By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on France 24
Haitian Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé praised Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele on Tuesday after his soldiers destroyed the home of a suspected gang leader. The deployment of more than 2,000 troops, decided after four Salvadoran soldiers disappeared, has raised concerns over rules of engagement and coordination with the UN-backed anti-gang force, according to France 24.
Israel has agreed to the deployment of around 250 foreign soldiers to Gaza as part of the International Stabilisation Force, according to The Jewish Chronicle citing Israeli security sources. Morocco is among the six volunteer countries, alongside Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Uganda and Albania.
🇵🇸 Palestine · Source: Yabiladi ·
At a G7 foreign ministers' meeting in Paris, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Washington would continue to impose 'devastating' economic costs on Tehran rather than resume war. According to four G7 diplomats, he called Iran’s authorities 'crazy', while President Trump has postponed new military strikes.
🇺🇸 United States · Source: Sowetan ·
The US Department of Justice on Tuesday charged three men it describes as Iranian agents in a terrorist plot targeting the British RAF Fairford air base in England in September. According to prosecutors, one of the suspects instructed individuals to drive vans to the base, some of which were carrying fuel barrels. The base housed US military aircraft and personnel, according to France 24.
🇺🇸 United States · Source: France 24 ·
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is making approval of the EU’s seven-year budget conditional on every member state contributing to the financing of Ukraine, which faces a projected funding shortfall of 70 billion euros in 2027. Slovakia, Hungary, Czechia and Bulgaria oppose the demand, with Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico calling it "blackmail" and threatening to use his veto, according to Zambian Observer.
🇩🇪 Germany · Source: Zambian Observer ·
ADNOC reports vessel damaged after attackIran’s Revolutionary Guards say three oil tankers are on fire in the Strait of Hormuz, while ADNOC reports one of its vessels was damaged after an attack in UAE territorial waters. The first incident had already been reported on 29 October 2026, according to Citizen Digital.The week in Africa
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