Antony blinken, has voiced his concern that nigersjunta might turn to the Russian Mercenary Group wagnerfor help. The group is active in neighbouring countries and its leader has welcomed the takeover. The coup leaders are currently Standing Firm against calls to restore democratic rule. Heres what mr blinken had to say about wagner. For sure, we have concerns when we see Something Like the wagner group possibly manifesting itself in different parts of the sahel. And here is why we are concerned. Because every single place that this group, wagner group has gone, death, destruction and exploitation have followed. Insecurity has gone up, not down. It has not been a response to the needs of the countries in question for greater security. I think what happened and what continues to happen in niger was not instigated by russia or by wagner but to the extent that they try to take advantage of it and we see a repeat of what has happened in other countries where theyve brought nothing but bad
the capital khartoum. the presidentjoe biden has just issued a statement saying :. there are sf, one of the two army groups at the centre of the conflict are fighting for the conflict are fighting for the sudan army for control. they released a separate statement saying they are co ordinating with you with evacuations but the us has not confirmed whether or not is true. earlier, attempts to get people out were put on hold with one of the most intense days of fighting since violence broke out more than a week ago. it is not clear how the evacuations happen, considering khartoum is badly damaged by shelling and the sudanese airspace is closed. the new york times is reporting the pentagon positioned more troops in recent days in the nearby nation of djibouti where the military has a base to prepare for a rescue. military has a base to prepare fora rescue. military has a base to prepare for a rescue. the us military. the us state department releasing a statement saying th
The demands of the farmers echo those of other farmers in parts of Europe, which lamented the regulations imposed by the European Union and imports, making it hard for the farmers to earn a living.