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25 Jun

EU Adopts €20 Million Assistance to Strengthen Kenya Defence Forces

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The European Union (EU) today adopted an assistance measure under the European Peace Facility worth €20 million. Its objective is to enhance the operational capabilities of the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) to protect the country's territorial integrity and sovereignty and safeguard its civilian population against internal and external threats. The assistance measure will also contribute to securing border areas and countering increased al-Shabaab operations along the border with Somalia. Specifically, the European Peace Facility will finance equipment and related supplies and services, including technical training where needed. The Kenya Army infantry combat units and their associated combat support and combat…

25 Jun

EU Sanctions Six Individuals Undermining Sudan’s Stability

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The European Union has adopted restrictive measures against six individuals responsible for activities undermining the stability and political transition of Sudan, where ongoing fighting persists between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and their affiliated militias. On the RSF side, the new sanctions list includes Abdulrahman Juma Barakallah, a General commanding the RSF in West Darfur. He is accused of committing atrocities, instigating ethnically motivated killings, targeting human rights activists and defenders, engaging in conflict-related sexual violence, and looting and burning communities. The sanctions also target the RSF’s financial adviser and a prominent tribal leader…

23 Jun

Ukrainian attack on Sevastopol kills 2, injures 22

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A Ukrainian attack on Sevastopol killed two people, and injured 22 on Sunday, Governor Mikhail Razvozhayev said. One of the fatalities is a two-yar-old child, the official said on Telegram. The governor described the situation at the city’s Uchkuyevka area as grave. "All available emergency medical crews have been sent there. Some people have already been taken to a hospital, and they are being provided with all the necessary assistance. All forces have been mobilized. The number of people seeking medical assistance has risen to 22," he wrote. Razvozhayev earlier said, citing preliminary data, that Russian air defenses destroyed five…

02 Jan

Almost on top of the Everest, a picture is worth

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Fun, as you might imagine, was not how I would describe this adventure. Awesome? Yes. Fun? No. N.O. No way. But would I do it again? If I could rewind to that moment when the alarm went off at 4:30 a.m. to throw on clothes, grab our packs and trek up that mountain, would I? You bet your buttons I would. Here’s lives at the intersection of fun and scary. One of my companions summed the whole experience up perfectly. He leaned back in his chair at dinner that night, shrimp taco in hand, “These are the kinds of experiences…