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Guinea and Burkina Faso risk more sanctions over transition delay

Report says Guinea’s ruling military government has signaled that it might break a deadline to set out its plans to return to civilian rule. The report added that there was no immediate announcement from the military rulers of Burkina Faso who were facing the same Monday deadline to present acceptable plans to hand back power to civilians after their January coup. Recall that Leaders of the Economic Community of West […]

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Myanmar Court Delays Verdict in Kyi Trial

A military court in Myanmar has delayed giving its first verdict in the trial of overthrown leader, Aung Kyi. Kyi has been detained since the generals’ power grab put an end to the country’s brief period of democracy. She has since been hit with a series of charges, including violating the official secrets act, corruption and electoral fraud. The former leader is facing a total of 10 corruption charges, each […]

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Fights Between Arabs and Non-Arabs in Sudan Claim Lives

A Sudanese aid group has revealed that at least 168 people have been killed in fight between Arabs and non-Arabs in Sudan’s war-torn Darfur region. Spokesman for the General Coordination for Refugees and Displaced in Darfur, Adam Regal, said the fighting in the Kreinik area of West Darfur province had also wounded 98 others. Regal noted that the clashes first erupted on Thursday with the killing of two people by an unknown […]

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Russia Imposes Travel Ban On Un Vice President

Russia has issued retaliatory sanctions, including travel bans on United States Vice President, Kamala Harris, and Face book chief, Mark Zuckerberg. Russia’s foreign ministry revealed that the list comprised people responsible for the US and Canada’s “Russo phobic” policies. The country also sanctioned several other members of the US administration of President Joe Biden and Canadian President Justin Trudeau’s government. This comes after a previous round of sanctions barred Biden, […]

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Mariupol Mayor calls for full evacuation

The mayor of Mariupol, Vadym Boichenko, has appealed for the full evacuation of the southern Ukrainian city. Boichenko, did not provide any update on any fighting in or around the city on the Sea of Azov. The Mayor said tens of thousands of residents have been killed.

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Honduras Ex-President to face drug charges

United States has charged former Honduran President, Juan Hernandez with drug and weapons offences. The charges were announced on Thursday by the US Justice Department shortly after Hernandez was taken in handcuffs to a US Drug Enforcement Administration, DEA plane in the Honduran capital, Tegucigalpa, and extradited to the United States. Filed by Prosecutors in New York, the indictment charged Hernandez with three counts of drug and weapons offences. Meanwhile, […]

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Earthquake hits west coast of Nicaragua

An earthquake has struck off the western coast of Nicaragua. According to the United States Geological Survey, USGS, no tsunami threat was immediately reported following the earthquake, which had a preliminary magnitude of 6.7. The USGS said there was a low likelihood of casualties and damage from the tremor. The agency noted that there are structures in the region that are vulnerable to earthquakes.

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Putin orders military to halt plans to storm Azovstal plant in Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the military to cancel plans to storm the Azovstal plant in the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol. Putin noted that his decision not to storm the Azovstal plant was motivated by the desire to safeguard the lives of Russian soldiers. He gave the order to his defence minister, Sergei Shoigu who had told him that more than 2,000 Ukrainian fighters were still holed up […]

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US imposes sanction on Russian commercial bank

The United States has imposed sanction on a Russian commercial bank and a virtual currency mining company. A statement issued by the US Department of Treasury said it put sanctions on Russian commercial bank whose representatives have suggested options to evade international sanctions. The statement noted that Washington targeted a global network of more than 40 people and entities, including organizations whose primary mission is to facilitate sanctions evasion for Russian entities. It […]

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