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• April 2 CENTCOM Conducts Humanitarian Airdrops into Gaza CENTCOM 02 Apr 2024 -- U.S. Central Command conducted an airdrop of humanitarian assistance into Northern Gaza on April 2, 2024, at 1:23 p.m. (Gaza time) to provide essential relief to civilians affected by the ongoing conflict.
• Iraqi Resistance targets Israeli Tel Nof Airbase ISNA 02 Apr 2024 -- The Iraqi Resistance in Iraq confirmed that its fighters targeted early Tuesday the Israeli "Tel Nof" Airbase in the occupied Palestinian territories using drones.
• New US, UK aggression targets Yemen's Hodeidah ISNA 02 Apr 2024 -- The United States and the UK carried out a joint aggression targeting the Taif region in the al-Durayhimi district, south of the coastal province of Hodeidah, west of Yemen, as Sanaa continues to declare its firm position to proactively support Gaza against an Israeli genocide.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh Holds a Press Briefing DoD 02 Apr 2024
• Readout of the U.S.-Singapore Mid-Term Defense Review DoD 02 Apr 2024
• New Space Strategy Looks to Integrate DOD, Commercial Efforts DoD News 02 Apr 2024 -- Space plays a critical role in American security and prosperity, and it is essential to the men and women in the Defense Department who rely on space-based services every day to execute their missions.
• DoD Releases 2024 DoD Commercial Space Integration Strategy DoD 02 Apr 2024 -- Today, the Department of Defense released the 2024 DoD Commercial Space Integration Strategy. In line with the National Security Strategy and the 2022 National Defense Strategy, this strategy seeks to align the Department's efforts and drive more effective integration of commercial space solutions into national security space architectures.
• Army Futures Command general lays out continuous transformation plan Army News 02 Apr 2024 -- To give Soldiers what they need to win the nation's wars now and in the future, the Army must continuously transform and adapt to advances in technology, said Gen. James E. Rainey, commanding general of Army Futures Command.
• Marines' Experimentation with Joint Integrated Fires Proves Successful During Project Convergence Capstone 4 USMC News 02 Apr 2024 -- Last month, the Marine Corps showcased its adaptability and forward-thinking approach to modern warfare through its participation in the Army's Project Convergence Capstone 4, or PC-C4. With a focus on leveraging advanced air and missile defense systems, sensor capabilities, and fostering unmatched interoperability with allied and Joint Force partners, this landmark experiment represented a pivotal moment in the Marine Corps' journey towards realizing its ambitious Force Design modernization goals.
• Navy and Air Force Fighters to Train as a Joint Force in NAWCAD's Joint Simulation Environment US Navy 02 Apr 2024 -- Navy and Air Force fighter pilots will begin training as a joint force at the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD)'s Joint Simulation Environment (JSE) starting in 2024.
• US, Japan eye alliance upgrades during Biden-Kishida meeting VOA 02 Apr 2024 -- The United States and Japan are considering ways to strengthen military cooperation, with several reports suggesting the alliance could see one of its biggest structural upgrades in several decades.
• Japan gov't designates 5 airports, 11 seaports to upgrade for possible defense use People's Daily 02 Apr 2024 -- The Japanese government on Monday designated five airports and 11 seaports to be upgraded for possible use by the Self-Defense Forces (SDF) and the Japan Coast Guard, local media reported.
• Data on interceptions of aircraft completed near the Baltic States' borders on March 25-31, 2024 Lithuania MND 02 Apr 2024
