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 by AFP Staff Writers Prague (AFP) Dec 16, 2022
The Czech defence ministry said Friday it had signed a deal with France to buy another 10 Caesar howitzer cannons on top of 52 it had agreed to buy earlier. The Czech Republic, a NATO member since 1999, will buy the 10 howitzers made by France's Nexter Systems for 1.77 billion korunas ($77.5 million). The value of the entire supply of 62 howitzers is 10.3 billion korunas ($451 million), the Czech defence ministry said in a statement, adding the weapons should be supplied by end-2026. The initial deal on the 52 howitzers was signed in September 2021, before Russia invaded Ukraine in February this year. In the Czech army, the 155-milimetre Caesar howitzers will replace the obsolete Czech-made DANA system which is more than four decades old and whose calibre does not meet NATO standards. The French Army has been using the 155-millimetre Caesar cannons with a range of 40 kilometres (nearly 25 miles) since 2008. frj/jj
Black Colombian army major breaks ranks by wearing natural hair Bogota (AFP) Dec 15, 2022 A Colombian army major, Martha Estrada, has made history by becoming the first Black policewoman to wear her hair unstraightened while on duty, a symbolic advancement in the country's battle against discrimination. Colombian security forces regulations have prevented Black women from wearing their curly hair in a natural style. But Estrada, an aide to the country's first Black vice president, Francia Marquez, caught observers by surprise when she appeared at a promotion ceremony wearing dense cu ... read more
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