NIGERIA.& SAUDI ARABIA ON STRENGTHENING MILITARY COOPERATION. (PHOTO).

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 NIGERIA.& SAUDI ARABIA ON STRENGTHENING MILITARY COOPERATION  #Nigeria and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia @KSA  have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen defence and military cooperation. Signing on behalf of the federal government, the Minister of State for Defence Bello Mohammed Matawalle, says the MoU marks a significant milestone in strengthening Nigeria’s defence architecture and enhancing the capacity of the armed forces. The agreement establishes a framework for cooperation covering training, joint exercises, technical assistance, intelligence exchange, logistics, and other mutually agreed activities aimed at enhancing internal security,  cooperation in counter-terrorism, and intelligence sharing to support efforts against violent extremism and organised crime.

KENYA'S PRESIDENT RUTO RETURNS SEVERAL SACKED MINISTERS. (PHOTO).


 Kenya's President Ruto returns several sacked ministers


Kenyan President William Ruto on Friday re-appointed several members of the cabinet he sacked last week to a new government that he said would respond to the grievances of young protesters.


In a televised address, Ruto announced 11 appointments to what he had promised would be a broad-based unity government. He said other nominations would follow soon, TRT Afrika reported.


The mass firing last week was a concession to demands from youth-led protests that had already forced him to withdraw $2.7 billion in proposed tax hikes.


Ruto re-appointed Kithure Kindiki as interior minister, Aden Duale as defence minister, Alice Wahome as land minister and Soipan Tuya as environment minister. He also changed the portfolios of two other ministers.


'BETRAYAL OF PEOPLE'


Shortly before the president’s announcement, opposition coalition members on Friday distanced themselves from the proposal to form a broad-based government, calling it a “betrayal of the Kenyan people, particularly Gen Zs and millennials,” who have been leading the protests calling for change.


Opposition figure Kalonzo Musyoka called the Cabinet change “cosmetic,” saying nothing will change as long as the Ruto administration is in office.


He said that any opposition party joining the broad-based government will be doing so as an individual party and not as the opposition coalition.


The protests have resulted in more than 50 deaths since mid-June and left Ruto caught between pressure from lenders to pay down high debts and a public reeling from high living costs.

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