• Russian Defence Minister of Russia Sergei Shoigu announces Russian Presidential decree on new appointments during teleconference with the leadership of Russian Armed Forces Russia MoD 02 Apr 2024
• Russian Defence Minister holds teleconference with leadership of Armed Forces Russia MoD 02 Apr 2024 -- Today, Russian Defence Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu held a teleconference with the leadership of the Russian Armed Forces at the Situation Centre.
• Zelenskyy lowers military mobilization age amid soldier shortage VOA 02 Apr 2024 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday signed a bill into law that will lower the military mobilization age from 27 to 25.
• The air defense systems available in the world cannot just gather dust somewhere in depots when they can save thousands of lives from Russian terror - address by the President President of Ukraine 02 Apr 2024
• PLA Southern Theater Command conducts live-fire drills along China-Myanmar border Global Times 02 Apr 2024 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Southern Theater Command has deployed the army and air force to conduct live-fire drills on the Chinese side of the China-Myanmar border starting from Tuesday, Tian Junli, a spokesperson at the PLA Southern Theater Command, said in a statement on Tuesday, stressing that the command has been prepared at all times to respond to various emergencies and is committed to safeguarding national sovereignty and border stability.
• Wedgetail returns from support operations in Europe Australia DOD 02 Apr 2024 -- A Royal Australian Air Force E-7A Wedgetail aircraft will commence its return to Australia this week after a six-month deployment on Operation Kudu.
• Biggest ever defence deal to make us safer and richer Prime Minister of Australia 02 Apr 2024 -- Labor has just landed the single largest defence export agreement in Australia's history - and the deal means jobs and economic opportunity for Queensland. Queenslanders will be building more than 100 new Boxer heavy weapon carrier vehicles at Rheinmetall Defence Australia's Military Vehicle Centre of Excellence at Redbank in Ipswich.
• Statement by Minister Blair and Minister Petitpas Taylor on the 100th anniversary of the Royal Canadian Air Force Canada 01 Apr 2024 -- Today, the Minister of National Defence, the Honourable Bill Blair, and the Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence, the Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor, issued the following statement:
• Statement by the Prime Minister on the 100th anniversary of the Royal Canadian Air Force Prime Minister of Canada 01 Apr 2024 -- The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on the 100th anniversary of the Royal Canadian Air Force:
• India's defense exports reach all-time high of 2.63 bln USD People's Daily 02 Apr 2024 -- India's defense exports reached an all-time high of 2.63 billion U.S. dollars during the financial year 2023-24 running from April 2023 to the end of March 2024, announced the federal government on Monday.
• RAKSHA MANTRI ADDRESSES THE SENIOR LEADERSHIP OF INDIAN ARMY DURING ARMY COMMANDERS' CONFERENCE India PIB 01 Apr 2024 -- The Army Commanders' Conference, an apex level biannual event, is being held in New Delhi and was conducted in virtual mode on 28th March and thereafter in physical mode on 01st and 02nd April 2024
• ICG's Pollution Control Vessel Samudra Paheredar makes a port call in Vietnam as part of its overseas deployment to ASEAN countries India PIB 02 Apr 2024 -- Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Pollution Control Vessel Samudra Paheredar, with an integral helicopter, made a port call at Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam on April 02, 2024 as part of its ongoing overseas deployment to Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries

