Beijing’s recent decision to eliminate tariffs for goods from least developed countries (LDCs) with diplomatic relations with China, including 33 in Africa, has been met with a great deal of skepticism among experts. The decision, announced by President Xi Jinping at the 2024 Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) that was held in Beijing in early […]
Tunisia’s security authorities announced Wednesday the arrest of members of an IS-cell plotting to attack sites in the coastal city of Sousse, a year after an attack on a hotel in the city killed 38 people. The cell linked to IS was dismantled on Tuesday. It was planning terror attacks against key sites in the […]
The United Kingdom should support Morocco’s Autonomy Plan offering a workable solution to the Sahara issue, says a leading UK defense and security think-tank. The Moroccan Autonomy Plan “remains the only credible, lasting, realistic and constructive solution” to the Sahara conflict, says a report by the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI). Following a paralyzing impasse […]
