The Spanish city of Granada is hosting an exhibition highlighting the history and cultural heritage of the Amazigh (Berber) people. The exhibition, featuring rare pieces that date back to the golden age of Andalusia in medieval Spain, was inaugurated Thursday by Queen Letizia of Spain, in the presence of the president of the Junta of […]
The Morocco-US sponsored exercise “African Lion 2019” takes place from March 16 to April 7, 2019, in the region of Agadir, Tifnit, Tan-Tan, Tata and Ben Guerir, with the participation of thousands of military personnel. The annual exercise involves various types of training including command, maneuvering, peace-keeping and aerial refueling, said a statement from the […]
General Brice Oligui Nguema, who led a coup last week that toppled Gabon’s 55-year-old dynasty, was sworn in as transitional president this Monday September 4. He pledged to hold “free… (and) transparent elections” after an unspecified period and “to amnesty prisoners of conscience.” The group known as the Committee for the Transition and Restoration of […]