Defense Industry

• Contracts For April 2, 2024

Other Conflicts

Ukraine Conflict News


• 2 April 2024 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 02 Apr 2024

Operation Iron Swords / Operation Al-Aqsa Flood

• PM's Office Announcement Israel - Prime Minister 02 Apr 2024 -- The Mossad, ISA and IDF negotiating team will return this afternoon from Cairo at the conclusion of an additional intensive round of negotiations.
• Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 32,845: ministry People's Daily 02 Apr 2024 -- The Health Ministry in Gaza announced on Monday that the death toll from ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to 32,845.
• World Central Kitchen says Israeli airstrike kills 7 of its staff in Gaza VOA 02 Apr 2024 -- The aid group World Central Kitchen said Tuesday an Israeli airstrike killed seven of its workers in Gaza and that the group is immediately pausing its humanitarian efforts in the region.
• Gaza: Israeli strike on NGO aid team condemned as humanitarians renew access call UN News 02 Apr 2024 -- The killing of seven aid workers from the NGO World Central Kitchen in Israeli military airstrikes in central Gaza has been strongly condemned by senior UN humanitarian officials who on Tuesday reiterated repeated concerns that "there is no safe space left in Gaza".
• Statement by the Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory Mr. Jamie McGoldrick UNOCHA 02 Apr 2024
• UNRWA Situation Report #98 on the situation in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem - All information from 31 March-1 April 2024, is valid as of 01 April 2024 at 22:30 UNRWA 02 Apr 2024
• Secretary-General's remarks to the informal plenary meeting of the General Assembly on Human Security UN Secretary-General 02 Apr 2024
• Israeli, U.S. officials meet virtually on Rafah after Netanyahu scraps delegation to Washington People's Daily 02 Apr 2024 -- Israeli and U.S. officials met virtually Monday to discuss a possible alternative for a potential ground operation in Rafah by the Israeli military, the White House confirmed.
• Blinken urges swift, impartial investigation into Israeli strike that killed aid workers in Gaza VOA 02 Apr 2024 -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday that the United States has urged Israel to promptly investigate an Israeli airstrike in Gaza that resulted in the deaths of seven humanitarian workers. Blinken reiterated the call for Israel to prioritize the protection of civilian lives.
• President: Bulgaria Supports Efforts to Find a Peaceful Solution to the Conflict in the Gaza Strip as soon as Possible President of the Republic of Bulgaria 02 Apr 2024 -- Bulgaria supports and is part of the international efforts to cease-fire, release the hostages, restore dialogue, and find a peaceful solution to the conflict in the Gaza Strip as soon as possible.
• UAE - Cyprus Joint statement on World Central Kitchen staff killed by Israeli strike Press and Information Office, Ministry of Interior, Republic of Cyprus 02 Apr 2024
• Statement by the President of the Republic, Mr Nikos Christodoulides, at the JRCC at a joint press conference with the President of the European Parliament, Ms Roberta Metsola Press and Information Office, Ministry of Interior, Republic of Cyprus 02 Apr 2024
• The President of the European Parliament at the joint press conference with the President of the Republic at the JRCC Press and Information Office, Ministry of Interior, Republic of Cyprus 02 Apr 2024
• Statement from Minister of Foreign Affairs Eide on attacks in Gaza Government of Norway 02 Apr 2024
• Conversation between Ministers Sikorski and Katz: Poland demands explanation for attack on convoy Poland - Ministry of Foreign Affairs 02 Apr 2024 -- In a conversation with Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz, Minister Radosław Sikorski called for an impartial investigation into the attack on a humanitarian convoy in Gaza in which a Polish citizen was killed.
• PM call with Prime Minister Netanyahu of Israel: 2 April 2024 Gov.UK 02 Apr 2024
• FCDO summons Israeli Ambassador over death of aid workers UK FCDO 02 Apr 2024 -- The Ambassador of the Israeli Embassy attended the summons following the deaths of aid workers working for World Central Kitchen in Gaza.
• The UK is deeply concerned about the potential for escalation in the Middle East and calls on all parties to reduce tensions: UK statement at the UN Security Council UK FCDO 02 Apr 2024 -- Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki at the UN Security Council meeting on the strike in Damascus.

