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Mali takes delivery of military hardware from Russia

Mali acquired Thursday military equipment including fighter jets and helicopters from Russia to beef up the army in the fight against terrorists. The delivery included one Soukhoï Su-25 attack aircraft, trainer jet Aero L-39 Albatros and several Mi-8 helicopters. Colonel Assimi Goïta, the leader of the transition in the African country, and Igor Gromyko, the […]

Morocco seizes 18.2 tons of cannabis resin

The Moroccan police seized 18.243 tons of cannabis resin and arrested five people as they were unloading the banned substance into rapid dinghies on the coast of Sidi Rehal, near Casablanca. Investigations have been opened into connections of the gang with local and international trafficking networks, the police said in a statement. In July, Morocco […]

African Ambassadors express solidarity with Morocco, reject violence

African ambassadors in Rabat rejected the violent attack on Moroccan security forces by Sub-Saharan migrants as they attempted to cross into Spanish-ruled Melilla. Early on Friday, nearly 2000 Sub-Saharan migrants armed with sticks, bladed weapons and even acid attacked Moroccan security forces at a border passage with the Spanish occupied city of Melilla. Their violent […]