Tag: africa
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Mario Gennaro’s gambling empire in Africa comes under threat as Ethiopia stops online gambling and Kenyans raise concerns
The Italian Mafia’s former fugitive and ’Ndrangheta-linked gambling operator Mario Gennaro is facing new problems with his rebuilt business empire after repackaging his gambling operations for African clients. The operator behind a secretive network of gambling companies that targeted African clients for sports betting and casino gambling, including through cryptocurrency payments, thought that the spotlight…
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Premier Meloni opens Vertice Italia-Africa in Addis Ababa and hails progress in Mattei Plan
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni opened the Italy–Africa Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, alongside Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali aimed at redefining relations between Italy, Europe and Africa. This is the first time that the summit took place in Africa. The Italian leader hailed the progress of Italy’s Mattei Plan, describing it not merely…
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Sudan is undermined by neighbours and attacked from various fronts
The official army of the South Sudan government has confirmed that it has sent its troops to the Heglig oil refinery after it was captured by the Rapid Support Forces. The confirmation came just as the Sudanese Armed Forces bombed the RSF and their allies at the Heglig oil refinery with drones. The South Sudan…
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Despite the smiles and business fora: Libya’s reality of migration is overshadowed by blackmail and Russian terrorism
Despite the smiles, yesterday’s European Council meetings was overshadowed by various grim realities including the reality of blackmail by Libya’s new dictator Khalifa Haftar. European leaders forecast a renewed wave of migrants heading towards Europe from Libya this Summer. The EU and Italy have deals with the north African countries to prevent the migrants from…
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Cuts proposed to the US Bureau of African Affairs as the USS Mount Whitney tours Libya’s ports
The Financial Times is reporting that it has seen a draft US government document proposing significant cuts to the State Department’s activities in Africa, including the closure of US embassies on the continent and the dismantling of the Bureau of African Affairs. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio called the document “a hoax”. The Maltese…
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Wagner Leader who succeeded Yevgeny Prigozhin, Anton Elizarov, aka “Lotus” reported dead with Tuareg attack
The leader of the Wagner Group who succeeded Yevgeny Prigozhin, Anton Elizarov, aka “Lotus”, is reported to have been killed in the Tuareg attack in Mali. Late last week, Tuareg rebels liquidated a Wagner Group convoy near the Algerian border. Anton Elizarov lead the destruction of the town of Soledar in Ukraine as part of…