Authorities in the Central African Republic have confirmed that 58 people were killed after a passenger boat capsized and sank near the country’s capital of Bangui on Friday, April 19. The unidentified wooden vessel was transporting more than 300 people, most of whom were on their way to attend a...
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AFRICOM: U.S. Forces ‘Commuting to Work’ to Curb Rising Terror Threat in Somalia After Pullout
U.S. forces host a range day with the Danab Brigade in Somalia, May 9, 2021. US Air Force Photo
After leaving Somalia in December, U.S. forces are “commuting to work” from other parts of Africa and Europe to combat the rising terrorist threat in Somalia and across the region.
Army Gen. Stephen Townsend added, “there’s really no denying” that the Trump administration’s sudden decision in December to pull most U.S. forces out of Somalia raised the level of risk across the Horn of Africa. Al Shabab,...
OPINION | Russia wants to be a power to be reckoned with in the Indian Ocean
February this year was marked by heightened Russian naval activity in the Indian Ocean. Russian naval task groups drawn from the Baltic and Black Sea fleets took part in ..
ICTSI Cameroon starts commercial operations at Port of Kribi
Kribi Multipurpose Terminal (KMT), a Cameroonian subsidiary of Philippines-based International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI), has started commercial operations at ..