Despite setbacks from military coups in Mali and Niger, the European Union is planning to launch a new military-civilian mission in Africa in the fall, whose aim is to prevent instability triggered by jihadi groups, a German newspaper has reported. EU member states have agreed to launch the mission in the Gulf of Guinea in […]
Armed gangs in Nigeria’s northwest have reportedly kidnapped at least 100 people in a new attack, which comes only days after gunmen seized nearly 300 students and staff from a school. The gunmen attacked two communities in Kaduna state over the weekend, residents and state officials told the media. They seized at least 100 people […]
While Moroccan car industry moves up gear, gaining momentum, creating more jobs and attracting more investment, neighboring Algeria has apparently failed to convince automaker PSA Peugeot Citroen to install in the oil & gas rich country which is plunging in political crisis and socioeconomic turmoil. During the latest visit of French Prime Minister Manuel Valls […]
