July, 2022

• 26 July

  Russia’s moves in Africa problematic for U.S. interests, general agrees

  

  U.S. senators evaluating President Biden’s nominees for two influential military assignments said Thursday that Russia’s spreading influence in volatile parts of Africa is jeopardizing American interests and implored both to prioritize the burgeoning policy dilemma, if they are confirmed. Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee appealed to Marine Corps …

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• 26 July

  Russia Tells Famine-Fearing Africa It’s Not to Blame for Food Shortage

  

  Badly needed grain has been piling up in Ukrainian ports since Moscow invaded, but Russia’s top diplomat is in Africa saying the West is to blame. President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia likes to cast himself as the leader of a global movement rising up against domination by the United …

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• 26 July

  Nigeria and shipping industry launch strategy to eliminate Gulf of Guinea piracy threat

  

  The Government of Nigeria and shipping stakeholders have launched a strategy to end piracy and armed robbery in the Gulf of Guinea (GoG). Despite a 60% decline in piracy-related attacks, following increased counter-piracy efforts, all reported crew kidnappings in 2021 were reported in the Gulf of Guinea, the International Chamber …

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• 26 July

  Sudan opposition calls for broad front against junta ‘to prevent civil war’

  

  Several opposition groups have expressed their fear that the clashes witnessed in Blue Nile state last week may be a prelude to more civil wars in the country. They called on fellow activists in the country to join ranks “to send the military back to the barracks” and restore the …

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• 26 July

  Congo to Auction Land to Oil Companies: ‘Our Priority Is Not to Save the Planet’

  Peatlands and rainforests in the Congo Basin protect the planet by storing carbon. Now, in a giant leap backward for the climate, they’re being auctioned off for drilling. The Democratic Republic of Congo, home to one of the largest old-growth rainforests on Earth, is auctioning off vast amounts of land …

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• 26 July

  Gunmen shoot, wound Hamas official in West Bank

  Palestinian police said unknown assailants on Friday shot and wounded an official affiliated with Gaza’s militant Hamas rulers in the occupied West Bank. Nasser al-Shaer, who served as deputy Hamas prime minister for a year and a half after the group won the last Palestinian elections in 2006, was admitted …

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• 26 July

  Forged UK passports ‘sold online for £3,500’

  

  Forged British passports are being sold online using slick advertising promising buyers that the documents will pass UK biometric border controls, UK media reports. The fakes include security features — holograms and watermarks — visible only under the ultraviolet lights in airport scanners. They are being sold via TikTok and …

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• 26 July

  Lisa Smith: Former Irish soldier jailed for Isis membership

  

  Convert to Islam travelled to Syria in 2015 after Isis leader called for Muslims to join terror group A former Irish soldier has been jailed for being a member of Isis. Lisa Smith, 40, was sentenced to 15 months behind bars at a court in Dublin on Friday after she …

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• 26 July

  Erdogan’s threats of invading Syria could lead to Islamic State resurgence

  

  The threat of a Turkish invasion into northern Syria could lead to an ISIS jailbreak Turkey’s strongman President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s plan to purge the U.S.-allied Kurdish force from northern Syria could create an Act 2 for the Islamic State terrorist movement to build a new caliphate, noted experts on …

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• 26 July

  The Global Food Crisis Shouldn’t Have Come As a Surprise

  

  How to Finally Fix the Broken System for Alleviating Hunger The world’s agricultural and food systems face a perfect storm. Overlapping crises, including the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, wars in Ukraine and elsewhere, supply chain bottlenecks for both inputs like fertilizer and outputs like wheat, and natural disasters induced by climate …

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