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• Taliban: Afghan Peace Talks With US Heading in 'Right Direction' VOA 27 Feb 2019 -- American and Afghan Taliban officials have temporally paused ongoing peace talks in Qatar to consult with their respective leaderships before returning to the table on Saturday.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Navy to Commission Littoral Combat Ship Charleston DoD 27 Feb 2019 -- The Navy will commission its newest Independence-variant littoral combat ship (LCS), the future USS Charleston (LCS 18), during a 10 a.m. ceremony Saturday, March 2, at Columbus Street Terminal in Charleston, South Carolina.
• Navy Chooses Key West for Commissioning Future USS Billings NNS 27 Feb 2019 -- Secretary of the Navy Richard Spencer has approved Key West, Florida as the site for the commissioning of the future USS Billings (LCS 15). The event will take place in August 2019. The specific date has yet to be announced.
• USS Chief visits Jakarta NNS 27 Feb 2019 -- The Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship USS Chief (MCM 14) arrived in Jakarta, Indonesia, Feb. 26, for a port visit.
• AN/AQS-20C Sonar System Completes Developmental Testing NNS 27 Feb 2019 -- The Navy announced completion of developmental testing for the AN/AQS-20C mine-hunting sonar system at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Panama City Division, Feb. 26.
• DESRON 22 Conducts Virtual Onload Aboard Ford NNS 27 Feb 2019 -- Commodore of Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 22 Capt. Tom Moninger and members of DESRON 22 staff visited USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) to evaluate the command's designated destroyer squadron spaces, Feb. 25.
• New Navy Cryptologic & Cyber Warfare Community Vision Released NNS 27 Feb 2019 -- The Navy's community leader for Cryptology and Cyber Warfare released Feb. 8 a new vision titled, "Navy Cryptologic & Cyber Warfare Community Vision" which serves as an aligning narrative for the community.
• USS Donald Cook Departs Odessa, Ukraine NNS 27 Feb 2019 -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) departed Odessa, Ukraine Feb. 27 after completing a scheduled port visit as part of continued Black Sea presence and support to NATO allies and regional partners.
• Joint training strengthens Air Force, Army collaboration US Air Force 27 Feb 2019 -- Airmen and Soldiers practiced Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and high yield explosives training techniques and procedures Feb. 22, 2019, as part of a joint decontamination training event.
• EQ-4 Global Hawk Controlled'Beyond Line of Sight' US Air Force 27 Feb 2019 -- One of the assets flying missions from Al Dhafra Air Base, is the EQ-4 Global Hawk. This remotely piloted aircraft previously required coordination with other bases to control it while in the air. Now by utilizing technology this process can be conducted locally.
• National Guard chemical troops test new deployable threat response system Army News 27 Feb 2019 -- Maryland and Delaware National Guard warfighters here are testing a new chemical and biological threat response system that can quickly deploy to contamination sites.
• Engineer warriors of the land and sea - A look back at RIMPAC 2018 Army News 27 Feb 2019 -- In today's interconnected global arena, deployment readiness is contingent on Soldiers' ability to work in partnership with other joint services and allied nations. In the summer of 2018, the Soldiers of 561st Engineer Construction Company (ECC), 84th Engineer Battalion, 130th Engineer Brigade trained alongside 1st Naval Construction Regiment (NCR) Seabees at Bellows Air Force Base during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2018.
• NATO's advanced Anti-Submarine Warfare Exercise Dynamic Manta begins in Italy NATO 27 Feb 2019 -- NATO's Submarine Warfare Exercise DYNAMIC MANTA 2019 (DYMA 19) began Monday, Feb. 25, 2019 off the Sicilian coast, with ships, submarines, and aircraft and personnel from 10 Allied nations converging on the Central Mediterranean Sea for anti-submarine warfare (ASW) and anti-surface warfare training.
• IDF Concludes Three-Day Military Drill Simulating War With Hamas Sputnik 27 Feb 2019 -- The large-scale military exercise comes amid fears of possible military escalation in both Palestinian territories.
