Russia would view the potential deployment of European troops to Ukraine as direct NATO involvement in the conflict, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday. Lavrov called the move a “direct, official and undisguised involvement of NATO countries in a war against the Russian Federation” and warnedContinue Reading
The director of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency said Wednesday that the United States has paused intelligence support to Ukraine, on top of halting weapons shipments to the country that’s still at war with Russia. John Ratcliffe, the CIA chief, said in an interview with Fox Business’ MariaContinue Reading
The project to rescue the northern white rhino from extinction through artificial fertilization remains on track, the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) said on Thursday. Now in its seventh year, the project employs advanced reproductive technologies, including in vitro fertilization and surrogacy and is overseen by the KWS inContinue Reading
The Ethiopian government has announced the repatriation of 287 nationals who had been detained in 18 prisons across Kenya. The Ethiopian Embassy in Kenya said in a statement Wednesday that the individuals were detained by Kenyan authorities after illegally entering the country while attempting to reach South Africa,Continue Reading
At least 92 suspected terrorists were killed and 111 others arrested in various operations by Nigerian troops in the past week, the military said Thursday. The nationwide operations against “criminal elements” were highly successful, Markus Kangye, a spokesman for the military, told the media in Abuja, the NigerianContinue Reading
Permits for artisanal mining in Mali granted to “individuals of foreign nationality” have been suspended on the orders of Malian President Assimi Goita, Minister of Security and Civil Protection Daoud Aly Mohammedine announced on Wednesday. This measure follows two collapses of gold mining sites. The first incident, whichContinue Reading
Ghana on Thursday marked the 68th anniversary of its independence from British colonial rule with a scaled-down national parade on the forecourt of Jubilee House, the country’s presidency, in the capital, Accra. Addressing the parade, Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama said that the independence anniversary provides an opportunityContinue Reading
