TÜRKIYE IS PLANNING TO ESTABLISH LOCAL DEFENCE PRODUCTION FACILITIES AND MILITARY TRAINING CENTRES IN NIGERIA AS PART OF EFFORTS TO STRENGTHEN SECURITY COOPERATION AND INCREASE BILATERAL TRADE TO $5 BILLION.(PHOTO).

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 Türkiye is planning to establish local defence production facilities and military training centres in Nigeria as part of efforts to strengthen security cooperation and increase bilateral trade to $5 billion. Turkish Ambassador to Nigeria, Mehmet Poroy, disclosed this on Monday in Abuja, saying the proposed facilities would enable Türkiye to support local military equipment production rather than simply supplying weapons and equipment. He also revealed that 200 Nigerian special forces personnel were undergoing a two-month training programme in Türkiye, with plans underway to establish a similar facility in Nigeria. “We are planning to have some local production unit also in that context, not only selling to Nigeria the tools, equipment, the arms that it needs, but also the possibility of having local production here in Nigeria,” Poroy said. On trade, the ambassador said bilateral trade currently stood at approximately $2 billion, including oil and gas, but both countries were targe...

JAMAICA TAKES SLAVERY REPARATIONS FIGHT TO KING CHARLES AS DELEGATION ARRIVES IN UK. (PHOTO)


 Jamaica Takes Slavery Reparations Fight To King Charles As Delegation Arrives In UK


A Jamaican government delegation has arrived in the United Kingdom to formally present a landmark petition to King Charles III seeking legal guidance on Britain’s responsibility for slavery and its lasting consequences.


The delegation, led by Jamaica’s Culture Minister Olivia Grange, is expected to lodge the petition with the King on Monday.


Rather than directly demanding a financial payout from the monarch, Jamaica is asking King Charles, in his capacity as Jamaica’s head of state, to refer key legal questions to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.


The petition seeks clarification on whether the forced transportation and enslavement of Africans in Jamaica was lawful, whether slavery constituted a crime against humanity, and whether Britain has a legal obligation to provide restitution for the harm caused by slavery and its enduring legacy.


Grange said the effects of slavery continue to affect Jamaica’s development, including education, healthcare and the country’s ability to respond to modern challenges such as climate change.


The move comes amid growing international pressure for former colonial powers to confront the legacy of transatlantic slavery and consider reparatory justice. A recent United Nations committee also said countries have obligations to consider reparations for the transatlantic slave trade.


The Jamaican delegation is also expected to hold discussions in Britain on the possible return of cultural artefacts taken from Jamaica.


The petition could mark a major new phase in the Caribbean nation’s long-running campaign for reparations and potentially influence similar demands across the Caribbean and Africa. (The Guardian)


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