Biafran flags, an iconic red, black and green with a rising golden sun, still make appearances on the front of buildings in Enugu state as hardline separatists continue to demand independence.
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“I will do everything I need to do to defend and serve my country,” Isabel dos Santos said.
Henry Costa, a fierce critic and chairman of youth activist group the Council of Patriots (COP) posted on Facebook on Wednesday that he was in the hands of Sierra Leone authorities.
“The growing financial contribution demonstrates AU member states’ commitment to ensuring predictable and sustainable financing for peace and security activities in Africa,” Mahamat said.
The new structure, named Coalition for the Sahel, brings the G5 states, French forces and any future troops under a single command.
Defence Minister Issoufou Katambe on Sunday said that an updated death toll of soldiers would be announced this week after the initial announcement of 25.
ISWAP claimed the attack and said one of its militants detonated a car bomb in the town, killing at least 8 soldiers and destroying 3 armoured vehicles. Three civilians also killed.
An army spokesman confirmed the attack and said two soldiers sustained injury but was silent on a dead driver in the convoy as reported by local media.
Al-Mismari said the east-based army was inching closer to capture the country’s capital, Tripoli.
Witnesses in Gamboru market town said more than 35 injured people were taken to the local hospital after the attack.