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Exclusion of Russia from SWIFT System casts doubt over Algeria’s arms deal

The $7 billion arms deal the Algerian military regime sealed last year with the Kremlin has hit a serious snag after the European Union, the US, the UK and their allies have banned Russian Banks from SWIFT system in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The move of unplugging almost all Russian banks from the […]

South Sudan: SPLM/A-IO Rejects SSPDF’s Orders, Reaffirms Independence

The opposition faction in South Sudan, the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army-in-Opposition (SPLM/A-IO), has firmly rejected a directive from the South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF) requiring its forces to gather in government-controlled territories. This rebuke was issued on Tuesday April 8 by Lam Paul Gabriel, the spokesperson for the opposition group, which is led by […]

Anti-Narcotics Struggle: Morocco Deals Hard Blow to Local & Foreign Smugglers

The vigilance of the Moroccan border security services is paying off. During the past couple of weeks, the police and customs agents of the North African country have foiled several major drug smuggling operations worth millions of dollars. Last week, the Moroccan authorities seized 476 kg of cocaine at an apartment in Harhoura, on the […]