Several prominent Nigerian intellectuals have sent an open letter to the country’s president and the National Assembly, urging them to tread with maximum caution over an alleged signing of a defense pact with the United States and France to establish their military bases in the West African country. The coalition, without providing evidence, accused Washington […]
Libya is enacting extraordinary measures to tackle its persistent liquidity crisis. On December 5, 2024, the Central Bank of Libya announced a partnership with the British company ‘De La Rue’ to print 30 billion dinars (approximately $6.25 billion) in new currency. This decision follows years of acute financial difficulties, compounded by political instability since the […]
The fall of the bloody authoritarian Assad regime has uncovered the depth of relations between the Algeria-backed Polisario separatist group and Iran, with Syria acting as the intermediary, said a report published by the Washington-based think-tank Atlantic Council. Amid the chaos following the fall of Damascus, documents emerged showing correspondence between the Syrian Ministry of […]
