SAfrica: French President Emmanuel Macron not invited to BRICS Summit

French President Emmanuel Macron has not been invited to the BRICS summit – a group of five countries comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. The announcement was made by South Africa’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Naledi Pandor, at a press briefing on Monday August 7, to review preparations for the BRICS summit, South […]

Morocco on Course to Develop Domestic Military Industry

Morocco is set to reduce dependence on foreign arms suppliers through developing a domestic military industry with Spanish, French, US, Belgian and British partners under joint venture agreements, the Strategic Defense Intelligence (SDI) said in a recently published report. The reports notes that Morocco, the 13th largest global arms importer, is negotiating terms to set […]

Libya: AU Troika meets in Egypt

The African Union Troika is holding this Tuesday a summit meeting in Cairo to discuss the political and security situation in Libya and means to contain the current crisis and eradicate terrorism. The summit hosted by Abdel Fattah Al Sisi, current president of the African Union, will be attended by the presidents of Rwanda, South […]