Other Conflicts

• US' unilateral delimitation of continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles typical act of unilateralism and hegemony: Chinese FM Global Times 02 Apr 2024 -- The US unilaterally establishing outer limits of continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles from the coast is a typical act of unilateralism and hegemonism,a spokesperson for Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Tuesday.
• Hainan pilot's US plane collision anniversary reminds of South China Sea risks Radio Free Asia 02 Apr 2024 -- On the anniversary of the death of Wang Wei - the Chinese pilot whose fighter jet collided with an American aircraft over Hainan island in 2001 - China's internet sphere is filled with messages praising his heroism as well as condemning the United States.
• Russia: Taliban could be removed from terror blacklist VOA 02 Apr 2024 -- Russia said Tuesday that it is engaged in an "active dialogue" with Afghanistan's ruling Taliban and is working toward removing them from Moscow's list of terrorist organizations.
• Israeli airstrikes on Iranian consulate building in Syria kill at least 5, Iran vows to take countermeasures People's Daily 02 Apr 2024 -- At least five people, including a senior Iranian commander, were killed in Israeli airstrikes on the building of the Iranian consulate in the Syrian capital Damascus on Monday, according to the Iranian ambassador to Syria and other sources.
• IRGC mourns 7 advisors martyred in Israeli aggression on Damascus ISNA 02 Apr 2024 -- Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) condemned on Monday evening the Israeli aggression that targeted the Iranian consulate in the Syrian capital Damascus, as pointing out that the crime came after Israel's irreversible defeats and the resilience of the people of the Gaza Strip.
• UN calls for restraint following Iran consulate attack in Syria UN News 02 Apr 2024 -- A senior UN official on Tuesday urged the Security Council to work to avert further escalation in the Middle East following the deadly airstrike on the Iranian consulate in Syria's capital, Damascus.
• Security Council Hears Briefing on Situation Following Attack against Iranian Diplomatic Premises in Syria UN Security Council 02 Apr 2024 -- KHALED KHIARI, Assistant Secretary-General for Middle East, Asia and the Pacific, Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations, noted that Iran transmitted a letter to the Secretary-General and the Security Council stating that Israel has attacked its diplomatic premises in Damascus by missile strikes, killing at least five Iranian personnel, including senior military advisors and injuring others.
• Myanmar junta hosts China's envoy for border issue talks Radio Free Asia 02 Apr 2024 -- A Chinese official met with junta leader Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing to discuss cooperation between Myanmar and China, according to the Global New Light of Myanmar, a junta-backed newspaper.
• China names 30 places in Indian-controlled Arunachal Pradesh Radio Free Asia 02 Apr 2024 -- Beijing has issued Chinese names for 30 locations in Arunachal Pradesh to bolster its claims on the territory that is controlled by India, which quickly dismissed the move as meaningless.
• More than 50,000 fled Haitian capital violence last month, UN says VOA 02 Apr 2024 -- More than 50,000 people fled the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince over the course of just three weeks last month, the United Nations said Tuesday.
• Haitians 'cannot wait' for reign of terror by gangs to end: Rights chief UN News 02 Apr 2024 -- Restoring public order and ensuring access to aid must be priorities in Haiti, where criminal gangs continue to terrorize the population, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Tuesday in Geneva.
• UN Human Rights Council 55: UK Statement for Interactive Dialogue on Haiti UK FCDO 02 Apr 2024 -- Statement for Interactive Dialogue with the High Commissioner on Haiti. Delivered by UK Human Rights Ambassador, Rita French.
• 8 Naxal rebels killed in India's Chhattisgarh People's Daily 02 Apr 2024 -- At least eight Naxal rebels were killed in a fierce gunfight with joint contingents of police and paramilitary troopers Tuesday in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh, police said.

