Working session on Vocational training

Algeria seeks to use Papal Visit to whitewash amid rights groups’ outcry

Pope Leo XIV’s upcoming visit to Algeria risks being used by the authorities to whitewash an authoritarian system that persecutes Christians, closes churches and curtails religious freedom, diplomats and rights advocates say. The April 13–15 trip, the first by a pontiff to Algeria, has been presented by Algiers as a historic moment of dialogue and […]

Military cooperation between Morocco, Burkina Faso discussed in Rabat

The longstanding military cooperation between Morocco and Burkina Faso was discussed at a meeting Wednesday in Rabat between Inspector General of the Royal Armed Forces and Commander of the Southern Zone Mohammed Berrid and Colonel Major Célestin Simpor, Chief of the General Staff of the Burkinabe Armed Forces. According to a press release issued by […]

Egypt: Retired General Arrested For Announcing Presidential Candidacy

Egypt’s former military chief of staff and current presidential candidate, Lieutenant General Sami Anan, was arrested for announcing his candidacy to the upcoming presidential elections. The Supreme Committee of the Armed Forces (SCAF) in Egypt arrested Anan on accusations he had committed violations that “warrant official investigation”. The candidate has suspended “until further notice” his […]