U.S EQUIPMENT, EXPERTS ARRIVE AT KENYA EBOLA FACILITY DESPITE COURT ORDER, PROTESTS. (PHOTO).

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 U.S equipment, experts arrive at Kenya Ebola facility despite court order, protests Around 20 flights carrying medical equipment and specialist staff have landed at a base in Kenya where the U.S. ​government is continuing to build an Ebola quarantine facility despite protests and Kenyan court orders blocking it, according to flight data and officials. At least two ‌people have been killed in protests in the central Kenyan town of Nanyuki, home to the Kenyan air force base where the U.S. military is building a 50-bed unit for Americans who might be exposed to the virus, which has infected hundreds in Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. A Kenyan court first ordered work on the Ebola facility to be suspended on May ​28, yet U.S. military flights into Nanyuki continued in the days that followed, according to data from flight-tracking service Flightradar24. The planes have brought in technical ​equipment as well as dozens of physicians, engineers, lab experts and construction work...

RUSSIA CLAIMS WIDESPREAD PRESENCE OF FRENCH MILITARY CONTRACTORS IN AFRICA. (PHOTO).


 Russia claims widespread presence of French military contractors in Africa


The Russian Foreign Ministry claims private French military companies (PMCs) operate in 14 African countries with about 100 working internationally.


The ministry said in a statement that those companies are typically led by former gendarmerie officers and, less commonly, by retired intelligence officers, Anadolu Agency reported.


“Currently, these PMCs are active in Ukraine, Brazil, Brunei, India, Spain, Qatar, Kuwait, Malaysia, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines, Finland, Switzerland, Estonia, and 14 African countries, including Algeria, Benin, Gabon, Djibouti, Côte d’Ivoire, Mauritania, Nigeria, Morocco, Senegal, Somalia, and Chad,” the statement says.


Most firms are created for limited periods to carry out specific tasks, it noted.


‘Training for combat’


“In the context of the Ukrainian conflict, French PMCs offer services to train Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel in Eastern European countries,” it said.


Since 2022, French PMCs have been recruiting volunteers to participate in combat operations in Ukraine, giving priority to personnel on leave from the Foreign Legion, former EU servicemen, and citizens of African states, the ministry claimed.


According to the ministry, coordination of the PMCs is overseen by the Agency for the Dissemination of Technological Information.


The French state determines the priorities of these activities and owns a majority stake through intermediary structures, it said.


French authorities have not reacted to these claims from Russia.

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