Africa ahead of joint naval drills with China and Russia | CNN” »

Opinion: How Russia outmaneuvered the US in Africa | CNN

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Editor’s Note: Joyce M. Davis, outreach and opinion editor for PennLive and The Patriot-News, is the president and CEO of the World Affairs Council of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. She is a veteran journalist and author who has lived and worked around the globe, working for National Public Radio, Knight Ridder Newspapers in Washington, DC, and Radio … Read More “Opinion: How Russia outmaneuvered the US in Africa | CNN” »

Russian linked to Wagner badly hurt in assassination attempt in Central African Republic | CNN

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CNN  —  A Russian citizen closely linked to the Wagner group led by Yevgeny Prigozhin has been injured in an assassination attempt in the Central African Republic, according to Prigozhin and Russian officials. Dmitry Syty, who runs the “Russian House” in the capital of CAR, Bangui, received a package that exploded in his hands, according … Read More “Russian linked to Wagner badly hurt in assassination attempt in Central African Republic | CNN” »

Body of Zambian national killed fighting in Ukraine returns home | CNN

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CNN  —  The body of Lemekani Nathan Nyirenda, a fighter recruited by the mercenary group Wagner for combat operations in Ukraine, was returned to Zambia on Sunday. Nyirenda’s body arrived at Kenneth Kaunda International Airport in the capital Lusaka and was accompanied by Zambia’s Ambassador to Russia, Shadreck Luwita, its foreign ministry said. The body … Read More “Body of Zambian national killed fighting in Ukraine returns home | CNN” »

Russia pardoned Zambian prisoner ‘to join military operation in Ukraine,’ says minister | CNN

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CNN  —  Russia pardoned a Zambian prisoner so that they could be deployed to Ukraine, where they died fighting for the Wagner mercenary unit, Zambia’s foreign affairs minister said Friday. Zambian national Nathan Lemekhani Nyirenda was “pardoned on 23rd August, 2022 in order to join the military operation, in exchange for amnesty,” the minister, Stanley … Read More “Russia pardoned Zambian prisoner ‘to join military operation in Ukraine,’ says minister | CNN” »

Gates Foundation pledges $7 billion for Africa as Ukraine war diverts donor cash | CNN

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CNN  —  The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation said on Thursday it was committing $7 billion to Africa over the next four years, as Bill Gates warned that the Ukraine crisis was reducing the amount of aid flowing to the continent. The Foundation’s pledge, which is up 40% on the amount spent during the previous … Read More “Gates Foundation pledges $7 billion for Africa as Ukraine war diverts donor cash | CNN” »

Uganda’s President Museveni slams ‘Western double standards’ over coal mine plans | CNN

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CNN  —  Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has slammed Western countries over what he calls a “reprehensible double standard” in their response to the energy crisis brought about by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. In a Twitter post on Sunday, Museveni singled out Germany for demolishing wind turbines to allow for the expansion of a coal-fueled … Read More “Uganda’s President Museveni slams ‘Western double standards’ over coal mine plans | CNN” »

ISIS-linked militants are threatening huge natural gas reserves the world needs badly right now | CNN

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CNN  —  Asmani Dadi had heard rumors about the insurgents. Then, one day, they came true. It was July 2020 and Dadi was a student in the town of Mocímboa da Praia, northern Mozambique. “They came … from the forest and began to kill people. When they found children, … they stole them back to … Read More “ISIS-linked militants are threatening huge natural gas reserves the world needs badly right now | CNN” »

Who is Ibrahim Traore, the soldier behind Burkina Faso’s latest coup? | CNN

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Reuters  —  As a heavily armed convoy drove through a cheering crowd in Burkina Faso’s capital on Sunday morning, the boyish face of the country’s latest military ruler, Captain Ibrahim Traore, emerged from the turret of an armored personnel carrier. Sporting fatigues and a red beret, the 34-year-old smiled and raised his thumb as onlookers … Read More “Who is Ibrahim Traore, the soldier behind Burkina Faso’s latest coup? | CNN” »

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