The African Lion military exercises kicked off with the participation of about 1300 military personnel from the U.S., Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain, Mali, Mauritania, Senegal, Spain and Tunisia. “We are excited to conduct training with our Moroccan partners. African Lion gives us the ability to enhance our operational capabilities in an unfamiliar, yet non-austere, […]
Namibian authorities have removed a controversial statue of German colonial officer Curt von Francois, who was seen as a symbol of colonial oppression, following pressure from local activists. The monument was erected in 1965 to mark the 75th anniversary of the founding of the city of Windhoek, now the capital, which was credited to von […]
A group of key members of President Caid Essebsi’s party Nidaa Tounes Sunday in Sousse called for suppressing the party’s position of Executive Director occupied by Hafedh Caïd Essebsi, son of the president and deemed source of division in the party. The group, calling itself reform and rescue group, argued that the party needs new […]
