US, Morocco end African Lion drills with live ammunition exercises

Morocco and the US ended the 2021 African Lion drills on June 17 with tactical exercises using live ammunition to improve interoperability of the participating armies near Tan Tan. The last segment of the African Lion drills focused on honing the combat preparedness and responsiveness of Moroccan and US artilleries. A key part of the […]

Congolese Gynecologist Adds Sakharov Prize to his Collection of Awards

Congolese Gynecologist, Denis Mukwege, has won the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought 2014 awarded by the European Parliament for his standing up for women´s rights. “The Conference of Presidents decided unanimously to award Dr Denis Mukwege from Democratic Republic of Congo the Sakharov Prize for his fight for protection especially of women,” said EP […]

Tunisia extends the state of emergency until February

A decree from the Presidential office extended Tuesday the in-place state of emergency for one month starting January 20, reports say. The security measure has been in place since November 2015 following a terror attack on the presidential guard in capital Tunis.   The attack claimed by the Islamic state group killed 12 security forces […]