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#Kenya arrests suspect in duping men to fight for #Russia in Ukraine war Police in Kenya have arrested a man accused of being a member of a human trafficking scheme that lured Kenyans to Russia with false promises of work, only for them to end up fighting on the front lines of #Ukrainian battlefields. In a statement released late on Wednesday, Kenyan officials said Festus Arasa Omwamba was being detained in #Moyale, a town in the country’s north bordering Ethiopia. The 33-year-old “is believed to be a key player in a more extensive human trafficking syndicate that exploits vulnerable individuals by promising them legitimate employment opportunities in European ..... https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/26/kenya-arrests-suspect-in-duping-men-to-fight-for-russia-in-ukraine-war?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialPulse&fbclid=IwY2xjawQOIs1leHRuA2FlbQIxMABzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEer7RCtq5Hcs-58ZNC1n8bjMgzBEQnikgUQ2KCBjmATIbmYbZzYsXcXNQEuBw_aem_c1xi54oPymFMwGZjtjqgPg

News: #Ethiopia, #Kenya agree to launch joint military operations to secure border corridor, #LAPSSET Ethiopia and Kenya have agreed to strengthen security coordination along the #Moyale–#Marsabit–#Turkana corridor, endorsing structured joint military operations aimed at addressing cross-border threats and safeguarding key infrastructure linking the two countries. The agreement is part of renewed efforts to operationalise the existing Defence Cooperation Agreement (#DCA) between the two neighbours. Under the arrangement, the Ethiopian National Defence Force (#ENDF) and the Kenya Defence Forces (#KDF) are expected to undertake phased and coordinated operations targeting vulnerable border areas and strategic assets. In a related development, Ethiopia’s defence ministry also held bilateral talks with a delegation from the #Rwanda Defence Force (#RDF) on the margins of the Adwa anniversary celebrations. According to RDF, discussions focused on deepening.... Read more: https://addisstandard.com/?p=55528