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Algeria: Military Expenditures Hit $9.37 bln in 2015- US State Department

Algeria has earmarked $9.37 billion to military expenditures in 2015, the US Department of State said in its 2017 World Military Expenditures and Arms Transfers report. The report notes that Algeria slashed military spending in 2015, compared to $11 billion in 2014 and $9.89 billion in 2013. Cash-strapped Algeria, which faces an impending depletion of […]

Mauritania’s National Day: King of Morocco renews resolve to strengthen, diversify fruitful bilateral cooperation

King Mohammed VI has underlined the depth and solidity of the fraternal ties binding Morocco and Mauritania, and renewed his determination to further consolidate these ties and to strengthen and diversify the areas of the two countries’ fruitful cooperation. This came in a message of congratulations that King Mohammed VI addressed to President Mohamed Ould […]

Congolese Church Leaders seek peace dialogue with M23 rebels

A critical peace initiative unfolded in eastern Congo as the country’s major church organizations met with Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in Goma, marking a new attempt to end the devastating conflict. The delegation from the National Episcopal Conference of Congo and the Church of Christ in Congo engaged with rebel leader Corneille Nangaa, who recently emerged […]