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Turkish President Erdogan Condemns U.S. Sanctions, Threatens Response

Turkey on Monday condemned U.S. sanctions over its purchase of Russian S-400 missile defences and threatened to retaliate over a move it said would...

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Ivory Coast’s Allassane Ouattara Sworn In For 3rd Term

Ivorian President Allassane Ouattara has been sworn in for a third term in office in a ceremony that was attended by 13 African counterparts...

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Security Council Ends Mandatory Scrutiny Of Burundi Citing May Elections

The United Nations Security Council on Monday struck Burundi off its political agenda citing peaceful elections recently conducted in the country. In a statement presented...

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Africa

Senegal Court Jails Three Fathers For Pushing Sons To Migrate To Europe

A Senegalese court on Tuesday handed down jail terms to three fathers accused of pushing their sons to migrate to Europe by sea, sending...

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Benin’s Government Confirms Failed Coup Attempt

Benin’s Interior Minister, Alassane Seidou, announced on Sunday that security forces successfully stopped an attempted coup staged by a small group of soldiers who claimed to have removed President Patrice Talon from office. According to Seidou, “A small group of soldiers launched a mutiny with the aim of destabilising...

BREAKING: Military Overthrows Government in Benin Republic

The Benin Republic has been thrown into political tension after soldiers announced they have removed President Patrice Talon from power. In a broadcast on state television early Sunday morning, the soldiers declared that the government had been dissolved and the constitution suspended. They also announced that President Talon is...

Germany Approves Voluntary Military Service For 18-Year-Olds

Germany’s parliament, the Bundestag, has approved the return of voluntary military service in a move aimed at strengthening national defence following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The reform is part of Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s wider ambition to build Europe’s strongest conventional army. From January 2026, all 18-year-olds will...