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Interpol, UAE-led team, nab world’s most wanted human trafficker in Sudan

Kidane Zekarias Habtemariam, an Eritrean fugitive accused of being “the world’s most wanted” people smuggler has been arrested in Sudan in coordination with United Arab Emirates authorities, Interpol announced. The Eritrean national, on Interpol’s radar since 2019, has been accused of being a smuggling kingpin, running a camp in Libya where hundreds of East African […]

Libya: Haftar, Moscow Discuss Weapons Supply

Khalifa Haftar, head of the Libya National Army, who is currently visiting Moscow held talks with Defense Minister Sergei Shigou and Russia’s Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev on ways to strengthen and consolidate Libya and the delivery of weapons. He is expected to have a meeting “in the foreign ministry” on Wednesday according to Russia’s […]

Côte d’Ivoire warns of more expensive cocoa after US tariffs

Chocolate prices are set to surge further as Côte d’Ivoire warns prices of key ingredient cocoa are set to skyrocket following Trump’s tariffs. The US proposed 21% tariffs on Côte d’Ivoire imports, the highest among West African nations. However, Washington said the new tariff would enter into force after 90 days. “When you tax our […]