News Reports

• Expanded meeting of the Interior Ministry Board President of Russia 02 Apr 2024 -- * * *
• Fire-Safety Violations Alleged As Lawsuits Filed Over Crocus City Hall Terror Attack RFE/RL 02 Apr 2024 -- A lawyer for several survivors and relatives of victims of the terrorist attack at the Crocus City Hall entertainment center near Moscow said many have filed lawsuits against the venue's owners, accusing them of fire safety violations.
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's telephone conversation with Foreign Minister of the Republic of Benin Olushegun Adjadi Bakari Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 02 Apr 2024
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin's Regular Press Conference on April 2, 2024 PRC MofA 02 Apr 2024
• Xi, Biden hold phone talks Global Times 02 Apr 2024 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke with U.S. President Joe Biden on the phone Tuesday at the request of the latter. The two presidents had a candid and in-depth exchange of views on China-U.S. relations and issues of mutual interest.
• Xi and Biden hold first phone call in nearly 2 years Radio Free Asia 02 Apr 2024 -- U.S. President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping spoke in a rare phone call on Tuesday morning, according to the White House, which described the talks as a "check-in" on bilateral ties.
• Biden tells China's Xi to stay out of US elections VOA 02 Apr 2024 -- President Joe Biden again warned Chinese President Xi Jinping against meddling in the November U.S. presidential election during the two leaders' phone call Tuesday. The call is part of U.S. efforts to maintain "open lines of communication to responsibly manage competition and prevent unintended conflict," the White House said.
• Background Press Call on the Bilateral Relationship with the People's Republic of China The White House 02 Apr 2024
• Readout of President Joe Biden's Call with President Xi Jinping of the People's Republic of China The White House 02 Apr 2024
• China launches Southeast Asia outreach amid tensions with Philippines VOA 02 Apr 2024 -- China launched a fresh round of diplomatic outreach to Southeast Asia this week, as Chinese leader Xi Jinping met with Indonesian President-elect Prabowo Subianto Monday and foreign ministers from Laos, Vietnam and East Timor began to arrive in Beijing Tuesday.
• China bans 'former good friend' from talking about Hong Kong Radio Free Asia 02 Apr 2024 -- China's former "good friend" economist and ex-chairman of Morgan Stanley Asia Stephen Roach said he was prohibited from discussing Hong Kong in his speech while attending the China Development Forum in Beijing last week.
• China tightens restrictions during Ramadan VOA 02 Apr 2024 -- For Muslims around the world, Ramadan is a time for fasting, praying, charity work and providing community assistance. In China, as Muslims mark the holiday from March 10 to April 9, restrictions in some areas where large populations of Hui Muslims live have triggered heated discussions.
• Ma calls for cross-strait cooperation on visit to Sun Yat-Sen residence CNA 02 Apr 2024 -- Former President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) invoked Sun Yat-Sen (孫逸仙) in a call for cooperation between both sides of the Taiwan Strait during a visit to the Republic of China founding father's former home in Guangdong, China on Tuesday.
• Largest quake in 25 years strikes Taiwan, killing 9, injuring 900 Radio Free Asia 02 Apr 2024 -- A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Taiwan on Wednesday morning, shaking buildings off their foundations and leaving at least nine persons dead and 900 injured, officials said.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan Apr. 2, 2024 ROC MND 02 Apr 2024
• Schools in North Korean province remain closed amid respiratory outbreak Radio Free Asia 02 Apr 2024 -- A resurgence of a respiratory illness believed to be caused by coronavirus has caused some elementary schools and childcare facilities in North Korea to remain closed past April 1, which should have been the starting date of the new school year, residents in the country told Radio Free Asia.
• DPRK: Statement by the Spokesperson on the launch of a ballistic missile European External Action Service (EEAS) 02 Apr 2024 -- The European Union strongly condemns the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's (DPRK) launch of a ballistic missile on 2 April, which is another violation of UN Security Council resolutions.
• North Korea ballistic missile launch on 2 April: FCDO statement UK FCDO 02 Apr 2024 -- Following North Korea's ballistic missile launch on Tuesday 2 April, an FCDO spokesperson gave a statement.
• US turns to allies to monitor North Korea sanctions VOA 02 Apr 2024 -- The U.S. and like-minded countries must find new ways to monitor the enforcement of sanctions on North Korea after the mandate of a U.N. expert group expires this month, say former U.S. officials with deep experience in North Korea sanctions.
• Tehran Vows Revenge For Damascus Embassy Attack It Blames On Israel RFE/RL 02 Apr 2024 -- Tehran has vowed revenge after several people, including a senior commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), were killed in an air strike on the Iranian Consulate in Damascus over the weekend that has been attributed to Israel.
