Lawmakers in Togo have given final approval to a constitutional reform linked to presidential term limits and how presidents are elected, which some opposition politicians and civil society groups have denounced as a constitutional coup. Togo’s parliament had already adopted the amendments on 25 March, but following a backlash by the opposition who fear the […]
China’s Hudong-Zhonghua company, a wholly owned subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation, is building a second C28A corvette for the Algerian navy, reported IHS Jane’s Navy International in its latest issue. The Defense, security and intelligence magazine published a photo showing the Algerian warship docked at the Chinese shipyard. The furtive vessel has already been […]
While the United Nations voiced concern on Saturday (14 October) over an escalation of fighting in northern Mali, the Malian foreign minister Abdoulaye Diop said that the withdrawal of UN peacekeepers from the region would happen on time by 31 December. The UN expressed its concern at the weekend that its drawdown could be hampered […]
