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Eastern Africa and the Horn

Indian President Narendra Modi (left) and Kenyan President William Ruto (right), in Savelletri, Italy, on 14 June 2024.
Indian President Narendra Modi (left) and Kenyan President William Ruto (right), in Savelletri, Italy, on 14 June 2024. © Aleksy Witwicki/Sipa USA via Reuters

Kenya
India jostles to compete with Italy in Kenya's space sector

The South Asian giant, which attended the Kenya Space Expo in June, aims to make the most of the country's ambitions to become a key player in Africa's space sector. However, it faces competition from another of Kenya's long-standing partners: Italy.
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A Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) ship is being seen on the coastal line in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on 24 April 2024.
A Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) ship is being seen on the coastal line in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on 24 April 2024. © Thilina Kaluthotage/NurPhoto via AFP

Djibouti, Ethiopia
MSC suspends main operations in Red Sea after fresh attack

Breaking news published on 29/06/24 at 11:30 GMT - Following a fresh attack by Houthi rebels in Yemen, shipping giant Mediterranean Shipping Co has suspended most of its Red Sea operations at the ports of Djibouti and Berbera in Somaliland, according to our sources. But the firm denies that it has put its work in the region on hold.
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Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, aka Hemeti, Sudan's Rapid Support Forces paramilitary commander in Khartoum on 8 June 2022.
Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, aka Hemeti, Sudan's Rapid Support Forces paramilitary commander in Khartoum on 8 June 2022. © Ashraf Shazly/AFP

Inner circle | Sudan
The Bashir old guard in Hemeti's ranks

Key figures in the ousted regime of Omar al-Bashir now gravitate around the RSF paramilitary leader Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, despite his claim of battling the regular army in part to rid Sudan of the former president's stalwarts.
LogoSubscribers only Politics Running story - Sudan : the generals waging war 28.06.2024

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