security

Brazil’s stand on Sahara is ‘firm’, partnership with Morocco is ‘important’

President of the Brazilian Senate, Rodrigo Otávio Soares Pacheco, reaffirmed from Rabat that his country’s position on the Sahara issue is “firm” and that Morocco is “an important” partner for Brazil. Brazil has repeatedly praised Morocco’s serious and credible efforts to move forward towards the settlement of the Sahara dispute, within the framework of the […]

Gulf of Guinea coastal states talk military cooperation in face of Sahel jihadi violence

Leaders of Rwanda and Benin have met over the weekend to discuss ways of containing a potential spillover from an Islamist militant insurgency that has been gaining ground in neighboring Burkina Faso. Along with Benin, three other West Africa coastal nations — Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire and Togo — have suffered attacks in border areas blamed […]

Libya: Serraj orders military mobilization; Haftar forces’ advance westward

The Libyan Presidential Council (PC) led by designated Prime Minister Faiez Serraj has ordered the mobilization of all its aligned forces to block the advance of the self-proclaimed Libyan National Army (LNA) to the western region of the country in view of “numbing terrorists”. Khalifa Haftar, the military strongman and leader of the LNA, which […]