Spain Considers Using Drones to Patrol Land Borders with Morocco

The silent diplomatic row between Morocco and Spain over Ceuta and Melilla may worsen as the Spanish Defense Ministry considers deploying unmanned aerial vehicles to patrol the borders of the exclaves in northern Morocco. Enlisting airborne surveillance at Spain’s land borders with Morocco aims at reducing the numbers of Spain’s border guards, reports Spanish news […]

Libya’s new PM bans implementation of decrees issued by rival

The new Libyan Prime Minister Fathi Bashagha banned on Tuesday implementation of any decrees or instructions issued by the outgoing Government of National Unity (GNU), led by Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, Libya Update reports. The former interior minister addressed a letter to the heads of institutions, departments, bodies, agencies, public companies, state-owned commercial companies, and mayors […]

G5 Sahel declares coronavirus pandemic the number one enemy of the Force

For the G5 Sahel countries, the coronavirus pandemic is now the number one enemy, even before terrorism, as the region has recorded more than 1200 cases. The Foreign Ministers of the G5 Sahel met on April 15 evening by videoconference for their first meeting since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic. During the conference, the […]