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Calls to Expel or Recall US Ambassador to South Africa 'Growing Louder': SA Media
The Russian vessel, Lady R, is docked at the Simon's Town Naval Base near Cape Town, South Africa, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022. The U.S. ambassador to South Africa has accused the country of providing weapons to Russia. Ambassador Reuben Brigety said the U.S. government was certain that weapons were loaded onto a cargo ship that docked secretly at a naval base near the city of Cape Town for three days in December. - Sputnik Africa
- Sputnik AfricaSamantha AriasProducer / Podcast host
8 August 2023, 18:55
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French Politician Doubts ECOWAS Would Send Troops to Niger
A woman welcomes ECOWAS Senegalese troops as they take position near the state house in the Gambian capital Banjul Jan. 22, 2017. West Africa's regional bloc known as ECOWAS has threatened the use of force in reinstating the president of Niger after he was deposed by his military but how the bloc would carry out the threat remains unclear, with a military deployment on the table. - Sputnik Africa
8 August 2023, 18:28
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Top 10 African Athletes Holding Guinness World Records
Ethiopia's long distance runner Haile Gebrselassie crosses the finish line to win the Vienna city half marathon, in downtown Vienna, Austria, on Sunday, April 15, 2012. - Sputnik Africa
- Sputnik AfricaMuhammad Nooh OsmanWriter/Editor
8 August 2023, 18:26
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US Media: Developing Nations on Crusade to Overthrow US-Dominated World Order
Flags of the countries-participants of the second Russia-Africa Summit in St. Petersburg. - Sputnik Africa
Maria KonokhovaWriter
8 August 2023, 18:24
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Fact Check: Debunking Blinken’s Fake News Claims About Grain Deal
Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during U.S. Africa leaders Summit at Department of State in Washington, Monday, Dec. 12, 2022. - Sputnik Africa
Ilya Tsukanov
8 August 2023, 18:23Longread
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Niger Coup Leaders Reportedly Reject Visit of High-Level ECOWAS Delegation, Citing Security Risks
A general view of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Committee of Chiefs of Defence Staff from ECOWAS countries as they deliberate in Abuja, Nigeria on the political unrest in the Republic of Niger on August 2, 2023. - Sputnik Africa
- Sputnik AfricaMuhammad Nooh OsmanWriter/Editor
8 August 2023, 17:59
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Ramaphosa Positively Assesses Russia-Africa Summit's Outcomes in Phone Talks With Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa before a meeting with the leaders of a number of African states who arrived in St. Petersburg to negotiate possible ways to resolve the situation in Ukraine on June 17, 2023. - Sputnik Africa
8 August 2023, 17:51
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Furry Troops: Cats Living in Special Military Op Area
Военнослужащий одного из подразделений тылового обеспечения в зоне СВО - Sputnik Africa
8 August 2023, 16:48
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'Wishful Thinking': Russian Ambassador Says Talks on Ukraine in Jeddah Can't Bring Result
A Russian serviceman patrols the area near the frontline town of Artemovsk, also known as Bakhmut, in the course of Russia's military operation in Ukraine, Donetsk People's Republic, Russia. - Sputnik Africa
8 August 2023, 16:30
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US Reportedly Greenlights Transferring First Batch of Abrams Tanks to Ukraine
Abrams tanks are seen on a flat car in a rail yard, Tuesday, July 2, 2019, in Washington. - Sputnik Africa
8 August 2023, 16:25
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Watch Russian Ka-52 Alligator Turn Ukrainian Infantry Fighting Vehicle Into Toast
Russian Ka-52 chopper targets Ukrainian armored vehicle in Kransy Liman direction - Sputnik Africa
8 August 2023, 15:58
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Ethiopia Arrests Over 3,000 People Suspected of Involvement in Terrorist Groups, Illegal Activities
In this file photo of Thursday Oct.21, 2010, Al-Shabaab fighters display weapons as they conduct military exercises in northern Mogadishu, Somalia - Sputnik Africa
- Sputnik AfricaSamantha AriasProducer / Podcast host
8 August 2023, 15:50
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French Army 'Saved Thousands of Lives' in Sahel: Defense Chief Denies 'Failure' in Africa
French Barkhane Air Force mechanics maintain a Mirage 2000 on the Niamey, Niger base, on June 5, 2021. - Sputnik Africa
Maria KonokhovaWriter
8 August 2023, 15:40
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Almost 80% of Nigeriens Support Coup Leaders, Poll Shows
Supporters of Niger's National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland (CNSP) demonstrate in Niamey on August 6, 2023. - Sputnik Africa
8 August 2023, 15:02
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US Senator: Ukraine 'Can't Win' - They're 'a Junior High Team Playing a College Team'
A destroyed tank of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the village of Troitskoye, Lugansk People's Republic. File photo - Sputnik Africa
Svetlana Ekimenko
8 August 2023, 14:50
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Russia Hits Ukraine's Command Post in Kiev Controlled-Part of Donetsk Region
Russian servicemen of a volunteer unit of Central Military District load ammunition into a BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicle during a combat training in the course of Russia's military operation in Ukraine - Sputnik Africa
8 August 2023, 14:48
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End of Francafrique? French Senators Point to Paris' Consecutive Failures in Africa
Protesters hold an anti-France placard during a demonstration on independence day in Niamey on August 3, 2023. Security concerns built on August 3, 2023 ahead of planned protests in coup-hit Niger, with France demanding safety guarantees for foreign embassies as some Western nations reduced their diplomatic presence. - Sputnik Africa
Maria KonokhovaWriter
8 August 2023, 13:19
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ICRC Says Will Keep Providing Aid to People in Mali's Hard-to-Reach Areas
Valerie Amos (4th L), the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, talks with Red Cross and other humanitarian workers during her visit of the Mentao refugee camp, 200 km outside of Ouagadougou, on May 22, 2012. Amos visited the refugee camp to evaluate needs and the successfulness of the humanitarian response to hunger and malnutrition amongst Malian refugees. - Sputnik Africa
8 August 2023, 11:04
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A Matter of Taste: Why Do Watermelons From Africa's Largest Producer Lack Flavor?
In this June 30, 2014, file photo, fresh watermelon is is seen in Concord, N.H. - Sputnik Africa
8 August 2023, 10:37
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Mali, Burkina Faso Will Not Tolerate Military Intervention in Niger, Says Head of Delegation
In this Nov. 24, 2012 photo, soldiers from a Malian army special unit stand atop pick-ups mounted with machine guns, following a training exercise in the Barbe military zone, in Mopti, Mali. - Sputnik Africa
8 August 2023, 10:19
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