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Turkey to extend military presence in Libya

The office of Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has presented to the parliament in Ankara a request for an 18-month extension to its military mission in Libya, reports say. Turkey has had military presence in Libya since January 2020 after it signed a maritime and security deal with then ruling Government of National Accord (GNA), […]

Morocco’s Marsa Maroc to start operating Benin’s Cotonou port terminals in October 2024

Moroccan port operator Marsa Maroc has signed a deal to start operating Benin’s Cotonou port terminals next month, a statement said. Marsa Maroc will operate terminal 1 and 5 in Cotonou’s port after winning an international tender issued by the company in charge of cargo handling, Société Béninoise des Manutentions Portuaires (SOBEMAP). Casablanca-listed Marsa Maroc […]

The great escape from crisis-hit Algeria, from younger illegal migrants to generals

In a country where even teenagers risk their lives crossing the Mediterranean in search of freedom, the recent escape of a former Algerian intelligence chief by boat to Spain has rattled a regime mired in self-inflicted crises. General Abdelkader Haddad, alias “El Djinn”, is no ordinary fugitive. Once head of Algeria’s powerful internal security agency, […]