UNIDO chief with Moulay hafid Lalami

Tunisia: Ennhadha mulls nomination of Chief to Prime Minister job

Tunisian moderate Islamist party Ennhadha is on the verge of appointing its leader Rached Ghannouchi as the future Prime Minister following this month legislative elections dominated by the movement, Tunis Webdo reports. The Choura Council of the party deems Ghannouchi fit and suitable for the job. The leader himself however has not expressed any desire […]

ECOWAS eyes $2.6bn for standby force to combat terrorism across West Africa

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is seeking $2.61 billion annually to launch a 5,000-strong regional Standby Force aimed at combating terrorism, political instability, and transnational crime across the region. At a high-level meeting in Abuja, ECOWAS Ministers of Defense and Finance convened to finalize funding strategies for the ambitious counterterrorism initiative. A […]

Libya: GNA celebrates capture of Haftar’s key General, downing of jet

UN-backed Government of National Accord, GNA, announced Saturday it captured a top military aid of rival army of General Khalifa Haftar after its forces downed a fighter jet belonging to the east-based military commander. On facebook, Volcano of Rage Operation forces aligned with the GNA, indicated that it captured Amer Jagem, Major-General and commander of […]