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Tag: United States
Leaving Africa in China’s hands is “big mistake” – Rome
Antonio Tajani, Italy’s top diplomat, on Sunday slammed China’s influence in Africa arguing that leaving the continent in the hands of China is a mistake. ... Read More
US needn’t be too concerned about China’s basing ambitions in Africa — study
Despite regular warnings by US military commanders about a possible second Chinese military base in Sub-Saharan Africa and rumors about new footholds in countries like ... Read More
US-led ‘partnership for ethical mining’ aims to protect communities, environment
Italy has become the latest country to join the US-led Mineral Security Partnership (MSP), announced in June last year, whose aim was to add ethical ... Read More
Burkina Faso denies paying Russian mercenaries with gold mine rights granted to Nordgold
Burkina Faso has denied claims that it awarded a mining permit to Nordgold just because it is a Russian company, its mines minister told the ... Read More
Africa-China trade in 2022 surges, dwarfing commerce with US
Africa's bilateral trade with China surged to a record high in 2022, highlighting how Beijing's commercial influence over the continent continues to dwarf that of ... Read More
L3Harris Technologies to Fit Morocco F-16 Jets with Smart Weapons
U.S. defense company L3Harris has announced a $29 million contract to provide smart weapon release systems to Morocco, Bahrain and Jordan, three allies of the ... Read More
Morocco & U.S. Pool Efforts against WMD Threats in North Africa
Morocco and the United States co-hosted the North African Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) workshop from December 6-8 in Tangier. The workshop, the first of its ... Read More
Defense: Morocco and U.S.A. discuss security cooperation, military readiness
Morocco and the United States, two friends and longstanding allies, are stepping up their military cooperation to counter common regional challenges and international threats. On ... Read More
After Somalia, South African Islamic State-linked firms also targeted by US sanctions
The United States on Monday (7 November) imposed its second round of sanctions in less than a week on people and firms, this time targeting ... Read More
Historic ruling: UN-backed court in CAR convicts three militiamen of crimes against humanity
A United States-backed Special Criminal Court in the Central African Republic (CAR) on Monday (31 October) convicted three militiamen of crimes against humanity committed during ... Read More