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#central-african-republic

Image President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has concentrated power in his own hands over the past two decades.Credit...Sergey Ponomarev for The New York Times President Recep Tayyip Erdogan failed to secure a first-round victory in Turkey's presidential election and will now face a runoff on May 28.Still, he seems well positioned to win another five-year term.

A Russian official who has been part of his country's push to gain a foothold in the Central African Republic was wounded by a package bomb in the country's capital, Bangui, on Friday, according to the Russian foreign ministry and state media.The official, Dimitri Sytyi, was identified as the head of the local branch of the Russian House, the cultural arm of the Russian foreign ministry.

The war unfolding in Sudan is an internal conflict in danger of going global.Finding a sustainable peace will require convincing many countries with a stake in Sudan's future that they are better off with a partner at peace than one at war.The conflict is a power struggle between Gen. Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemedti, who leads the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, and Gen. Abdel Fattah Burhan, who heads the Sudanese army and is the country's de facto leader.

President Emmanuel Macron on Monday outlined France's new strategy for Africa, where anti-French sentiment runs high in some of its former colonies.Ahead of a visit to Gabon, Angola, Congo-Brazzaville and the Democratic Republic of Congo, Macron said that France needs to demonstrate a "profound humility" in Africa.

02/27/2023February 27, 2023 Ahead of a trip to Africa, French President Emmanuel Macron has outlined plans for a "noticeable reduction" in France's troop presence on the continent.France also intends to co-run African bases with African countries.President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday that France will reorganize its military bases on the continent, during a speech ahead of a tour of African countries.

French president begins four-nation tour of Africa to renew frayed ties, while anti-French sentiment runs high in some former African colonies.President Emmanuel Macron has said the era of French interference in Africa was well over as he began a four-nation tour of the continent to renew frayed ties.

Issued on: 18/01/2023 - 18:04Modified: 18/01/2023 - 18:10 18:14 THE INTERVIEW FRANCE 24 France's former president Francois Hollande granted an interview to FRANCE 24 and RFI on Wednesday, some 10 years after launching Operation Serval, which ousted armed rebels and Islamist militants from northern Mali.

Issued on: 21/02/2023 - 17:29 12:29 THE INTERVIEW FRANCE 24 Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba expressed confidence that Ukraine would win the war against the invading force of Russia, in an interview with FRANCE 24.Speaking in Brussels a few days ahead of the first anniversary of Russia's invasion, the top Ukrainian diplomat explained why he thinks President Vladimir Putin represents a global threat for the international community, saying that the Russian president's strategy was "destruction and undermining stability".

A cemetery used by the notorious Russian mercenary group Wagner has grown rapidly in size over the past several months, according to interviews and an analysis by The New York Times of satellite imagery and video footage.The expanded burial ground is rare visual evidence that shows the toll the invasion of Ukraine is taking on Wagner, especially its rank-and-file soldiers.

A view of the Wagner Group's headquarters in St. Petersburg on Oct. 31.(AP)A former commander in the Russian mercenary Wagner Group has requested asylum in Norway after fleeing Russia, a move that rights groups say could aid international investigations into alleged crimes by Russian soldiers in Ukraine.

The actress is joining fellow stars including Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Marcus Mumford and Anna Calvi for the one-off show on April 15.She said: Why would I not take part?If it was my family, people I knew and loved, I would hope people would do what they could to help me.I don't know how anyone could read about another human's suffering and not want to do something.

Global lender recommends countries craft crypto policies that safeguard monetary sovereignty and stability'.The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has laid out a nine-point action plan for how countries should treat crypto assets, with point number one a plea not to give cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin legal tender status.

France is to reduce its military presence in Africa and transform its bases into partnerships with African soldiers, Emmanuel Macron has said ahead of a crucial trip to the continent this week.The French president's comments came as anti-French sentiment runs high in several former colonies in the Sahel, and Paris seeks to counter growing Chinese and Russian influence on the continent.

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails The Foreign Secretary said he absolutely regards himself as a feminist and denied the Government has a women problem with female ministers less likely to be put on the airwaves.

The UK has not given enough in foreign aid, the UN relief chief said as he appealed for more funding to help the world's most vulnerable.Martin Griffiths said we would like to have seen more in overseas aid spending from Britain, stressing that money counts.Rishi Sunak was criticised for slashing the foreign aid budget from 0.7% to 0.5% of national income when he was chancellor in the wake of the hit to the economy from the Covid pandemic.

Crypto adoption achieved new milestones in 2022, with the number of crypto owners reaching 425 million during the year, a new report by Crypto.comshows.Moreover, the report reveals that the number of bitcoin owners reached 219 million in December while the number of ether owners reached 87 million.Cryptocurrency Adoption Achieves New Milestones Crypto.com

A well-regulated African cryptocurrency market is needed in order to protect users as well as help countries stop bad actors from using digital assets to circumvent capital controls, the latest post on the IMF blog has said.The blog post reiterated the IMF's belief that risks to a country are much greater if crypto is adopted as legal tender.

Russia claimed Friday to have completed its capture of the town Soledar in eastern Ukraine Friday after months of fighting in a brutal offensive that would hand the Kremlin its first significant battlefield gain since July after a wave of military setbacks.Ukraine insists that the fighting was far from over.

A Russian businessman believed to be a close ally of Yevgeny Prigozhin has been taken to hospital in Central African Republic after an assassination attempt, the RIA Novosti news agency has reported, citing the local Russian embassy.Dmitry Sytii, who officially works as the head of the Russian House culture centre in CAR's capital, Bangui, had sanctions imposed on him by the US in September 2020 for his alleged links to Wagner Group, a private military group founded by Prigozhin that has deployed more than 1,000 fighters in the unstable country to fight rebels.

Boris Becker, the three-time Wimbledon champion, returned to his home country of Germany on Thursday after he was freed from prison in Britain, his lawyer said.The Southwark Crown Court in London sentenced Mr. Becker to 30 months in prison in April for hiding his assets after he was declared bankrupt.

Issued on: 15/12/2022 - 15:30 The last 47 French soldiers of the logistics mission (MISLOG-B) are seen at Bangui airport on December 15, 2022 before boarding a C130 cargo plane.Barbara Debout, AFP The last French troops deployed in the Central African Republic left on Thursday following a chill in relations caused by closer ties between Bangui and Moscow, an AFP reporter saw.

Yevgeny V. Prigozhin, a Russian businessman and close associate of President Vladimir V. Putin, acknowledged on Monday that he is the founder of the Wagner Group, a shadowy private military company that has fought on Russia's side in the war in Ukraine.Wagner comprises an array of Russian mercenary groups and has evolved over time to function more like a private military contractor for Moscow.The Russian oligarch had previously denied links to Wagner and sued a Britain-based investigative journalist this year for suggesting he was its founder.