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Germany plans new military satellite network
Broadband TV News
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July 25, 2025
German’s armed forces, the Bundeswehr, is planning to establish a new satellite system to reduce its dependence on providers such as Elon Musk’s Starlink. In its new military strategy – a classified foundational document – ensuring “the security...
Ghana Karate-Do Federation President Nathaniel Johnson atten...
Modern Ghana
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Mr. Nathaniel Johnson, the esteemed President of the Ghana Karate-Do Federation (GKF), attended the 2025 Union Federation of African Karate (UFAK) elective congress held in Abuja, Nigeria, on July 23rd, 2025. As the chairman of UFAK Zone 2, Mr....
Army chief warns against abandoning Mali, Niger, B/Faso
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 25, 2025
• As Buratai attributes insecurity to weak institutions, corruption Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, has said Nigeria is collaborating with the military of the Niger Republic, Burkina Faso and Mali to strengthen the fight against...
Bamako Roundtable Outlines Framework For Colonial Reparations, Citing ICC Ineffectiveness
MENAFN
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July 20, 2025
(MENAFN- PR Newswire) The roundtable focused on key issues including the official recognition of colonial-era damages, the creation of viable legal mechanisms for reparation, and the comprehensive calculation of economic losses. A significant...
The Twilight Of International Peacemaking Institutions?
The Nigerian Voice
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In this expanded and edited version of a lecture given to the Geneva Centre for Security Policy on 6 May 2025, Crisis Group expert Richard Gowan explores the dilemmas facing UN conflict management and the role multilateral bodies can still play....
Bamako roundtable resurrects call for reparation by former colonial powers for crimes against Africa
Joy FM
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July 20, 2025
Experts, politicians and civil society activists gathered in Bamako, Mali on 19th July 2025 to discuss historical justice and economic mechanisms for reparation. The international roundtable on reparations for colonial crimes in Africa was held...
Nigeria Working With Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso To Fight Crossborder Insecurity – CDS
Daily Independent
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July 24, 2025
1 Raji Adebayo The Chief of Defense Staff General Christopher Musa on Thursday, at the University of Ibadan stated that Nigeria is collaborating with the military of Niger Republic, Burkina Faso and Mali to strengthen the fight against...
Nigeria partners Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso on cross-border security – CDS
The Sun Nigeria
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July 24, 2025
From Taiwo Oluwadare The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, on Thursday, July 24, 2025, at the University of Ibadan, stated that Nigeria is collaborating with the military authorities of Niger Republic, Burkina Faso, and Mali to...
Nigeria Collaborating With Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso To Tackle Insecurity – CDS
New Telegraph
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July 24, 2025
The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, on Thursday said Nigeria is working closely with the military authorities in Niger Republic, Burkina Faso, and Mali to strengthen efforts against transnational security threats in the West...
‘MACRONISM WILL END’: French Interior Minister Retailleau Trashes Macron’s Legacy, Moving to Position Himself for Presidential Succession
The Gateway Pundit
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July 24, 2025
French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau distancing himself from Macron to prepare his run/Wiki Commons. The French Presidential Campaign has started two years ahead of time. While President Emmanuel Macron pontificates around the world and...
Egyptian foreign minister delivers Al-Sisi message to Mali’s Goïta
Daily News Egypt
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July 24, 2025
Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty met with Mali’s leader, Assimi Goïta, in Bamako on Thursday, delivering a written message from President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi aimed at strengthening security and economic ties, the Egyptian foreign ministry...
Egypt’s FM highlights ‘soft power’ in Mali meeting with alumni
Daily News Egypt
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July 24, 2025
Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty met with an association of Malian alumni of Egyptian universities in Bamako on Wednesday, in a meeting attended by his Mali counterpart that highlighted the role of education in strengthening bilateral...
Russia expands military footprint in Sahel with shift from Wagner to state-controlled Africa Corps
Africanews
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July 24, 2025
A new report from the Timbuktu Institute sheds light on Russia’s latest move in the Sahel. The transition from the shadowy Wagner Group to a new, state-run force called Africa Corps marks what analysts describe as an unprecedented strategy to...
From Conakry to Bamako: Tracking Russia’s Covert Arms Trail into Mali
Africa.com
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July 23, 2025
Russia is quietly turning Guinea into a key logistics hub for arms deliveries to Mali, a strategy that allows it to bypass international scrutiny. According to RFI’s investigation, at least three Russian convoys have landed at Conakry’s port this...
President Mahama Meets Alex Soros Of The Open Society Foundations
MENAFN
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July 19, 2025
(MENAFN- African Press Organization) Download logo President John Dramani Mahama held a highly productive meeting on Friday with Mr. Alex Soros, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Open Society Foundations (OSF). The discussion centred on...
Hun Sen calls for calm as Cambodia retaliates against Thai military aggression
The Nation Thailand
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July 24, 2025
Thai soldiers allegedly opened fire on Cambodian positions and forcibly sealed off public access to the Moan Thom Temple, a revered Angkorian-era site located on Cambodian soil. “The armed clashes took place along the Cambodia–Thailand border in...
Ghana unveils details of sweeping mining law reforms
BusinessLIVE
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Accra — Ghana plans to shorten mining licence durations and mandate direct revenue-sharing with local communities in its most sweeping mining law reforms in nearly two decades, details of which were announced by a government minister on Wednesday....
International News Briefs for Friday, July 18, 2025
Havana Times
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July 18, 2025
HAVANA TIMES – Here are some of the top international news stories compiled by Democracy Now on Friday, July 18, 2025. White House Poised to Claw Back $9B in Foreign Aid, Public Media Funding After House Vote Jul 18, 2025 The House of...
JNIM Focuses Attacks on Malian Urban, Military Sites
Africa Defense Forum
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July 22, 2025
Al-Qaida-linked terrorists attacked seven Malian military posts July 1 in a series of coordinated, simultaneous early-morning assaults on urban centers and towns. Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) claimed that it gained control of three...
HRW accuses Mali armed forces of executing and disappearing Fulani men
Africanews
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July 23, 2025
At least 81 Fulani men, disappeared. Another dozen, executed. These are the accusations Human Rights Watch made against Mali's armed forces and the Russian Wagner Group, which has been operating on Malian territory supporting the armed forces for...