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The Portuguese company, which makes up the Quick Reaction Force (QRF) of the United Nations Integrated Multidimensional Mission for the stabilization of the Central African Republic (MINUSCA), in compliance with orders issued by the Command of that operation of “blue helmets ”, Was designed, at the end of July, to participate in an operation in the Bocaranga region, located 550 km northwest of the capital Bangui.

The priority mission of the Portuguese Force was to protect the local civilian population, by deterring and restricting the movement of elements related to the armed group 3R, and to contribute to the improvement of the security situation in the Bocaranga region.

 

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Russia has opened a Defense Ministry representative office and donated 10 armored vehicles to the Central African Republic in Moscow’s latest effort to expand its influence on the continent, Reuters reported Saturday.

The moves come amid President Vladimir Putin’s push to revive Soviet-era influence and challenge other powers’ foothold in resource-rich Africa. In the conflict-torn former French colony of CAR, Russia has donated small arms and sent trainers in recent years to bolster the government’s fight against militia groups.

Russia’s Ambassador in CAR Vladimir Titorenko said that Moscow airlifted a second batch of 10 BRDM-2 armored personnel vehicles to Bangui as a gift, according to Reuters. The first batch arrived on Oct. 15.

Russia also sent five members of the military, including senior officer Oleg Polguev, who will lead the Russian Defense Ministry’s representative office in CAR and will also advise the country’s defense ministry.

Titorenko said that Moscow was considering expanding its pool of military instructors in CAR, the Russian state-run RIA Novosti news agency reported.

“Russia’s strategic goal in the CAR is to establish full central government control over the entire territory of the country and strengthen the armed forces,” he told RIA Novosti after the first BRDM-2 delivery.

According to Reuters, Titorenko said that Bangui has asked Moscow for help in lifting a UN arms embargo “so that it would be possible to supply heavy weaponry, including artillery and helicopters.”

The UN Security Council cleared Russia to deliver arms to CAR in 2017. The country has faced near-constant armed conflict since 2013, when a mostly Muslim rebel coalition overthrew the country’s then-president and sparked reprisals from Christian militias.

Russia has stepped up its activities in Africa in recent years with military support, nuclear energy and other services in exchange for mining rights.

 

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Ethiopian military seizes airport as fighting rages in Tigray

Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed says he is not ignoring international warnings over the escalating Tigray conflict.

www.aljazeera.com

The Ethiopian military has seized the airport near the town of Humera amid a nearly week-old conflict in the northern Tigray region.

The state media announcement on Tuesday about the capture of the airport, 67km (42 miles) south of Humera, came as fighting continued with reports of Ethiopian government forces capturing territory.

 

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Humera Airport

Tigray forces

Amharic militia from Wared Legambo. They say they are sent to Tigray

 

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DW Reporter captures the moment when an Ethiopian Federal Forces fighter jet flies over Mekelle, the capital city of Ethiopia's Tigray Region. It is unclear where the detonations come from. Meanwhile, there were reports of more airstrikes on Monday night.

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CIA officer killed during combat in Somalia

A senior CIA officer was killed during combat in Somalia, according to reports.

www.foxnews.com

The officer — who wasn’t named — was a former member of the Navy’s SEAL Team 6 and belonged to the Special Activities Center, the agency’s paramilitary division.

The officer’s death comes after President Trump suggested he may withdraw troops out of Somalia in the future.

The US has 700 troops in Somalia tasked with working with local forces to defeat the terrorist group Al-Shabaab, according to Reuters.

 

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Raya Front's law enforcement forces march towards Mekelle.

Some burned tanks and trucks on the way.

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Sudan:
Russia has signed an agreement with Sudan to establish a navy base in the African nation for at least a quarter century, part of Moscow’s efforts to expand its global reach.

The deal published Tuesday on the official portal of government documents allows Russia to simultaneously keep up to four navy ships, including nuclear-powered ones, in Port Sudan on the Red Sea. The agreement lasts for 25 years and could be automatically extended for 10-year periods if none of the parties objects to it.

The document states that the Russian navy base should “help strengthen peace and stability in the region” and isn’t directed against any third parties. In exchange for Sudan’s permission to set up the base, Russia will provide Sudan with weapons and military equipment.
https://apnews.com/article/internat...frica-russia-0e1932a384bba427e13e590a4ac7a1f8

 

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Peace mission in Sudan's Darfur ends, stoking fears of new clashes

Fighting erupted in Darfur in 2003, when ethnic minority rebels rose up against the Arab-dominated government in Khartoum, which responded by recruiting and arming notorious Arab-dominated militia known as the Janjaweed.

ewn.co.za

NYALA - The United Nations and African Union on Thursday ended a 13-year mission to keep the peace in the vast Sudanese region of Darfur, even as recent violent clashes leave residents fearful of renewed fighting.

 

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Army builds 'star forts' with moats to protect troops in ISIS's 'new caliphate'

THE French military has built bizarre 17th century “star forts” with “moats” to protect troops in the heart of ISIS’s ‘new caliphate’ in Africa. The pentagon-shaped army com…

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‘It is all destroyed’: Explosions kill at least 20 in Equatorial Guinea city of Bata

The cause of the blasts was not yet known. A defence official told television station TVGE that authorities had ruled out an attack.

www.smh.com.au

A series of explosions at a military barracks in Equatorial Guinea killed at least 20 people and wounded more than 600 others on Sunday, authorities said.

President Teodoro Obiang Nguema said in a statement read on state television that the explosion was due to the “negligent handling of dynamite” in the military barracks located in the neighborhood of Mondong Nkuantoma in Bata. He said that the explosion occurred at 4pm local time.

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Vilayat Wasat Ifrikia militants attacked the city of Palma in the province of Cabo Delgado today. It is reported that the reason for this was allegedly a statement by the government of Mozambique, together with the French oil company Total, on the resumption of construction work in the Afungi industrial complex, located near the town of Palma. Due to the panic, most of the residents were forced to leave the city.