• With Its Deterrence Strategy Weakened, Iran Faces Pressure To Hit Israel RFE/RL 02 Apr 2024 -- Iran's strategy of deterrence against Israel has suffered greatly since the outbreak of the Gaza war -- particularly after the brazen attack on its consulate in the Syrian capital on April 1.
• Iran calls for UN Security Council meeting after Israeli airstrike destroys Iranian consulate in Syria VOA 02 Apr 2024 -- Iran says it will seek revenge for an Israeli airstrike that destroyed the Iranian consulate in Damascus, Syria, and killed at least seven members of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, including three top-level commanders.
• Pakistan Strongly Condemns the Attack on the Consular Section of the Iranian Embassy in Damascus, Syria Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 02 Apr 2024 -- Pakistan strongly condemns the attack on the Consular Section of the Iranian Embassy in Damascus, Syria.
• Syrian Kurds say US presence important to regional stability VOA 02 Apr 2024 -- Thirteen years after the start of Syria's conflict, countless woes remain for millions of Syrians. For people in the Kurdish-majority northeast, one concern tops all else: whether neighboring Turkey will carry out another ground invasion that could put an end to their semiautonomous region, carved out in the wake of the civil war.
• Greetings to President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko President of Russia 02 Apr 2024 -- Vladimir Putin sent his greetings to President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko on the Day of Unity of the Peoples of Russia and Belarus.
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's greetings to Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus Sergey Aleinik on the Day of Unity of the Peoples of Russia and Belarus Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 02 Apr 2024
• Belarus warned against aggressive statements Lithuania MFA 02 Apr 2024 -- On March 29, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania summoned the chargé d'affaires ad interim of Belarus Yaroslav Khmyl and handed him a diplomatic note expressing a solid protest over Aliaksandr Lukashenko's unreasonable criticism expressed during conversations with commanders of the Belarusian Armed Forces of alleged military threats to Belarus rising from Lithuania, the insinuation of the Suwalki Corridor's indefensibility, and ordering the Belarusian army to prepare for a possible confrontation with the Baltic states and Poland.
• Government Under Fire As Kazakh Regions Go Under Water RFE/RL 02 Apr 2024 -- Water and Kazakhstan: There's either not enough of it -- or entirely too much.
• Israel: Statement by the Spokesperson on the new foreign media legislation European External Action Service (EEAS) 02 Apr 2024 -- The European Union is concerned by newly adopted legislation giving temporary powers to the Israeli Government to prevent foreign media networks from operating in Israel.
• Kyrgyz President Signs Controversial 'Foreign Representatives' Bill Into Law RFE/RL 02 Apr 2024 -- Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov has signed into law a controversial bill that allows authorities to register organizations as "foreign representatives," legislation critics say mirrors a repressive Russian law on "foreign agents."
• Kyrgyzstan president signs Russian-style 'foreign agents' proposal into law VOA 02 Apr 2024 -- Kyrgyzstan President Sadyr Japarov on Tuesday signed a controversial law modeled on Russia's "foreign agents law" over objections of nonprofit groups who say it will stigmatize them and create unnecessary bureaucratic hurdles.
• World News in Brief: Aid worker deaths 'inevitable result' of Gaza war tactics, 'waste trafficking' update, Malawi drought UN News 02 Apr 2024 -- The killing of seven humanitarians by an Israeli strike in Gaza on Tuesday - 196 overall since hostilities began last October - is "an inevitable result" of the way the war is being fought, said the UN chief.
• Embracing China, new Cambodian PM approached by US VOA 02 Apr 2024 -- Cambodia's first leadership change in almost four decades has given the United States an opportunity to reset its relationship with Phnom Penh, analysts and experts told VOA Khmer following a recent visit from an American diplomat.
• Bassirou Diomaye Faye sworn in as Senegal's 5th president VOA 02 Apr 2024 -- Bassirou Diomaye Faye was sworn in Tuesday in Diamniadio as Senegal's fifth president, having defeated main rival and ruling party coalition candidate Amadou Ba and winning the delayed election with over 54% of the vote.
• As Senegal's Faye takes office, France watches closely VOA 02 Apr 2024 -- He ran as the candidate with a platform of "rupture," championing greater sovereignty for his homeland — including by leaving the CFA West African Franc currency union, created by France nearly a century ago.
• Gabon opens national dialogue to bring country back to civilian rule VOA 02 Apr 2024 -- Gabon's National Dialogue, called to pave the way for a return to constitutional order and an end to the 55-year Bongo dynasty, began Tuesday in the central African state.
• Six ministers of Peru's government resign amid probe of President Dina Boularte VOA 02 Apr 2024 -- The South American nation of Peru is in the grips of another political crisis after six members of President Dina Boularte's cabinet abruptly resigned Monday after a police raid of her home.