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Russia, Equatorial Guinea and West Africa

Russian power creeps across West Africa with Equatorial Guinea mission

Russia has deployed up to 200 military instructors to Equatorial Guinea in recent weeks to protect the presidency, sources told Reuters, showing Moscow is expanding its footprint in West Africa despite a recent defeat in Mali.

BBC on MSN · 1d

Russia sends military instructors to Equatorial Guinea - reports

Russia has reportedly sent up to 200 troops to Equatorial Guinea to protect the presidency, as it continues to expand its presence in Africa. Media reports say that the Russians are training elite guards in the country’s two main cities – the capital Malabo and Bata.

Business Insider Africa on MSN · 1d

Russia tightens military grip in West Africa with instructors in Equatorial Guinea

Russia has deployed around 200 military instructors to Equatorial Guinea in recent weeks to protect the presidency. ・Russia has deployed around 200 military instructors to Equatorial Guinea to protect the presidency.

South Africa, Illegal Miners

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South Africa's government says it won't help a group of illegal miners inside a closed mine

South Africa's government says it won't help a group of illegal miners inside a closed mine in the country's North West province who have been denied access to basic supplies as part of an official strategy against illegal mining.

U.S. News & World Report · 11h

South African Police in Standoff With Hundreds of Illegal Miners in Disused Shaft

South African police were in a standoff on Thursday with hundreds of illegal miners believed to be underground in a disused shaft, a day after a cabinet minister said the government was trying to "smoke them out".

BBC · 6h

South Africa cuts supplies to thousands of illegal miners hiding underground

An estimated 4,000 illegal gold miners are hiding underground in South Africa after the government cut off food and water in an effort to "smoke them out" and arrest them. The miners have been in a mineshaft in Stilfontein,

Decline in West African coastal fish stocks threatens food security and livelihoods

Small-scale fisheries play a vital role in providing food and livelihoods for millions of people around the world, ...

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We’ve been deceived – Queenmother, others slam McDan’s Electrochem takeover of West Africa’s largest salt deposit

the largest salt deposit in West Africa, according to Third World Network (TWN Africa), an NGO. This claim to the whole ...

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How West Africa is fighting disinformation

Russia expands influence in West Africa. According to the Africa Center, an academic institution within the US Department of ...

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4,000 miners cut off from supplies in underground standoff over illegal mining in South Africa

South African police confirm the partly decomposed body of one miner had been brought to the surface from inside the ...

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West Africa: Pandemic Preparedness in West Africa - Multiplayer Collaborative Solutions for a Changing Climate

Blog - The World Health Organization (WHO) has identified climate change as one of humanity's most significant health threat, with significant impacts across Africa. Rising temperatures and erratic ...

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West African hiking hotspot under immediate threat from rapid deforestation

One of West Africa's most iconic hiking destinations is under threat and diminishing fast due to illegal 'slash and burn' ...

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Resolute CEO detention in Mali comes amid West Africa mining squeeze

Gold miner Resolute Mining finds itself at the center of a broad shakeup of regulatory regimes across West Africa following ...

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Africa grapples with forecasting challenge as weather disasters loom

The deputy director of Chad's National Meteorological Agency waggled his finger up and down to demonstrate how a motionless ...

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South Africa Says It Won't Help Illegal Miners Inside Closed Mine

Illegal mining continues to be widespread in South Africa, where miners enter abandoned shafts to search for remaining ...

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Group demands revocation of title document for Museum of Africa Arts in Benin

Barely three days, after the All Progressives Congress, APC, transition committee urged the newly sworn-in Governor of Edo ...

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