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Former Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev undergoes successful heart surgery

Former Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev has undergone a successful heart surgery and his life is not in danger, his spokesman Aidos Ukibay said on Friday. Ukibay’s tweet followed reports by Kazakh media that Nazarbayev, 82, who ran the oil-rich country for three decades, was hospitalised. Nazarbayev resigned as president in 2019 and lost his remaining… Read More Former Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev undergoes successful heart surgery

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Seven dead as al Shabaab militants attack military base in central Somalia

Islamist al Shabaab militants on Friday killed at least seven soldiers at a Somali military base in a town re-captured by the government, the information ministry and militant group said. The attack was eventually repelled, an officer at the base in the central Somali town of Galcad said. He said the dead included the base’s… Read More Seven dead as al Shabaab militants attack military base in central Somalia

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Senegal opposition leader Ousmane Sonko set to face trial on rape charges

Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko will face trial on charges of rape and making death threats to a beauty salon employee in 2021, an investigating judge said in a letter. The judge referred the matter to Senegal’s criminal chamber for trial in a letter dated January 17. Sonko has denied all the charges. A trial… Read More Senegal opposition leader Ousmane Sonko set to face trial on rape charges

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Gambian Vice-President Badara Alieu Joof dies following illness

Gambia’s Vice-President Badara Alieu Joof has died of illness in India, President Adama Barrow said on Wednesday. Joof, 65, was appointed vice president of the West African country in 2022. He had previously served as education minister. Barrow said on Twitter that Joof had died “after a short illness” without providing further detail. The vice… Read More Gambian Vice-President Badara Alieu Joof dies following illness

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Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev warns NATO of nuclear war if Russia defeated in Ukraine

Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, an ally of Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin, warned the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on Thursday that the defeat of Russia in Ukraine could trigger a nuclear war. “The defeat of a nuclear power in a conventional war may trigger a nuclear war,” Medvedev, who serves as deputy chairman of… Read More Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev warns NATO of nuclear war if Russia defeated in Ukraine

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Tigray forces begin handover of heavy weaponry to Ethiopian national army

Tigray forces, who fought a two-year war against Ethiopia’s federal government, began handing over heavy weaponry to the national army as part of an African Union-led peace process on Tuesday. The demobilisation of Tigray forces is seen as central to the November 2 ceasefire agreement, alongside the restoration of services, resumption of humanitarian aid and… Read More Tigray forces begin handover of heavy weaponry to Ethiopian national army

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