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US Defense Secretary Hegseth Hails Morocco as America’s Top African Military Partner

United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth praised Morocco as America’s foremost partner on the African continent, and describing the kingdom’s engagement with the African Lion 2026 military exercises as exceptional and enduring. There is no better host for the continent’s largest multinational military exercise, he said. Speaking by video link during a ceremony held […]

Kenya proposes maritime treaty to defuse Ethiopia-Somalia tensions

Kenya has offered Ethiopia and Somalia a maritime treaty as a solution to a standoff that sparked when Adis Ababa signed a deal with breakaway Somaliland. Landlocked Ethiopia had signed a memorandum of understanding with Somaliland providing for access to the sea in return for an official recognition of the independence of the separatist region. […]

U.S. pledges $45 million in security funding to West Africa

US top diplomat Antony J. Blinken announced Tuesday January 23 a pledge of $45 million in funding for security in West Africa, a region reeling with terrorism activities in some of its countries. Blinken made the announcement in Cote d’Ivoire as he met with President Alassane Ouattara in the capital, Abidjan. “Cote d’Ivoire is an […]