Morocco is moving forward with a major modernization of its Royal Air Force (FRA), with plans to acquire Embraer’s KC-390 Millennium aircraft, according to defense outlet Military Africa. The procurement is part of a broader strategy to gradually replace the FRA’s aging fleet of 14 C-130H Hercules transport aircraft and KC-130H aerial refueling tankers. If […]
Algeria has arrested independent journalist Ihsane El Kadi and shut down his Radio M, in a move that was decried by international media and free speech watchdogs. Reporters Without Borders, the international media freedom group, condemned El-Kadi’s arrest and called on the authorities to “respect the work of the media in the country”. El Kadi […]
The Spanish government has hailed UN Security Council resolution 2797 endorsing Moroccan Autonomy plan offered for the Sahara under the Kingdom’s sovereignty. In a statement adopted following the 13th High-Level Moroccan-Spanish Meeting, held in Madrid, Spain reaffirmed its position expressed in the Joint Declaration of April 7, 2022, and welcomed the latest UN development on […]
