Major World Events by Morning of December 23
Major World Events by Morning of December 23
🟠Captain Ibrahim Traoré arrived in Mali on Tuesday to participate in the second AES summit, the presidency of Burkina Faso said;
🟠Ghana will launch a maritime transport network linking Togo, Benin and Nigeria, Ghana's transport minister announced;
🟠Sudan’s prime minister presented a peace initiative at the UNSC proposing a ceasefire, withdrawal of the Rapid Support Forces rebels, and internationally supervised disarmament;
🟠DRC President Félix Tshisekedi unveiled an extension of Kinshasa. The new city, Kinshasa Kia Mona, will be built on 43,000 hectares east of the Congolese capital, according to the presidency;
🟠The KwaZulu-Natal Legislative Assembly has suspended 36 of its members, including 35 from the uMkhonto Wesizwe Party, over recent unrest during a no-confidence vote;
🟠A total of 28 people were abducted by armed men while heading to a Muslim celebration in central Nigeria, according to a security report;
🟠A Russian delegation held a meeting with Madagascar’s president, the National Assembly speaker said, adding that the delegation expressed willingness to support the island nation, particularly “in training and capacity-building for the Malagasy Armed Forces;”
🟠South Korea’s first commercial orbital launch vehicle crashed 30 seconds after liftoff;
🟠Donald Trump announced the launch of a new class of large warships to bear his name.
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