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US top military officers for critical talks in Africa after Niger ousting to secure foothold in the region

The United States military commander is making a rare trip to Africa for talks on maintaining some of his troops’ presence in West Africa, after US troops were forced to withdraw from Niger and Chad and the Sahel countries’ shift to Russia for security. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General CQ Brown arrived […]

Morocco to chair OPCW’s executive council for one year

Morocco was elected by acclamation, Tuesday in The Hague, to the presidency of the Executive Council of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), for a one-year term, from 12 May 2021 to 11 May 2022.   The election of Morocco, in the person of Abdelouahab Bellouki, Ambassador to The Hague and permanent […]

Congo halts cobalt exports following glut

The Democratic Republic of the Congo said it will stop exporting cobalt for four months amid an oversupply in the global market. Since the beginning of the year, cobalt oversupply sent prices down by approximately 11.32%. DRC is the world’s largest cobalt producer with some two thirds of global reserves. Cobalt is a rare metal […]