UNICEF & IsDB set up Global Muslim Philanthropy Fund for Children

Guinea-Bissau president beefs up his own security, rules out risk of yet another coup

The appointment by the Guinea-Bissau’s president of two new officials responsible for his security — in a country accustomed to coups — are seen by experts and observers in the context of recent coups in Niger and Gabon and other nations in the Francophone Africa Guinea-Bissau’s President Umaro Sissoco Embalo has appointed Generals Tomas Djassi […]

First batch of 6 Apache helicopters arrives in Morocco

Six AH-64E Apache helicopters have been received by Morocco, in a drive to modernize the air force’s capabilities in an uncertain environment. The delivery is part of an order made in 2019 for 36 Apache helicopters and related equipment for a total cost estimated at $4.2 billion. A Moroccan Royal Armed Forces account on X […]

World Bank loans Sudan $100m to combat deep food insecurity

The World Bank has released $100 million for the World Food Program to tackle “deep food insecurity” for 2 million people in Sudan. The Washington-based institution in a statement said the funds will help provide an “emergency safety net” amid worsening hunger in the northeast African nation “caused by a poor harvest and rising international […]