Before the Soviet Union controlled the former republics of Central Asia, Sufi brotherhoods dominated the religious scene in Chechnya, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. However, the Soviet policy toward Islam drove these Sufi groups underground for fear of persecution. In the aftermath of the fall of the Soviet bloc, legions of radical Islamists filled the gap left […]
Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, the General and new leader of Gabon met Sunday with Congo’s President Denis Sassou-Nguesso to thaw ties with Brazzaville and to seek Congo’s support to end the isolation of the country after the August 30 military coup that brought him to power. Nguema who took oath on September 04 as Gabon’s […]
The Moroccan-Mauritanian Joint Military Commission held its 4th meeting in Nouakchott on Tuesday to review means of strengthening military cooperation in the various areas of training and education. The meeting was co-chaired by Lieutenant General Mohammed Berrid, Inspector General of the Royal Armed Forces and Commander of the Southern Zone, and Chief of the General […]
