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senegal roared into the quarterfinals yesterday after defeating cape vedde to neil that saw them
get a spot in the quarterfinals the match was played on the backdrop of a somber atmosphere as
the two teams observed a moment of silence ahead of kickoff in memory of the victims of the olembe
stadium incident the atlas lions of morocco also secured a place in the quarterfinals as morocco
came from a goal down to defeat malawi 2-1 in a match played at the amado ahijo stadium in yeonde
today's matches are ivory coast vs egypt and mali vs equatorial guinea may the best team win mali
mali demands denmark immediately with droid special forces mali's transitional government has
asked denmark to withdraw immediately the 100 or so soldiers who recently arrived in the country to
take part in the european special forces grouping tabooka initiated by france the malian government
said in a statement read on national television and published on social network that the
deployment occurred without its consent denmark announced last week the arrival in mali of 90 men
mostly elite soldiers and military surgeons were supposed to participate in tabooka to protect
civilians against jihadists in the so-called tri-border area of mali burkina faso niger and
be based in menaka eastern mali relations with france in particular which has been militarily
engaged in mali and the sahel since 2013 had deteriorated severely since echoes imposed
sanctions on mali on january 9 supported by france and various parties the mali government has clung
to the sovereignty of the territory it retaliated to the closure of borders by ecuas by closing its
borders in return it is subjecting the entry of aircrafts into mali's airspace to new approvals
and procedures it also said it had requested a review of its defense agreement with france
ethiopia designated terrorist group tplf announces push into neighboring afar region
the tplf in ethiopia's tigray region have launched military terrorist attacks in neighboring afar
region breaking the peace once again tigray's army does not have a plan to remain in afar for long
nor does it wish to see the conflict deteriorate further the terrorist threat saved the move
comes one month after the tplf announced it was withdrawing from both the afar and amhara region
into tigre where they launched attacks on prime minister abi ahmed's government in november 2020.
egypt us approves major arms sale to egypt worth billions the biden administration has approved a
massive 2.5 billion arms sale to egypt the sales were announced just hours after congressional
democrats urged the administration not to release a much smaller package of military
assistance that had been put on hold last year pending the egyptian government meeting certain
rights related conditions egypt is a very close partner to the usa the sales included
12 super hercules z130 transport aircrafts and related equipment worth 2.5 billion dollars
and an air defense reader system with an estimate of 355 million dollars africa wide the government
of rwanda unveils three former african heads of state as patrons for the upcoming inaugural africa
protected area congress apac the government of rwanda through its ministry of environment has
unveiled three former african heads of states as patrons of the upcoming inaugural iucn
africa protected area congress apac the three former heads of states include his excellency
hailem mariam dessalin former prime minister of ethiopia his excellency isufu muhammadu
former president niger and his excellency festus mogai former president for botswana
the apac congress which is said to be the first ever continent-wide gathering of african leaders
citizens and interest groups aims to discuss the role of protected areas in conserving nature
safeguarding africa's iconic wildlife delivering vital life-supporting ecosystem services promoting
sustainable development while conserving africa's cultural heritage and traditions
burkina faso eco has blamed for current unrest in burkina faso the economic community of west
african states echoes has been partly blamed for the current unrest in burkina faso and other parts
of the sahel region in recent months executive director of the africa center for security and
counter-terrorism emmanuel kottin says echoes is becoming dysfunctional in the discharge of
its duties he added that equos needs to have a second look at its roles within these countries
and engage more in dialogue and strengthen their governance and security institution
soldiers in burkina faso took control of the country after civilian unrest due to insecurity
burkina faso now joins chad mali guinea and sudan in recent coups in west and north africa
kenya kenya extends export ban to curb harvest of immature avocados
growers and exporters dealing in the avocado export business face an indefinite ban on
the export of house and future varieties kenya's agriculture and food authority director benjamin
tito noted that the band which took effect on november 15 2021 is aimed at carving the harvest
and export of immature avocados the ban however exempts the exporter of jumbo avocado varieties
and those having off-season crops it will remain in effect in order to control the export of
undersized crops in which have negatively impacted the image of the commodity in overseas markets
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