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Protesters and security forces clash in Senegal over election delay

By IDBM Consult / February 9, 2024

Parliament voted to push the polls back to December after President Macky Sall announced a postponement last week. Feb 2024 […]

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US confronts dangers from ‘not very good’ Iran-backed militants

By IDBM Consult / February 9, 2024

February 9, 2024 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – More than a month before a deadly drone strike that killed three U.S. soldiers […]

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Biden erupts over special counsel report on his mental fitness. Here’s what happened

By IDBM Consult / February 9, 2024

Special counsel Robert Hur described the president as “an elderly man with a poor memory” who couldn’t remember the year […]

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S Africa’s Ramaphosa renews call for Gaza ceasefire, Palestinian state

By IDBM Consult / February 9, 2024

In annual State of the Nation Address, President Ramaphosa addressed domestic issues and Israel’s war on Gaza. Feb 9, 2024 […]

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Russia’s Putin and China’s Xi denounce US ‘interference’

By IDBM Consult / February 8, 2024

Kremlin said the two spoke about creating a ‘multipolar, fairer world order’ in face of US-led efforts to contain their […]

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Civil society urge nationwide strike, protest in Senegal after vote delay

By IDBM Consult / February 8, 2024

The call for mass mobilisation comes as a major political upheaval continues in the usually stable West African nation. Feb […]

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ECOWAS holds emergency session over Senegal crisis and member exits

By IDBM Consult / February 8, 2024

Political drama in four member states has led to questions about the broader role of the almost 50-year-old bloc. Feb […]

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Tunisia’s press, civil society silent as Ghannouchi sentenced, analysts say

By IDBM Consult / February 8, 2024

Feb 8, 2024 Analysts and rights groups have pointed to the muted response to Ennahdha leader Rachid Ghannouchi’s latest criminal […]

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Suspect in Boston femicide case escapes from police custody in Kenya

By IDBM Consult / February 8, 2024

Suspect was jailed and awaiting a ruling on a US extradition request after being accused of killing his girlfriend in […]

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Drone strike in Baghdad kills high-ranking militia commander, officials say

By IDBM Consult / February 7, 2024

February 7, 2024 Iraqis gather at the site of a burned vehicle targeted by a U.S. drone strike in east […]

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