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Moroccan navy rescues 117 migrants in two days

Morocco’s royal navy rescued 117 migrants on May 10-11 on board dinghies, a military source told national news agency MAP. The migrants were rescued off Morocco’s Mediterranean coast and were taken to the ports of Ksar Sghir and Nador. Morocco came under pressure as the main gate for migrants looking to reach Europe. So far […]

The View from Paris : Africa Should ‘Ensure its Own Security’

Africa must first “ensure its own security” so it can realize its “destiny”, asserted French President François Hollande when addressing some 40 African leaders as a key Franco-African security summit opened Friday in Paris. French President Hollande also pledged to help with the creation of a special African rapid-reaction force that would train as many […]

Mnangagwa sacks army chief amid Zimbabwe’s escalating power struggle

Zimbabwe’s president Emmerson Mnangagwa has dismissed Lieutenant General Anselem Sanyatwe, the country’s army chief, in a significant political move that has intensified a brewing power struggle within the ruling Zanu-PF party. Sanyatwe, a close ally of vice president Constantino Chiwenga, was reassigned to the role of sports minister, replacing Kirsty Coventry following her election as […]