US Wednesday signed a ten-year military cooperation agreement with Tunisia to train and improve the abilities of Tunisian soldiers and help the North African country respond to security threats. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper inked the deal with his Tunisian counterpart, Brahim Bertagi, during his visit to Tunis, first leg of the US official’s Maghreb […]
Morocco reiterates its full attachment to its legitimate right to sovereignty over all its territorial waters including off the Sahara coast. Government spokesman Hassan Abyaba confirmed that Morocco has full right to assert sovereignty over its waters through enacting legislation accordingly governing its territorial waters. Two draft laws have been approved by the foreign affairs […]
African governments need to develop robust strategies for the critical minerals sector amid global rush for the continent’s lithium and other strategically important rare metals, a recent research has found. Demand for lithium, for example, tripled from 2017 to 2022, while the critical minerals market doubled in five years, reaching US$320 billion in 2022, according […]
