French navy seizes $600M in cocaine as West Africa becomes trafficking hotspot

The French Navy has intercepted nearly 10 tonnes of cocaine aboard a stateless fishing vessel off the coast of West Africa, marking one of the year’s largest drug busts and highlighting the region’s growing role as a key transshipment route in the global cocaine trade. The 9.6-tonne haul — valued at roughly $600 million — […]

‘Made in Africa’ label to boost African trade, raise standards under AfCFTA

A new memorandum of understanding (MoU) inked by the Nairobi-based African Organization for Standardization (ARSO) and the Geneva-based International Trade Centre (ITC) aims to contribute to continent-wide efforts to design a ‘Made in Africa’ label and boost trade under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The agreement renews a working commitment between the ARSO […]

Two U.S. national security institutes call for designating Polisario terrorist organization

After the Algeria-backed Polisario becomes a terrorist organization and magnet of extremists threatening regional peace & stability, two major U.S. National security Institutes have joined several think-tanks urging the Trump administration to take immediate action and add the Polisario armed militia to the U.S. black list, which includes Iranian proxies such as the Houthis, Hamas, […]