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France hands over last military base in Chad, marking end of its presence in Sahel

France’s decades-long military presence in Africa is winding down after the French army has handed over its third and last military base in Chad to the country’s government. The military ceremony held in the capital N’Djamena on Wednesday (29 January) marked the official end of French military presence in the country. According to sources from […]

Foreign fighters from Europe hired to protect DRC’s resource-rich east from M23 rebels

Retired military officers from Europe are protecting the highly-prized resource-rich North Kivu province in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) from falling to Rwandan-backed M23 rebels, according to a recent report by the Deutsche Welle (DW). Some of them pointed out, in an interview, that while the job is well paid, they must often deal […]

United States commends Morocco on repatriation of former Guantanamo Bay detainee Abdul Latif Nasir

The United States has commended this Monday, July 19, Morocco for its collaboration in the repatriation of Abdul Latif Nasir (Abdellatif Nasser), a Moroccan citizen who had been detained at the Guantanamo Bay facility. “Abdul Nasir is the first detainee to be repatriated to his country of origin under the Biden-Harris administration,” State Department spokesman […]