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China flexes its naval muscles in Gulf of Guinea during 5-day Nigeria visit

A naval fleet of China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA-N) arrived for a five-day visit in Nigeria on Sunday (2 July) for a rare visit by the Chinese military to Africa’s Atlantic coast, reinforcing speculation that the Gulf of Guinea could offer a base for Beijing. As the destroyer Nanning and an accompanying frigate, long with […]

EU, France pledge 2 million euros to back elections in Madagascar

The European Union (EU) and France Thursday vowed to assist Madagascar with one million euro each for the presidential elections slated to take place in the African country next November. The pledged funds will go into a basket Fund set up by the UNDP, earmarked to back the electoral process. The independent Electoral mission indicated […]

King Mohammed VI welcomes French President Emmanuel Macron upon arrival in Rabat on a state visit aimed at reshaping a strategic partnership

King Mohammed VI has welcomed French President Emmanuel Macron upon his arrival in Rabat this Monday on a state visit aimed at reshaping the two countries’ strategic partnership and facing up shared challenges. The Monarch was accompanied by Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan, Prince Moulay Rachid, and Princesses Lalla Khadija and Lalla Meryem when he […]