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Britain cancels military training in Kenya

Britain has cancelled a planned military training exercise in Kenya after failing to obtain a licence from the government, its defence ministry said on Thursday. The exercise, named Haraka Storm, was scheduled to take place in Laikipia county between September and November 2026. The British Army Training Unit Kenya (BATUK)

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Senegalese President elected ECOWAS chairman

Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has been elected as the new chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The 46-year-old was chosen during the bloc’s 66th ordinary summit in Freetown, Sierra Leone, on Tuesday, taking over from Sierra Leone’s Julius Maada Bio. Faye assumes the role at

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Nigeria urges AU action against South Africa

Nigerian Vice President Kashim Shettima has condemned the recent xenophobic attacks against its citizens and other Africans in South Africa, calling on the Economic Community of West African States to push for the matter to be taken before the African Union to send a strong message that such attacks would

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Nigeria and South Africa seek to ease tensions over

 Nigeria said South Africa had ​agreed to bring to justice those responsible for attacks on foreign nationals, while ‌Abuja was compiling compensation claims for losses suffered by Nigerians as both countries pledged to tone down rhetoric over the violence. The commitments came after talks in Abuja on Monday between Nigeria’s