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AU calls for ‘immediate ceasefire’ in Ethiopia’s Tigray region as fighting intensifies

The African Union’s (AU) chairman has called for an “immediate, unconditional ceasefire” in the two-year-old conflict in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, whereby his call for a truce comes as the pan-African body makes efforts to bring the warring sides to the negotiating table. African Union Commission Chairman Moussa Faki Mahamat expressed “grave concern” in a […]

Italy to produce military helicopters in Algeria

Italy’s defense ministry and defense industry giant Leonardo-Finmeccanica signed this week an agreement to set up a military helicopters manufacturing plant near Setif in eastern Algeria. The factory will produce multipurpose light and medium Augusta West Helicopters that are used for transport, evacuation operations and surveillance, the Italian defense ministry said in a statement. The […]

Nuclear: Rabat Calls for Immediate Implementation of UN Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty

Morocco called on Tuesday in New York for the immediate entry into force of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) to put an end to the threats weighing on international peace and security. The persistent threats from the various nuclear tests and the serious danger they represent for humankind should incite all countries to […]