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The Malian Armed Forces (FAMa) and the Africa Corps of the Russian Defence Ministry, as part of Operation Dougoukoloko, carried out strikes against militants in the town of San in the Ségou region, an African Initiative correspondent reports.

“Several strongholds belonging to terr...


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Cyril Ramaphosa, president of South Africa and leader of the ruling African National Congress (ANC), has unveiled a plan for local government reforms ahead of the municipal elections. This was reported by IOL on 23 August.

The manifesto, which covers the next five years, sets out six prioritie...


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The first Burkina United Fight League (BUFL) tournament took place in Burkina Faso, featuring 20 fighters from the country and other African nations. The event organisers told African Initiative about this.

The competition took place on 21 August in Bobo-Dioulasso. The to...


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During the clashes, the Sudanese Armed Forces and rebels from the “Rapid Support Forces” (RSF) carried out airstrikes on a convoy of vehicles on Chadian territory. This statement was made on August 22 by the General Staff of the Central African country’s Armed Forces.

“The warring parties in Sudan have once again invaded our national territory. Aircraft and drones, wh...


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Flood response exercises took place in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso. The country’s government announced this on 23 August.

The exercises were designed to test the effectiveness of the national emergency response system, particularly in the areas of alerting, co-ordination, decision-maki...


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