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North Korea defies world leaders security meeting, fires ICBM into Japan waters

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3 years ago

March 25, 2022

North Korea Thursday, confirmed that it successfully fired a new, advanced International Ballistic Missile (ICBM) that has the capability of placing the entire Unites States within its range.

The announcement of the high powered ICBM launching coincided with a security summit in Brussels, Belgium, with world leaders includingUS President Joe Biden, in attendance.

This is the first time North Korea will be firing a missile since 2017, and was personally supervised by President Kim Jong-un.

The long range missile, flying at an altitude of 6,000 kilometers (3,728 miles) and had a distance of 1,080 kilometers (671 miles), with a flight time of 71 minutes, landed in the Sea of Japan.

North Korea has had a long history with testing of missiles, having carried out a total of 147 tests of strategic missiles since its first such test in 1984.

Under the regime of Kim il-sung, the country carried out 15 tests while 16 were undertaken under Kim Jong-il, the father of current leader, Kim Jong-un, whose regime has seen 119 tests undertaken.

The last of the nuclear testing by North Korea was in November 2017, which was a 53 minutes ICBM, covering a distance of 590 miles and an altitude of about 2,780 miles.

In response to the ICBM test, South Korea’s military also launched several warning missiles for the first time since 2017, with the country’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) anniuncing its reprisal attacks on its powerful neighbours.

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

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2 hours ago

November 22, 2024

Ifeoluwa Dada

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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2 hours ago

November 22, 2024

Ifeoluwa Dada

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.