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The transactional approach is not necessarily bad, Opalo said, but he argued that there is not the strategic depth of thinking going on, or diplomatic expertise, in African governments “to play this game well”. This means leaders may go for easy wins without considering the long-term implications, he feared.

The mother of 18-year-old shooting suspect Jesse Van Rootselaar is among the victims. Jennifer Jacobs, 39, who was also known as Jennifer Strang, was one of two of Van Rootselaar’s family members found dead at a local residence, British Columbia’s Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) said.

The rollback sparked fury, meanwhile, among Democrats and environmental groups who said it would wreck the US’s ability to combat climate change. “We’ll be less safe, less healthy and less able to fight climate change – all so the fossil fuel industry can make even more money,” former President Barack Obama wrote on social media.

“In the past, Iran has tied the construction to rebuilding an advanced centrifuge assembly plant, but the size of the facility, as well as the protection provided by the tall mountain, raised immediate concern whether additional sensitive activities are planned, such as uranium enrichment,” they said.

In a speech, he asked all residents of Mandera, which has been targeted several times, to “join in the battle against al-Shabab. These al-Shabab are useless, I want to assure that Kenya will work together with you, just help us combat these criminals and terrorists.”