France: BFM TV Gets Rid of Exposed Jihadism Expert

France-based BFM TV Friday announced it is ceasing cooperation with its Jihadism Expert, Romain Caillet now exposed for having ties with jihadists. The new channel has decided to stop interviewing Romain Caillet after revelations that the expert had had links with jihadists and terrorist groups. “During his exchanges with BFMTV, Romain Caillet deemed useless to […]

Moroccan Army, AFRICOM explore cooperation in defense communications

Morocco’s Royal Armed Forces in partnership with US Africa Command (AFRICOM) held on August 19 a symposium focusing on interoperability in information sharing. The event brought together dozens of African states and organizations to learn about best practices in the fields of cyber and information systems, Moroccan media reported. Africa Endeavor is AFRICOM’s annual Senior […]

From Chengdu to Casablanca: new rail-sea lines to speed up China-Africa trade

China is using new hybrid logistics links or multimodal rail-sea lines to bypass cargo chokepoints in an effort to speed up trade with Africa, where it is the largest trading partner. New rail-sea hybrid transport options stretching from western China as far as Europe, which are speeding up goods movement to Africa, imply the belt […]