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US aircraft carrier's arrival in the Caribbean sharpens tensions with Venezuela The USS Gerald R. Ford, the United States Navy's largest aircraft carrier, steamed into the Western Hemisphere this week, joining a collection of U.S. warships, forward-deployed F-35 stealth jets in Puerto Rico and a broader maritime operation that Washington says is aimed at disrupting drug trafficking. Caracas responded with alarm, announcing its own “massive” nationwide military deployments and warning that the show of force could spark a…

The Congolese whistleblower, Jean-Jacques Lumumba, is under pressure again. The former BGFI banker and uncle of the independence hero is worried about his safety and his family. Since his 2017 revelations about BGFI, the bank for which he worked, Jean-Jacques Lumumba reports on a whole series of incidents between France, where…

Will the new Malian transitional authorities respect the deadlines? Some doubt it. Parena, the party of Tiébilé Dramé, fears that the Prime Minister "is preparing the conditions for an extension of the transitional period". Originally, the military junta in power since the coup on 18 August 2020 had set the length of the…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, has once again witnessed an increased presence of troops on Wednesday night is the latest sign of a possible breakdown of the opposition. Turkish-trained Haram'ad police with armored vehicles have been deployed on the streets at several major intersections, following the immediate former Mogadishu police chief Braiger General Sadik John protected by dozens of soldiers moved from the airport facility to the Circolo Ufficiale area. The unusual army movement has…

The Central African Republic held presidential and legislative elections on Sunday for fear of violence after a campaign period marked by fighting between rebels and government forces. The votes came out in large numbers in the capital, while in other parts of the country fewer people went to the polls due to fear of violence or boycotts from the rebel coalition. Some polling stations remained open late to allow more voters to vote. Despite the opposition's calls to delay the vote amid uncertainty,…

The United International locations acknowledged on Wednesday it turned into "deeply involved" by means of unrest within the Central African Republic, which it acknowledged posed a major risk to public safety and to imminent elections. The Central African Republic's fourth greatest metropolis, Bambari, turned into seized by means of rebels on Tuesday prior to presidential and legislative polls scheduled for Sunday. It's miles now again underneath the regulate of UN peacekeepers and nationwide safety…

One other three days of campaigning in Burkina Faso forward of the primary spherical of presidential elections on Sunday, November 22. An election together with legislative elections. On the beginning line: 13 candidates, together with President Roch Kaboré, who's in search of a second time period, but additionally the opposition chief, Zéphirin Diabré, and Eddie Komboïgo, candidate for CDP for former President Compaoré, who lives in exile in Côte d'Ivoire. Over the past days of the marketing campaign, the ambiance is…

In Côte d'Ivoire, energy and opposition don't battle solely on the nationwide stage. In addition they argue throughout the continent. Thus, the opposition has simply obtained help from South African Thabo Mbeki. With what probability of success? Paul-Simon Helpful is a regional adviser on the Institute for Safety Research in Pretoria. On-line from Dakar, he solutions questions from RFI. .