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Tunisia: Army recovers corpse of fourth crew member of helicopter crash

The Tunisian army Thursday announced the recovery of the remains of the fourth member of the crew of the helicopter that crashed last week during a night assignment, at Serrat Cape, near Bizerte. The military institution also indicated that it discovered the wreckage. The aircraft, with four people onboard, disappeared from the radar Wednesday last […]

Moroccan army to bolster attack capabilities with more offensive helicopters

Attack helicopters have for long been a black hole in the Moroccan army but now no more as Morocco seeks to bolster capacity with mighty US and Turkish helicopters. Reports pointed that Morocco is negotiating a deal with Turkey to buy 22 T129 ATAK helicopters worth 1.3 billion dollars. The deal would add to an […]

Sub-Saharan Africa emerging as hotbed of illicit wildlife trade — UNODC report

Africa accounts for a staggering 19% of all seizures of illegal wildlife materials worldwide, with virtually all of the seizures having been made in the sub-Saharan subregion, according to the latest World Wildlife Crime Report 2024. In terms of global trade flows, a majority of seizures — 44% of all records — between 2015–2021 was […]