China is importing more food products such as avocados, cashews, sesame seeds and chili peppers from Africa, after President Xi Jinping promised to increase non-resource imports from Africa and agriculture is emerging as the new focus of Beijing’s engagement with the continent. In the first two months of this year, Shanghai ports handled more than […]
Moroccan Royal Navy has foiled a major drug smuggling operation off the coast of Nador, Northeastern Morocco. The Coast Guards of the Navy, patrolling the Kingdom’s Mediterranean coastline, spotted on Tuesday a suspicious speedboat at 3:00 AM and chased it part of routine security checks. After a hot pursuit in the sea, the occupants realized […]
Kenya’s Defense Ministry and the country’s Space Agency announced Monday the launching on April 10 from California (U.S.) Taifa-1, or Nation-1 in Swahili, the eastern African country’s first operational satellite. “The mission is an important milestone,” the ministry and the agency said in a joint statement, adding that it would contribute significantly to the country’s […]
