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Spain to spend $4 billion on new combat vehicles, Defense News reports

Spain plans to acquire 348 “Piranha 5” 8×8 wheeled armored fighting vehicles from General Dynamics European Land Systems (GDELS) in a first phase of purchase, Secretary of State of Defense Vicente Conde told the national Congress, reported the independent Defense News on its website. The N°2 in the Spanish Defense Ministry added that the Spanish […]

SADC’s Pretoria-nurtured bias on Sahara issue denounced by its own members

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) had planned to deliver on Monday before the UN Fourth Committee a declaration challenging Morocco’s sovereignty over its Sahara. However, as soon as the draft declaration was circulated, five member states of this very SADC — Democratic Republic of Congo, Comoros, Malawi, Eswatini, and Zambia — voiced opposition to […]

Tunisia: Former Environment Minister sentenced to three years in prison

A court in Tunisia has condemned former Environment minister Mustapha Aroui to three years in prison for involvement in the illegal import of household waste from Italy in 2020. The ruling was issued by Tunis Court of Instance. Aroui has been in prison since December 2020, only six months into the job. The case raised […]