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Published on Dec 22, 2024

Earthquake jolts South Africa, felt in Cape Town

CAPE TOWN, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) -- A moderate earthquake struck western South Africa early Sunday, with tremors reported across several regions. The U.S. Geological Survey reported that the magnitude 5.3 quake occurred at 2:51 a.m. local time (00:51 GMT), 101 …

Source: Xinhua News Agency - Gov't Propaganda
Published on Dec 22, 2024

France eyes Djibouti base as key ‘projection point’ in Africa

French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday that he wants the military base in Djibouti to once again be defined as a "projection point" for his country's various missions. During a visit to the French military base in the East African …

Source: World Photos - Label Pending
Published on Dec 22, 2024

5.5-magnitude quake hits South Africa -- GFZ

BEIJING, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 jolted South Africa at 2:51 a.m. (00:51 GMT) on Sunday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said. The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 30.39 …

Source: Xinhua News Agency - Gov't Propaganda
Published on Dec 21, 2024

Russia Moving Military Assets To Africa After Syria Setback

Russia is reducing its military footprint in Syria and shifting some of its assets from the Middle Eastern country to Africa, flight data and satellite imagery analyzed by RFE/RL appear to show. Moscow seems to have withdrawn a significant amount of …

Source: Radio Free Europe - Radio Liberty - Neutral
Published on Dec 21, 2024

CHAN qualifiers: Lions expected in Abidjan ahead of Central Africa clash...

It will be part of the first leg of the final round of qualifiers to the 2024 African Nations Championships, CHAN. The information was revealed yesterday by the communication team of the men’s national football team of Cameroon coordinated by FECAFOOT. …

Source: The Guardian Post - Label Pending
Published on Dec 21, 2024

Israel has new Middle East bargaining chip in Golan Heights

Following the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad's regime in Damascus, Israel's military advances into Syria have raised alarm. Initially, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had stated that the advances were a temporary measure to ensure Israel's …

Source: Deutsche Welle - Public Broadcaster
Published on Dec 22, 2024

Macron announces shift in France’s military role in Africa, redefines Djibouti base

(MENAFN) French President Emmanuel macron stated on Friday that he wants the Djibouti military post to be redefined as a "projection point" for his country's varied operations. During a visit to the French military post in the East African …

Source: MENAFN - Uncategorized
Published on Dec 19, 2024

Defence minister urges East Africa security chiefs to use all means to realise peace in region

Source: The New Times - Gov't Propaganda
Published on Dec 21, 2024

Sánchez and Lachgar address rising far-right threats and Africa’s role in global progress

In his opening address at the Socialist International’s conference, which began today in Rabat under the auspices of the Socialist Union of Popular Forces (USFP), Spanish Prime Minister and leader of the Socialist International, Pedro Sánchez, warned that …

Source: Hespress - Neutral
Published on Dec 21, 2024

The Illegal Migration Crisis: Africa’s’ Forgotten Tragedy

“We can only solve the migration crisis at the root, in the countries of departure”. Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah during the Trans-Mediterranean Migration Forum 2024 in Tripoli, Libya. From January 2020 to May 2024, 7,115 people were reported …

Source: Modern Diplomacy - Neutral