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Kenya’s Ruto open to buying fuel from Russia, aspiring to become ‘Africa’s voice’

Kenya’s newly sworn-in president has expressed willingness to purchase fuel from Russia, just days after making immediate moves to boost the country’s influence on the global stage with a stirring speech at the UN General Assembly. President William Ruto’s announcement that Kenya was open to buying fuel from Russia comes at a time when a […]

Forty Human Rights Defenders Missing in Egypt – HRW

In Egypt, at least 40 rights workers, activists and lawyers have been rounded up by authorities since late October and are being held in “undisclosed location”, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said. “Many of those arrested were people who provided humanitarian and legal support to families of political detainees,” the international rights group said in a […]

The View from Paris : Africa Should ‘Ensure its Own Security’

Africa must first “ensure its own security” so it can realize its “destiny”, asserted French President François Hollande when addressing some 40 African leaders as a key Franco-African security summit opened Friday in Paris. French President Hollande also pledged to help with the creation of a special African rapid-reaction force that would train as many […]