• Rare VTOL drone deployed on PLA destroyer Global Times 27 Feb 2019 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy deployed a new vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) fixed-wing drone on a guided missile destroyer in an exercise in the South China Sea in late February.
• Chinese bombers fly training missions near Taiwan: MND CNA 27 Feb 2019 -- The Ministry of National Defense (MND) said Wednesday that it closely monitored the movements of a number of Chinese military aircraft operating near Taiwan earlier in the day.
• Military to hold emergency aircraft drill on freeway CNA 27 Feb 2019 -- The military will stage an emergency aircraft takeoff and landing drill on a freeway as part of the annual Han Kuang series of exercises this year, the Ministry of National Defense (MND) announced Wednesday.
• Iran DefMin: Economic enterprises to be separated from Armed Forces IRNA 27 Feb 2019 -- Defense Minister of Iran Brigadier General Amir Hatami said on Wednesday that in the coming few days, good tidings will be published in regards with the separation of economic enterprises from Armed Forces.
• Turkey's Largest Naval Drills Start in All Seas Surrounding Country Sputnik 27 Feb 2019 -- The largest naval drills in Turkey's history, involving 103 vessels, started on Wednesday, in all the three seas surrounding the country – the Black Sea, the Aegean Sea and the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, the Anadolu news agency reported.

Defense Industry

• Contracts for February 27, 2019
• Boeing introduces new unmanned system for global defense customers Boeing 27 Feb 2019 -- Boeing has introduced its newest unmanned platform, the Boeing Airpower Teaming System.

Other Conflicts

• 27 February 2019 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 27 Feb 2019
• Keep Africa's guns 'from firing in the first place', UN political chief urges UN News 27 Feb 2019 -- Arms control, the illegal exploitation of natural resources, and the United Nations' role in "silencing the guns in Africa" were the focus of a Security Council's debate on Wednesday, aimed at conflict prevention across the continent.
• Yemen shoots down Saudi spy drone IRNA 27 Feb 2019 -- The Yemeni forces have shot down a Saudi spy drone in Al Hudaydah western Yemen.
• Yemen accuses Saudis of violating Al Hudaydah truce 283 times IRNA 27 Feb 2019 -- Yemeni Armed Forces spokesman has accused the Saudi-led coalition of repeatedly breaching ceasefire agreement in Al Hudaydah, Yemen, saying that it has breached the truce 283 times over the last 72 hours.
• With 10 million Yemeni's 'one step away from famine', donors pledge $2.6 billion IRNA 27 Feb 2019 -- Donors have pledged $2.6 billion to provide urgently needed support to millions of Yemeni civilians facing an "overwhelming humanitarian calamity" after nearly four years of brutal war, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday.
• Yemen: 'A great first step' UN declares as aid team accesses grain silo which can feed millions UN News 27 Feb 2019 -- The first assessment of a major UN aid storage facility in war-torn Yemen has been carried out since it was cut off by fighting last September, the Organization reported on Wednesday, hailing it as "a great first step".
• UN Food Program Regains Access to Yemen's Red Sea Mills Storage - Spokesman Sputnik 27 Feb 2019 -- United Nations humanitarian personnel have gained access to a major food storage facility in the Yemeni port city of Al Hudaydah for the first time since September, UN Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said in a press briefing on Tuesday.
• Syrian President Assad invites Iran's FM Zarif to visit Damascus Press TV 27 Feb 2019 -- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has invited Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif to visit Damascus.
• Moscow, Damascus want American troops out of Syria Press TV 27 Feb 2019 -- Moscow and Damascus have jointly called on Washington to end its military presence on Syrian soil and let Syrian government forces and allied Russian troops evacuate civilians from a refugee camp near Jordan.
• Netanyahu, Putin Discuss Iran's Role In Syria RFE/RL 27 Feb 2019 -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in Moscow on February 27 in a bid to persuade Russian President Vladimir Putin that Iran must not be allowed to establish a presence in Syria.
