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At least two people have been killed after Taliban opened fire at a crowd celebrating independence day in Asadabad, witnesses told Al Jazeera. In Jalalabad, Taliban fighters fired at people waving the Afghan flag during independence day celebrations, injuring a man and a teenage boy. Al Jazeera’s Charlotte Bellis, reporting from Kabul, said: “There were […]

South Africa’s national defense forces will send troops into the streets who saw anarchy over the weekend after the riots. Johannesburg – The South African National Defense Force (SANDF) confirmed on Monday that it has begun preparations to deploy troops to help police in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal deal with the riots. In a statement, SANDF

Africa Melan talks to military and defense analyst Helmoed Heitman about SANDF members deployed to help police amid unrest and looting. SANDF troops sent to help Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal police deal with riots and looting At least 10 people have already been confirmed dead in the violence Defense analyst Helmoed Heitman says SANDF will carry

He says that since the height of the unrest on Monday and Tuesday, there has been a sharp decline in the number of incidents and calm has returned to most areas. President Cyril Ramaphosa has acknowledged that the government was poorly prepared ‘”for an orchestrated campaign of public violence, destruction and sabotage of this nature”.

According to a report by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, he replaced the central bank’s board of directors under pressure from the International Monetary Fund. Radio France International reported on July 14 that the IMF was strongly opposed after President Felix Tsishekedi had initially appointed two cabinet officials to the board. RFI said the