Omar Hilale

Algeria Plans to Open Helicopter Manufacturing Plant

Algeria’s Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal announced recently a government plan to establish a helicopter production plant in a joint venture with a foreign partner that he did not name, the Algerian news Agency APS reported. “The National Investment Council (NIC) and the Council of State holdings (CPE) have agreed to create a high-end helicopter manufacturing […]

Tigray conflict: EU sanctions Addis Ababa, suspends €90 million budget aid

The European Union has decided to sanction Addis Ababa over the crisis in the Tigray region by suspending the payment of a €90 million budget aid. The decision is part of the 27 European countries’ call for a cessation of hostilities. Concerned about the deteriorating humanitarian situation caused by the conflict in the Tigray region, […]

Burkina and Cameroon: millions displaced, trapped by food insecurity

Burkina Faso has one of the fastest-growing internally displaced populations in the world, now totaling more than 2 million people, while at least three million people in Cameroon are facing acute food insecurity, according to government data from both countries. Violence linked to Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State group has increased the number of displaced […]