• Moscow, Damascus Jointly Urge US Troops to Leave Syria Sputnik 27 Feb 2019 -- Russia and Syria urge the United States to implement its decision to disengage from the Middle East state, a joint statement issued by the Russian and Syrian general staffs said.
• Erdogan: Only Turkey Could Control Future Buffer Zone in Northern Syria Sputnik 27 Feb 2019 -- Turkey cannot trust anybody to control the planned buffer zone in northern Syria because the region may pose a threat to the country's national security, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said.
• Russia Calls for Immediate Evacuation of Syria's Rukban Refugee Camp - Envoy Sputnik 27 Feb 2019 -- Russia is calling on all parties to allow for the immediate evacuation of anyone who wants to leave the Syrian refugee camp of Rukban, Russian Ambassador to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia told the Security Council on Tuesday.
• Q&A On Kashmir Crisis: 'Neither Side Has Any Interest In Provoking A War' RFE/RL 27 Feb 2019 -- Pakistan says it shot down two Indian warplanes and captured one pilot on February 27, a day after India launched air strikes on what it described as a militant base in Pakistani territory.
• Tensions Escalate as Indian, Pakistani Fighter Jets Take Military Action VOA 27 Feb 2019 -- Tensions escalated Wednesday between nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan amid claims and counter claims of shooting down each other's fighter planes.
• India foils Pakistan's attempt to target its military installations: MEA All India Radio News 27 Feb 2019 -- India on Wednesday foiled Pakistan's attempt to target its military installations and shot down one Pakistan Air Force fighter aircraft.
• Army destroys five Pakistan posts in retaliation to cross border firing along LoC in Jammu Division All India Radio News 27 Feb 2019 -- The Indian Army destroyed five forward posts of Pakistan in a befitting retaliation to firing from across the border in Rajouri and Poonch districts of Jammu Division last night.
• Tension between Pakistan, India rises to alarming level IRNA 27 Feb 2019 -- Tensions between Pakistan and India have increased to an alarming level prompting the international community to ask both countries to exercise restraint and make efforts to de-escalate tensions.
• Iran calls for restraint as India-Pakistan tension heightens ISNA 27 Feb 2019 -- Iran's Foreign Ministry has called on India and Pakistan to show restraint amid reports of heightened tension between the two sides.
• India shuts down airports in Indian-controlled Kashmir, Amritsar amid escalating tension with Pakistan People's Daily 27 Feb 2019 -- Indian authorities Wednesday ordered closure of airports for civilian aeroplanes in Indian-controlled Kashmir and Amritsar of Punjab state in wake of the growing tension with neighboring Pakistan, officials said.
• India says 2 air force pilots killed as aircraft crashes in Indian-controlled Kashmir People's Daily 27 Feb 2019 -- A pilot and a co-pilot of Indian Air Force (IAF) were killed after a Mi-17 jet crashed Wednesday in Indian-controlled Kashmir, Indian officials said.
• Zarif urges restraint as India, Pakistan come to blows Press TV 27 Feb 2019 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif has called on both Pakistan and India to exercise restraint, following recent tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbors.
• Pakistan military says it shot down 2 Indian jets after airspace violation Press TV 27 Feb 2019 -- Pakistan says it has shot down two Indian military jets, which violated its airspace, and captured two pilots amid escalating tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbors over the recent developments in disputed Kashmir.
• Four Pakistani nationals killed in India shelling of Kashmir Press TV 27 Feb 2019 -- Pakistani officials say four civilians have been killed in India's shelling of the disputed Kashmir region amid growing tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbors.
• PM reiterates offer of dialogue to India to resolve issues Radio Pakistan 27 Feb 2019 -- Prime Minister Imran Khan has once again extended an offer of dialogue to India to defuse the current situation and resolve all issues peacefully.
• Pakistan, India Claim Downing Of Each Other's Warplanes In Kashmir Escalation RFE/RL 27 Feb 2019 -- Pakistan and India say they have shot down each other's warplanes in a dramatic escalation of their conflict over the disputed region of Kashmir.
