US Africa Command

Tunisian Interior Minister Fired over Migration tragedy

Tunisia’s Prime Minister Youssef Chahed on Wednesday fired his interior minister following the death of migrants off the coast of the North African country in the deadliest shipwreck this year. The move follows a similar decision affecting 10 senior security officials as the country investigates the tragic death at sea of migrants on board the […]

Burkina Faso recruits 50,000 people as civilian defense volunteers to fight jihadists

The conflict-torn Burkina Faso has launched a drive to recruit 50,000 civilian defense volunteers to help the country’s army fight jihadists, the authorities announced. “The mission of these communal VDPs is to protect, alongside the defense and security forces, the people and property of their communes of origin”, in the face of jihadist attacks, according […]

Morocco’s push for African integration highlighted at G77+China Summit

Morocco’s ambitious projects and initiatives aimed at enhancing regional integration in Africa were highlighted at the 3rd G77+China Summit, convened in Kampala, Uganda, January 21-22. Morocco’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Omar Hilale, outlined, in an address before the Summit, Morocco’s efforts and initiatives to speed up regional integration in Africa. Under the leadership […]