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West Africa: Mali Faces Record Number of Kidnappings of Foreigners.

West Africa: Mali Faces Record Number of Kidnappings of Foreigners.

The number of foreigners kidnapped by jihadists in Mali has reached a record high, with at least 22 taken hostage by the al-Qaeda affiliate group JNIM in the last six months, as part of its strategy to undermine the ruling junta.Between May and October the Group for the Support

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Russia to demonstrate new Supercam high-speed recon drone at Dubai Airshow

Russia to demonstrate new Supercam high-speed recon drone at Dubai Airshow

Russia’s integrated exposition at the Dubai Airshow 2025 will feature the Supercam S350 dual-purpose UAV, the Supercam SX350 vertical takeoff and landing drone and the Supercam X4 rotary-wing drone, the Unmanned Systems Group of Companies saidMOSCOW, November 13. /T

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Russian economic meltdown as 7,000 companies face bankruptcy.

Russian economic meltdown as 7,000 companies face bankruptcy.

Russia's economic crisis is intensifying with thousands of companies reportedly facing bankruptcy. Businesses have been hit by a double whammy of sanctions and high interest rates, since the outbreak of the full-scale war in February 2022.The key interest rate rose to a staggeri

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Oil rises after Ukrainian attack on Russian depot.

Oil rises after Ukrainian attack on Russian depot.

Drone attack in export hub Novorossiysk fuels supply worriesBeijing/Singapore — Oil prices jumped about 2% on Friday on supply fears after a Ukrainian drone attack hit an oil depot in the Russian Black Sea port of Novorossiysk, a major export hub.Brent crude

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Sacked VP Bol Mel Accused of Plundering South Sudan’s Oil Wealth – UN

Sacked VP Bol Mel Accused of Plundering South Sudan’s Oil Wealth – UN

JUBA — South Sudan’s powerful Vice President, Dr. Benjamin Bol Mel, has been dismissed from all his government, military, and party positions following damning United Nations findings accusing him of orchestrating the large-scale plunder of the country’s oil wealth.A serie

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China remains our ‘most irreplaceable customer,’ says CEO of US Soybean Export Council

China remains our ‘most irreplaceable customer,’ says CEO of US Soybean Export Council

China remains our “most irreplaceable customer,” said Jim Sutter, chief executive officer of the U.S. Soybean Export Council (USSEC).“We have been in China since 1982. Over the past 43 years, we’ve invested in relationship-building, training and cooperation with the Chin

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Local manufacturers cry out to Museveni over imports influx undermining BUBU policy

Local manufacturers cry out to Museveni over imports influx undermining BUBU policy

Hajjat Hadijah Namyalo, Head of the Office of the National Chairman, in a group photo with Mr Kaka Kasim, Executive Director at Ahmed Raza Foods Industries Ltd and his staff at the factory headquarters in Matugga, Wakiso District on Wednesday, November 05, 2025Wakiso, Uganda: Ug

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Habib Kagimu to Entrepreneurs: Prepare for Uganda’s Oil Boom

Habib Kagimu to Entrepreneurs: Prepare for Uganda’s Oil Boom

Oil companies are like a nation — they need everything from everything. If you can set up shop near them, they will buy everything from you,” Kagimu explainedKAMPALA, Uganda — Malaysia’s Honorary Consul in Uganda, AlHaj Habib Kagimu, has urged local

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Mansions: Black Coffee’s Rise from Rural Mthatha to Billion-Rand Empire.

Mansions: Black Coffee’s Rise from Rural Mthatha to Billion-Rand Empire.

From Milking Cows to Millionaire Mansions: Inside Black Coffee’s R157 Million Clifton Dream Home and Billion-Rand EmpireNkosinathi Maphumulo, the globally acclaimed DJ Black Coffee, has come a long way from his humble beginnings in a rural Eastern Cape village. Milking cows wi

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Spot gold was trading at $4,004.73 an ounce as of 12:55 p.m. in Singapore.

Spot gold was trading at $4,004.73 an ounce as of 12:55 p.m. in Singapore.

Gold held around $4 000 an ounce after a weak start on Monday, after China ended a long-standing tax rebate for some retailers in a change that could weigh on demand in one of the world’s largest precious-metals markets.Bullion for immediate delivery rose 0.1%, after falling a

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