• UN Urges India, Pakistan to De-Escalate Tensions in Disputed Kashmir Region Sputnik 27 Feb 2019 -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is monitoring the Indian-Pakistani conflict with deep concern and has urged both sides to take steps to reduce tensions, UN Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said at a press briefing on Wednesday.
• India Submits Data on Terrorists They Targeted in Kashmir to Pakistan – Reports Sputnik 27 Feb 2019 -- India has submitted information about the complicity of the Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorist group in the recent terror attack in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir to Pakistan, Times of India reported on Wednesday.
• India Urges Pakistan to Immediately Release Pilot Arrested Over Kashmir Incident Sputnik 27 Feb 2019 -- New Delhi calls on Islamabad to immediately release and return to homeland the Indian pilot arrested by the Pakistani Army following the aerial incident over the disputed Kashmir region, the Indian Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.
• India Summons Pakistan Envoy Over Recent Escalation, Targeting of Military Posts Sputnik 27 Feb 2019 -- India's Ministry of External Affairs on Wednesday summoned Pakistan's acting high commissioner and condemned the violation of the Indian air space by the Pakistan Air Force (PAF), which targeted Indian military posts. He also hit out at the "vulgar" display of an injured Indian Air Force pilot which Pakistan claims was caught in action.
• Pakistani PM Says Country Ready to Cooperate With India on Kashmir Attack Sputnik 27 Feb 2019 -- The Pakistani military earlier announced that two Indian pilots have been captured. The downing of the Indian jets came a day after Indian warplanes struck a military training camp in Pakistani-controlled parts of Kashmir.
• Moscow Urges India, Pakistan to Show Restraint Amid Escalated Tensions Sputnik 27 Feb 2019 -- Moscow is closely following the recent escalation of the Indian-Pakistani tensions and calls for the relevant parties to show restraint, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Wednesday.
• India Closes Northern Airspace Amid Escalation of Tensions With Pakistan Sputnik 27 Feb 2019 -- The Indian government has suspended air traffic in the northern part of the country after an Indian Air Force jet crashed in the Budgam area of Central Kashmir amid reports of Pakistan shooting down Indian fighter jets.
• Indian Air Force Chopper Crashes in Kashmir - Reports Sputnik 27 Feb 2019 -- The last two days have seen a flurry of military activities in the troubled region following the February 14 Phulwama terror attack which killed scores of Indian paramilitary troops.
• India Shoots Down Pakistan's Jet Over Kashmir, Lost 1 MiG-21 - Foreign Ministry Sputnik 27 Feb 2019 -- On Tuesday, India bombed a terrorist camp in the Pakistani-controlled part of Kashmir, violating the neighbouring country's airspace. Already-tense bilateral relations have been escalating between the two Asian nuclear powers after mid-February's suicide attack, which left over 40 Indian paramilitary troops dead.
• India FM Says Kashmir Strike Targeted Terrorists, Refutes Military Attack Claims Sputnik 27 Feb 2019 -- India's airstrike against a terrorist camp in the disputed Indian- and Pakistani-controlled parts of Jammu and Kashmir region was not a military attack because the Indian jets were targeting terrorists, Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj said Wednesday.
• 'Crimea Must Be Returned To Ukraine,' U.S. Tells Russia RFE/RL 27 Feb 2019 -- The United States has reaffirmed that it will maintain sanctions on Russia until it returns control of Crimea to Ukraine, nearly five years after Moscow annexed the peninsula.
• Crimea is Ukraine US Dept. of State 27 Feb 2019 -- "Five years ago, Russia's occupation of Ukraine's Crimean peninsula fueled an escalation of Russian aggression. Russia attempted to upend the international order, undermined basic human freedoms, and weakened our common security."
• Stateless Rohingya refugee children living in 'untenable situation', UNICEF chief UN News 27 Feb 2019 -- With around half a million in effect, stateless Rohingya refugee children living in Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar camp, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) chief stressed on Friday that the international community must address their "untenable situation" and "invest in this generation".
