Guinea-Bissau, Chinese leaders hold talks, upgrade ties, as experts warn of dependency risk

Guinea-Bissau and Chinese presidents held talks in Beijing on Wednesday (10 July), with the two leaders announcing that the relations between both countries will be elevated to a strategic partnership. Umaro Sissoco Embalo, President of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau, who is in China for a 5-day state visit ending on 13 July, was hosted by […]

Sudan: UN warns of impending ‘full-scale civil war’ as air strike kills dozens

Conflict-torn Sudan is edging ever closer to a “full-scale civil war” that could destabilize the entire region, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned, condemning an air strike that killed at least two dozen civilians and widespread violence in Darfur. The United Nations chief made his assessment in a statement on Sunday after the air strike […]

Tunisia, US to hold several-day joint military drills

Tunisian and US air powers will hold joint military drills May 21-27 in view of sharing military expertise and develop operations military abilities, the Tunisian Defense Ministry announced Wednesday. The drills are in line with the cooperation program established by the two sides in the area of operational training with a number of the friendly […]