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US sanctions terrorist arms trafficking network supplying Islamic State in Somalia

The United States is trying to curb the flow of weapons to the Islamic State terror group’s affiliate in Somalia, taking aim at a smuggling operation that is also helping to arm its al-Qaida-linked rival, al-Shabab, with weapons from Iran. The US Treasury Department Tuesday announced sanctions against eight individuals and one company all involved […]

Brazilian Embraer in talks with Morocco on KC-390 deal and military command system- media reports

Brazilian plane-maker Embraer is in advanced discussions with Morocco’s Royal Air Force over a potential sale of its KC‑390 Millennium military transport aircraft, while also promoting a broader proposal to establish a national command-and-control system, according to Africa Intelligence. The company, led by Chief Executive Francisco Gomes Neto, presented through its subsidiary Atech a solution […]

French travel documentary exposes Algeria’s police state

The Long awaited for Algeria episode of the French documentary, J’irai dormir chez vous (I will come to sleep in your house), was aired on Mar 8 revealing a closed-off and impoverished country, where locals are banned by omnipresent police from interacting with foreigners or tourists. The documentary producer Antoine De Maximy has spent two-weeks […]