• Thousands of Nigerians Flee Boko Haram Violence, Head to Cameroon VOA 27 Feb 2019 -- The governor of Cameroon's Far North region is denying a report that tens of thousands of Nigerian refugees who fled Boko Haram-related violence will be forced to return home.
• Leadership Pick Threatens Stability of Philippine Autonomous Region for Muslims VOA 27 Feb 2019 -- The Philippine government's pick of transitional leadership for a newly formed Muslim autonomous region shows early signs of isolating armed rebel groups that hoped to share power, threatening the region's long-term stability.
• Erdogan, Kushner Discuss Middle East Peace Efforts VOA 27 Feb 2019 -- White House adviser Jared Kushner and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed the Trump administration's Israeli-Palestinian peace plan at a meeting Wednesday in Ankara.

News Reports

• US, Others Boycott Venezuela Speech at UN Disarmament Conference VOA 27 Feb 2019 -- The United States and a number of other nations staged a walkout Wednesday at the United Nations Conference on Disarmament as a Venezuelan representative of President Nicolas Maduro was about to speak. They boycotted his presence to protest what they term the immoral policies of Maduro's illegitimate regime.
• Venezuelan FM urges UN Security Council to reject use of force Press TV 27 Feb 2019 -- Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza has accused the US of trying to intervene in the Latin American country militarily, urging the UN Security Council to reject any use of force against the country.
• US general disputes Trump's claim about military threat on southern border Press TV 27 Feb 2019 -- The top US general for homeland security says the influx of illegal immigrants and drugs across the US-Mexico border does not constitute a national emergency, despite claims by President Donald Trump.
• US House votes to revoke Trump's emergency declaration Press TV 27 Feb 2019 -- Lawmakers in the US House of Representatives have voted to revoke President Donald Trump's national emergency declaration over building a US-Mexico border wall despite veto threats by the White House.
• Longtime Lawyer Accuses Trump Of Being A 'Conman'; Says President Knew About Moscow Skyscraper Talks RFE/RL 27 Feb 2019 -- Michael Cohen, U.S. President Donald Trump's longtime personal lawyer, has told a congressional hearing that Trump was "a conman" and "a cheat," and he said that Trump knew about negotiations during the 2016 election campaign to build a Trump-branded skyscraper in Moscow.
• Cohen Claims Trump Knew of WikiLeaks Email Dump VOA 27 Feb 2019 -- U.S. President Donald Trump's former longtime lawyer Michael Cohen told a congressional investigating panel Wednesday that Trump is "a racist... a con man...a cheat."
• Investigation Charts Massive Haul For State Deals By Companies Linked To 'Putin's Chef' RFE/RL 27 Feb 2019 -- Companies that can be tied to oligarch Yevgeny Prigozhin have won at least 5,393 Russian-government contracts since 2011 worth more than 209 billion rubles ($3.2 billion), according to an investigation by Current Time and the Municipal Scanner anticorruption website.
• In Moscow Treason Trial, A Major Scandal For Russian Security Agency RFE/RL 27 Feb 2019 -- It is the biggest scandal to hit Russia's powerful Federal Security Service (FSB) in years.
• U.S. Judge Delays Sentencing Of Russian Woman Who Admitted To Foreign-Agent Charge RFE/RL 27 Feb 2019 -- A U.S. judge has delayed the sentencing of Maria Butina, the Russian woman who admitted to working as a foreign agent to infiltrate a gun rights group and build ties with U.S. conservative political activists.
• Kim, Trump meet, dine in Hanoi Global Times 27 Feb 2019 -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump dined in Hanoi on Wednesday and Trump continued to urge Kim to denuclearize his country and so seize the chance for economic development just like Vietnam.
• Kim, Trump set to kick off summit in Vietnam People's Daily 27 Feb 2019 -- Democratic People's Republic of Korea top leader Kim Jong-un and United States President Donald Trump have arrived in Hanoi one day ahead of their second summit, with high expectations that the two leaders can flesh out specific steps both sides will take to achieve denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.
