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US to send 24 additional armoured vehicles to Kenyan police on mission in Haiti

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The United States military announced on Friday that it would provide 24 more armoured vehicles to Kenyan soldiers stationed in Haiti, who are in charge of a protracted security operation in the country devastated by violence in the Caribbean.

 

About 400 Kenyan policemen recently deployed to Haiti as part of a security mission authorised by the United Nations to combat heavily armed gangs who have taken over most of the capital.

 

The former administration of Haiti first requested the mission in 2022. Kenya is the only country that has sent troops out of the small group of nations who have pledged more than 2,500 troops in total.

 

 

 

The Department of Defense’s combined military command for Latin America and the Caribbean, known as SouthCom, or U.S. Southern Command, said that it will use U.S. Air Force C-17 cargo planes to transport the mine-resistant ambush-protected (MRAP) MaxxPros to the capital’s main airport.

 

The statement indicated that the shipments would begin on Friday, bringing the total number of MRAPs supplied by the US to ten.

 

 

Additionally, it stated that 34 Overhead Gunner Protection Kits, or “turrets,” will be delivered by the aircraft to military-funded contractors who will mount them on the armoured vehicles to improve their field of vision during cooperative operations with the national police.

 

 

One of the mission’s first big sorties from the capital proved to be disastrous when Kenyan forces were forced to evacuate the Haitian village of Ganthier in late July.

 

The Miami Herald, citing a spokesman for the Kenyan army, stated that the lack of towers on the first MRAPs the Americans gave prevented personnel from fighting or retaliating against strikes from within.

 

 

Violence in Ganthier had by Aug. 1 displaced nearly 6,000 residents, U.N. data showed.

 

Close to 600,000 people have been internally displaced by the conflict and hundreds of thousands of would-be migrants deported back to Haiti, where nearly 5 million people are suffering from severe hunger. The mission’s initial 12-month mandate is set to end in October.

 

Haiti first looked to outside assistance in 2022 as gang violence intensified. Still, it was unable to find a leader willing to take the reins, and many foreign governments were hesitant to support the unelected government in the impoverished country.

 

Kenya, which has a lengthy history of taking part in international peacekeeping operations, announced earlier year that it was sending 1,000 police officers, citing its support for a neighbouring nation as groundwork.

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Brazilian meatpacker JBS invests $2.5 billion in Nigeria, builds six facilities

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Brazilian meatpacker JBS says it has inked a memorandum of understanding with the Nigerian government for a $2.5 billion investment plan that will include the construction of six new plants in the African nation.

Three of the plants would deal in poultry, two in beef, and one in pork, according to a statement from JBS.

In accordance with the memorandum of understanding, JBS stated that it would develop a five-year investment plan in Nigeria, which would include budget estimates, feasibility studies, and an action plan for the development of the local supply chain.

The Nigerian government would then guarantee the sanitary, regulatory, and economic conditions required for the project’s viability, JBS continued.

 

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China’s Xi meets with Morocco’s Crown Prince

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Morocco’s official media reports that Chinese President, Xi Jinping, visited Morocco briefly on Thursday.

According to Morocco’s MAP, Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan welcomed Xi in Casablanca. The visit demonstrated the close ties of camaraderie, collaboration, and solidarity between the Moroccan and Chinese peoples, it said.

China’s official broadcaster, CCTV, said that Xi and Hassan had a “cordial conversation” at the airport after being received by the Crown Prince and Moroccan Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch.

After attending the G20 Summit in Brazil, Xi paid the visit.

In recent years, China has increased its investments in Morocco’s rail and infrastructure. Morocco is desirable for Chinese electric car battery manufacturers because of its proximity to Europe, free trade agreements with important EU and US markets, and an established automotive sector.

Morocco was chosen by Chinese EV battery company Gotion High Tech in June to establish Africa’s first gigafactory, which will cost $1.3 billion in total.

 

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