Niger’s junta scraps security accords with EU after turning to Russia for military cooperation

Despite fighting two jihadist insurgencies, Niger’s military leaders have announced they were scrapping two key security and defense agreements that the West African nations signed with the European Union to help fight the escalating violence in Africa’s Sahel region. Niger’s junta revoked the important military accords inked with the EU on Monday (4 December), which […]

Remittances by Moroccans abroad hit record $10.7 bln

Remittances by Moroccans abroad hit a record 100 billion dirhams ($10.7 bln) in 2021 compared to 70 billion dirhams in 2020, offsetting losses of the tourism sector, minister delegate in charge of investments said. Remittances have contributed to the consolidation of Morocco’s international reserves which rose to 330.4 billion dirhams ($35.7 bln), enough to cover […]

Algeria: African Nationals Handed Heavy Sentences for Spying for Israel

An Algerian court Tuesday sentenced several nationals from Liberia, Mali and Guinea for their involvement in espionage operations for Israel, Anadolu Agency reported. A Liberian national of Lebanese origin was handed death sentence. Seven other defendants from Mali and Guinea were given 10 years in jail each for espionage for Israel, the Turkish news agency […]