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In a significant and controversial move, former President Donald Trump has withdrawn security clearances from notable figures, including Antony Blinken, previously the Secretary of State, and Jake Sullivan, who served as National Security Adviser. According to reports from White House officials, this decision coincided with Trump's recent revocation of security clearance for former President Joe Biden, effectively halting his access to vital daily intelligence briefings. The implications of such an action reverberate beyond…

Burundi, a country known for its significant role in the African Union's peacekeeping missions in Somalia, has made the decision to withdraw from the African Union Support Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) due to disagreements regarding troop numbers. This withdrawal marks a notable shift, especially considering Burundi's longstanding commitment to stabilizing the region over the past 17 years. The crux of the issue lies in the allocation of troops; Somalia proposed deploying just 1,041 soldiers from Burundi, a figure that the…

Somalia has stepped out of the TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) 2025 qualifiers just as they were about to start this weekend. “We’ve decided to withdraw due to financial hurdles,” Yusuf Ahmed, stalwart of the Somalia Football Federation, shared with Cecafaonline.com, revealing the constraints that clipped their wings. Burundi, who was all set to lock horns with Somalia in the early qualifiers, now finds themselves with a free pass, advancing to face Uganda in the concluding stage. Elsewhere…

In a significant turn of events, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has decided to drop all legal allegations against Tigran Gambaryan, a senior executive at Binance Holdings. Gambaryan, who had been held in custody since April, can finally breathe a sigh of relief. According to the anti-corruption agency, the focus will now shift to advancing the ongoing money laundering case against Binance itself, as they determined that Gambaryan merely served as an employee and did not play a role in pivotal business…

In a surprising turn of events, James Cleverly, who served as the Conservative Shadow Home Secretary, has been dropped from the race to lead the party. Emerging victorious from the fray are Shadow Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch and former Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick. They've successfully advanced to the final phase of this leadership contest. In the coming weeks, the party's wider membership will cast their votes, with the anticipated winner set to be unveiled on November 2. After a contentious fourth round of…

Chad announced this Saturday, August 21, that it had withdrawn half of its troops deployed in February within the G5 Sahel's anti-jihadist force in the so-called "three borders" area, the border areas of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso. An announcement by the Chadian government spokesman Abderaman Koulamallah, which minimizes this withdrawal.…

NAIROBI, Kenya - Ethiopian authorities on Thursday withdrew Addis Ababa Standard's license, a move widely condemned as a strategy to gag independent media in the conflict-ridden Horn of Africa country. Ethiopia has been embroiled in a deadly internal war for eight months between the Ethiopian National Defense Forces and its partners against the Popular Front for the Liberation of Tigray otherwise known as the Tigray Defense Forces . Earlier this week, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed indicated the possibility of suspending…

In Libya, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) announces that its medical team will leave the Migrant Detention Centers in al-Mabani and Abu Salim, Tripoli. NGO Médecins sans frontières takes this decision deterioration of the situationdue to the overpopulation of detention centers. "The situation began after a gradual increase in…

Somalia: Farmajo withdraws troops from areas for concern of imminent battle MOGADISHU, Somalia - Outgoing Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo has reportedly withdrawn troops from a number of elements of Somalia who're stated to be fully behind the opposition, at the same time as the nation struggles to revive order after Sunday's conflict in Mogadishu. A bunch of troopers…

NAIROBI, Kenya | In yet another unprecedented move, Kenya has withdrawn from the International Court of Justice case ahead of a hearing scheduled to begin on Monday after months of postponement as requested by the Nairobi authorities. In 2019, the case was adjourned twice and Nairobi managed to get the third adjournment in March 2020, but the court refused to issue a fourth adjournment this year, arguing that the issues raised by Kenya were not "substantive". And reports now show that Nairobi will not participate in…