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Morocco, only African country, to benefit from $304 million indefinite-delivery F-16 jet support deal

Morocco has been selected as the only African country included in a new $303.6 million U.S. Foreign Military Sales (FMS) contract for F-16 radar repair and support services, Business Insider Africa reported. The contract was awarded to Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., one of the United States’ leading defense manufacturers. This cooperation underscores Morocco’s strategic partnership […]

UN report: militia linked to CAR govt is behind possible war crimes

Government forces in the Central African Republic (CAR) are training militias and working with private military companies behind possible war crimes and crimes against humanity, according to a fresh UN report. The paper published by the United Nations Human Rights Office and its Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in CAR (MINUSCA) detailed a massacre that took […]

Ethiopian parliament ratifies state of emergency in Amhara region amid escalating violence

In its extraordinary session, the Ethiopian House of People’s Representatives (HoPR) on Monday (14 August) voted in favor of a six-month state of emergency rule in the northern Amhara region amid increasing violence between the federal forces and local militiamen. The lower house of the Ethiopian parliament examined and ratified the rule following the country’s […]