US Wednesday signed a ten-year military cooperation agreement with Tunisia to train and improve the abilities of Tunisian soldiers and help the North African country respond to security threats. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper inked the deal with his Tunisian counterpart, Brahim Bertagi, during his visit to Tunis, first leg of the US official’s Maghreb […]
The United Nations troops stationed in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) had made a strategic withdrawal from the eastern military base of Rumangabo, ceding ground in the battle against the M23 rebel group, the UN peacekeeping mission in the country, known as MONUSCO, said. UN troops have been supporting Congolese forces in the fight […]
Africa’s first high speed train will be launched in Morocco in 2018 after conducting one last test next February, state-owned railway operator ONCF said. The latest tests were staged successfully at a speed of 320 km per hour earlier this week, ONCF said in a statement. The over 2 billion-dollar project has been in development […]
