FAR Abdelfattah Louarak

Tunisia, Italy deepen defense ties with focus on development and regional stability

Chief of Staff of the Italian Army, General Carmine Masiello, paid a visit to Tunis Wednesday for talks with Tunisia’s Defense Minister, Khaled Sehili, on ways of expanding cooperation in key sectors such as joint military training, coordinated exercises, hydrographic surveys, medical support, and socio-economic development. The two officials expressed shared commitment to regional peacebuilding, […]

Nigerian President thanks King Mohammed VI for fertilizers project in his country

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari thanked king Mohammed VI for the success of a Moroccan-Nigerian project under which Morocco will build a 1.3 billion fertilizers plant in Nigeria. ‘’We are well on our way to becoming a regional and global fertilizer power house,’’ said President Buhari on his official twitter account after announcing the signing by […]

Mauritania: 7 militants of anti-slavery outlawed organization arrested

The outlawed Initiative for the Resurgence of the Abolitionist movement in Mauritania (IRA) indicated security forces arrested 7 of its militants following a protest demanding the release of leaders of the organization locked up for two years in prison. The organization has condemned what it calls violation and breach by authorities of the right to […]