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Algerian Navy to Receive 2nd Chinese-Made Corvette (IHS Jane’s Magazine)

China’s Hudong-Zhonghua company, a wholly owned subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation, is building a second C28A corvette for the Algerian navy, reported IHS Jane’s Navy International in its latest issue. The Defense, security and intelligence magazine published a photo showing the Algerian warship docked at the Chinese shipyard. The furtive vessel has already been […]

Sudan Government Returns to Khartoum After Nearly Three Years of War, Pledges Recovery and Stability

Sudan’s government formally returned to the capital, Khartoum, on Sunday, marking its first presence there since the outbreak of war with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in April 2023. Prime Minister Kamel Idris, arriving from Port Sudan where the administration had been temporarily based, described the move as a national turning point and promised […]

Tunisian Parliament rubber-stamps cabinet reshuffle

Tunisian Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi won a confidence vote from the parliament for the recent cabinet shake-up that saw the entry of 11 new ministers. Lawmakers approved Mechichi’s new picks for the ministries of interior, justice, health, employment, industry, energy, agriculture, environment, sports, culture and land affairs. Mechichi conducted the reshuffle on Jan. 16 on […]