• Trump Denies He Has Backtracked on N. Korean Denuclearization VOA 27 Feb 2019 -- In front of a backdrop of American and North Korean flags as he shook hands with Kim Jong Un at the start of their second summit, U.S. President Donald Trump denied that he has walked back his pledge to denuclearize the Korean peninsula.
• Remarks by President Trump and Chairman Kim Jong Un of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in a 1:1 Conversation | Hanoi, Vietnam The White House 27 Feb 2019
• Remarks by President Trump at a Social Dinner with Chairman Kim Jong Un of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea | Hanoi, Vietnam The White House 27 Feb 2019
• Remarks by President Trump at a Greeting with Chairman Kim Jong Un of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea | Hanoi, Vietnam The White House 27 Feb 2019
• Remarks by President Trump and Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Before an Expanded Working Lunch The White House 27 Feb 2019
• Remarks by President Trump and President Nguyễn Phú Trọng of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Before Expanded Bilateral Meeting The White House 27 Feb 2019
• Diplomatic Dead Man Walking? Iranians Parse The Zarif Non-Resignation RFE/RL 27 Feb 2019 -- A whirlwind eases with the Iranian president's refusal to accept his smooth-talking foreign minister's resignation. But that doesn't necessarily mean Mohammad Javad Zarif has the political wind at his back.
• Foreign Ministry denies false speculations on Zarif's resignation ISNA 27 Feb 2019 -- Iran's Foreign Ministry says any interpretation or analysis revolving around the reasons behind Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif's resignation are incorrect and devoid of reality except for what written by the top diplomat on his Instagram account.
• Iran FM Zarif back on duty as Rouhani rejects his resignation Press TV 27 Feb 2019 -- Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has officially rejected the resignation of his Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, saying it runs contrary to national interests.
• Iran's President Rejects Resignation Of 'Trustworthy' Zarif RFE/RL 27 Feb 2019 -- The Iranian president has rejected Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif's resignation, saying it was "against the country's interests."
• Iranian President Rouhani Rejects Foreign Minister Zarif's Resignation Sputnik 27 Feb 2019 -- On Monday, Zarif, Iran's most senior negotiator to have helped draft the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, surprised everyone when he announced via Instagram that he was resigning.
• Questions remain even as Iran, Iraq resume oil swap Press TV 27 Feb 2019 -- Iraq and Iran have reportedly begun exchanging crude oil following a 10-day halt which came after the Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) suspended the swap earlier this month.
• Asians step up Iran oil imports ahead of US deadline Press TV 27 Feb 2019 -- Asian refiners are stepping up their imports of Iranian oil as they face US sanctions waivers expiring in May.
• Impact of China's '31 measures' exaggerated: MAC CNA 27 Feb 2019 -- China has "exaggerated" the effects of its "31 measures" to attract Taiwanese talent and investment, Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) said Wednesday after Beijing published a progress report on the initiative.
• New Cuban Constitution Signifies Important Changes to Country's Economic System Sputnik 27 Feb 2019 -- In a historic referendum on Sunday, almost 87 percent of Cubans voted to ratify the country's new constitution.
• Sudan Tightens Emergency Rule as Protests Grow VOA 27 Feb 2019 -- The government of Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir this week issued four new emergency laws forbidding demonstrations and strikes, as well as imposing new economic restrictions.
• 'Sudan state of emergency meant to curb smuggling' Press TV 27 Feb 2019 -- Sudan's newly appointed First Vice President Awad Mohamed Ahmed Ibn Auf says the state of emergency declared across the country is aimed at stopping smuggling activities "destroying" the economy, not targeting the ongoing anti-government demonstrations.
• Nigeria's Buhari wins second term as president Press TV 27 Feb 2019 -- Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari won a second term at the helm of Africa's largest economy and top oil producer, a tally by Reuters based on electoral commission results showed.
• EU Lawmakers Back Romanian Candidate For New European Prosecutor's Post RFE/RL 27 Feb 2019 -- EU lawmakers have selected the former head of Romania's anticorruption agency as their favorite candidate to head a future European public prosecutor's office for financial crimes.