Abdullatif loudiyi & Spanish defense Secretary ramirez

Morocco: King appoints Major General Mohammed Berrid, Inspector General of FAR, Commander of Southern Zone

King Mohammed VI, Supreme Commander and Chief of General Staff of the Royal Armed Forces (FAR), has appointed Major General Mohammed Berrid as Inspector General of FAR, Commander of the Southern zone, in replacement of Lieutenant General Belkhir El Farouk, the Ministry of the Royal Household, Protocol and Chancellery announced, Saturday, in a statement. The […]

Malawi sacks EU envoy for meddling in domestic affairs

Just few days after Benin kicked out the European Union’s ambassador for his interference in internal political affairs, Malawi took a similar decision with head of the EU delegation to Malawi, Sandra Paesen, giving her a week to leave the country over what government says is her meddling in its domestic affairs. The southern African […]

Benin: Rice Imports Decline after Nigeria’s Border Closure

The closure of Benin’s land borders with Nigeria since August has resulted in a drastic drop in the country’s rice imports from Asia. The information was revealed by the Observatory of International Rice Statistics (Osiriz) in its latest economic outlook released in December. Nigeria, one of Africa’s superpowers, closed all its land borders to tackle […]