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What Ojukwu Said When He Fled To Ivory Coast

OJUKWU’S SPEECH FROM IVORY COAST

 

Three days ago I left the Republic of Biafra with certain members of my Cabinet as a result of a decision taken by that Cabinet in the interest of our people’s survival.

 

Since my departure events have moved with such breathless speed that friends and foe alike have been left not only bewildered but confused.

 

It is therefore necessary for me to address these words to the international press in order to keep the records right, and in pursuit of the object of my leaving the Republic of Biafra.

 

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Two Saudi Arabian oil tankers damaged off the coast of UAE - illustration

Two Saudi Arabian oil tankers damaged off the coast of UAE

Saudi Arabia said Monday that two of its oil tankers had been sabotaged off the coast of the United Arab Emirates, in attacks it described as posing a threat to the security of global oil supplies.

Four tankers were targeted overall, according to the UAE, in what the country said was a “sabotage attack” that took place near the strategic port of Fujairah on Sunday.
Tensions have risen in the oil-rich region in recent weeks amid the deployment of a growing number of United States military assets to the Middle EastΒ due to deteriorating relations with Iran.
Monday’s developments came