Outsourcing: Four international operators to develop their activities in Morocco, creating over 5,000 jobs

Morocco is set to invest MAD 65 million ($5 million) in the outsourcing sector with the aim of creating over 5,000 new jobs by 2026 at several cities including Tangier, Fes, Rabat, Casablanca, and Agadir. In this connection, four memorandums of understanding (MoU) relating to investment projects in the outsourcing sector were signed this Wednesday […]

First war crimes trial of Liberian rebel leader opens in Paris

A former Liberian rebel went on trial Monday (10 October) in Paris, charged with “complicity in massive and systematic torture and inhumane acts” against civilians in Liberia’s Lofa County in 1993-1994. As one of the leaders of the Ulimo armed group, now the 47-year-old Kunti Kamara is accused of crimes against humanity, torture and acts […]

US troops exit Niger’s Air Base 101 as Russia-backed Africa Corps look to expand footprint

The United States has completed the withdrawal of its military personnel from Niger’s Air Base 101 near the West African nation’s capital, Niamey, which comes ahead of its planned exit from another major drone base near the desert city of Agadez. A joint statement by Niger’s Defense Ministry and the US Department of Defense confirmed […]