France recalibrates West Africa strategy with joint naval drill in Ghana

France has deepened its military ties with Ghana through a four-day joint naval exercise, as Paris pivots towards coastal West African nations after military setbacks in the Sahel. The French amphibious assault ship LHD Tonnerre docked at Ghana’s Tema Port on September 30, for the exercise, aimed at improving maritime security and operational coordination in […]

Moroccan court finds Maroc Telecom guilty of unfair competition practices

A Moroccan court found Maroc Telecom guilty of abusing its position as the market leader and ordered it to pay 6.36 billion dirhams to Wana Corporate who brought the case. The verdict is the second against Maroc Telecom after telecoms regulator ANRT fined the company 3.3 billion dirhams for failing to respect fair competition provisions. […]

Tunisia: Two soldiers killed by landmine in terrorist-haunted zone

Tunisia’s defense ministry indicated Tuesday two of its soldiers died after a landmine exploded near the Algerian border. “Two soldiers died, one last night and the second early this morning, after they were injured in a landmine explosion in Mount Mghila on Monday,” the ministry’s spokesman Belhassen Oueslati told the media. The ministry did not […]