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Newly released top secret docs reveal Bin Laden warnings before 9/11
Donald Trump’s administration has released more than 100 pages of declassified briefings provided to US presidents in the years before September 11, 2011, marking what the CIA is calling its largest-ever disclosure of intelligence about Osama bin Laden and events leading up to the attacks over the last 25 years. The Independent reports that Friday’s release of 71…
Nigeria suspends official parliamentary visits to South Africa
The Nigerian parliament has suspended official visits to South Africa and ordered lawmakers to boycott legislative activities hosted or organized by South African institutions, following reports of attacks targeting Nigerians and other African migrants. Voice of Emirates reports that the decision reflects growing concerns in Nigeria about the safety of its citizens in South Africa, amid continuing tensions…
Canadian Army formally changes divisions as military prepares for future combat
Photo credit: Citynews Canada’s Army formally made one of the biggest changes to its structure in decades Thursday by shifting divisions based on geography to ones built around specific purposes. The Canadian Press reports that CFB Edmonton held a signing and parade to stand up the 1st Canadian Division, which will serve as the main force…
Iran-backed Houthi rebels seize port city in Yemen, raising threat to Red Sea shipping
Photo credit: ABC News The Iran-backed Houthi rebel group on Thursday took over Yemen’s port city of Mokha, an area vital to controlling shipping through the Red Sea, Houthi and Yemeni officials said. The Associated Press reports that the takeover gives Iran another potential point of leverage in its war with the US, analysts said, if the Houthis use…
“We are just scared” Durban migrants on March and March demonstration
Photo credit: EWN Migrants who have been camped outside the Home Affairs refugee offices for three months have committed to leaving the area for fear of being attacked. Eyewitness News reports that the migrants have agreed to the government’s offer to move them to Lindela Repatriation Centre. Tensions were high yesterday as more than a hundred…
Poland to be held up as migration model in EU parliament resolution on Ceuta
Photo credit: Reuters European lawmakers are set to vote this week on a resolution addressing the migrant crisis at Ceuta, the Spanish enclave in North Africa, with a section holding up in Poland’s border policies as a model for the bloc, according to a Polish MEP. More than 70,000 people crossed into Ceuta from Morocco in…
Trafficked into fraud: An African crisis situation in Cambodia
Photo credit: DW African nationals now form the largest group of those trafficked to and stranded in countries like Myanmar and Cambodia. DW Canada reports that in Cambodia, the main obstacles to facilitating any return are that many African countries, like Uganda, Liberia, and Ghana, have no consular representatives. “But also because some countries have zero interest,” says Montse…