RUSSIAN FORCES TO STAY IN MALI TO FIGHT TERRORISM: KREMLIN. (PHOTO).

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 Russian forces to stay in Mali to fight terrorism: Kremlin The Kremlin said on Thursday that Russian forces would stay in Mali to help the country's government battle terrorists following an offensive over the weekend by Tuareg-led separatists and terrorists. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov made the statement after being asked by a reporter how Russia responded to a purported statement from the terrorists saying they wanted Russia to leave Mali. "Russia's presence there is, in fact, due to the need identified by the current government. Russia will continue, including in Mali, to combat extremism, terrorism and other harmful phenomena and will continue to provide assistance to the current government," said Peskov, AFP reported. The Russian Defence Ministry had claimed on Tuesday that units of its African Corps prevented an attempted coup on April 25, 2026 in Mali. It said in a statement that the African Corps units "inflicted irreparable losses" on superior ...

DRC TO SET UP PARAMILITARY UNIT TO SECURE MINES. (PHOTO).


 DRC to set up paramilitary unit to secure mines


The Democratic Republic of Congo announced on Monday that it was setting up a paramilitary unit to secure mining sites in the country, which has abundant deposits of sought-after minerals.


The Central African nation produces around 70% of global cobalt output – key for making electric batteries and in defence technology – and holds some of the world's richest deposits of copper, coltan and lithium.


Chinese firms hold a significant mining position in the country, though there are companies from the United States and elsewhere.


The General Inspectorate of Mines (IGM), a government body that oversees and fights fraud in the mining sector, announced the creation of "the mining guard."


Securing 'entire mineral exploitation chain'


It said in a statement it was a "paramilitary special unit intended to secure the entire mineral exploitation chain" in the DRC.


With funding of $100 million, it said the plan was part of "strategic partnerships" with the United States and United Arab Emirates but gave no details on its sources of financing.


The DRC and Rwanda signed an agreement in December aimed at ending conflict in the eastern DRC, a region long mired in fighting, which has intensified with the emergence of M23 rebel group.


The accord includes an economic component aimed at ensuring that American high-tech companies have a supply of strategic minerals.


Thousands of troops


The IGM said the mining guard would be responsible for securing mining sites and mineral transport.


"By the end of 2028, a gradual deployment is planned of a workforce of more than 20,000 guards covering the 22 mining provinces under IGM supervision," the body said.

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