France has asked the UN Security Council to authorize the deployment by five African countries- Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger – of a special counterterrorism force of 5,000 troops for the Sahel region. Presidents of the five countries — Niger, Mali, Chad, Burkina Faso and Mauritania — agreed in February to set up […]
An Algerian pilot died in a crash of a Su-30 fighter, in yet a new incident in a series of recurrent crashes in recent years that highlight the dilemma of the aging Algerian air force fleet. The crash took place while the aircraft, which was older than the pilot, was on a training mission in […]
The Moroccan government has greenlighted the setting up of a disaster relief fund to pay compensations to victims of natural disasters and hazards as the country faces flash floods that left devastating impact on many rural areas. The fund will be operational in January 2020 and will cover natural risks and hazards including drought, quakes, […]
