USA donates Morocco 100 military vehicles

The United States has offered Morocco 100 light military vehicles. Fifty of them are already on the way to the kingdom, while fifty other trucks will join the fleet of vehicles of the Moroccan Army later this week, reveals FAR-Maroc, a website specializing in Defense matters. The offer of the tactical transportation vehicles is part […]

Mauritania, EU ink €10.5-m grant deal

The European Union has provided Mauritania with a €10.5 million grant as the European bloc expressed keenness to support the North African country in many areas including the fight against illegal migration. Mauritanian Justice Minister Mohamed Mahmoud Ben Abdoullah Ben Baya who also doubles as the country’s interim Foreign Minister signed the deal with Vice-President […]

Facebook suspends “Russian fake accounts” for meddling in African countries

Social media giant Facebook on Wednesday said it had suspended three networks of Russian accounts that meddled in the domestic politics of eight African countries. It’s the second massive clean-up in Africa this year. According to Facebook, Russia sponsored almost 200 fake and compromised accounts to target people in Madagascar, Central African Republic, Mozambique, Democratic […]