China is making inroads into the West African arms market and is also looking to make new allies and build influence in the region amid waning French influence there. Senegal, Côte d’Ivoire and Mali are all French-speaking and, as former colonies, historically fell under France’s sphere of influence. And although France is still the largest […]
The decision of King Mohammed VI to fire low performing ministers in implementation of constitutional provisions took observers by surprise. A statement of the Royal palace announced that four current ministers were relieved of their duties for their proven responsibility in the delay witnessed in the implementation of a set of state-funded projects, part of […]
Ruslan Obiang Nsue, a son of Equatorial Guinea’s President Teodoro Obiang Mbasogo, has been placed under house arrest for the alleged sale of an airplane belonging to the country’s flagship airline Ceiba Intercontinental, reports say. State television (TVGE) Tuesday reported that Obiang Nsue allegedly sold the jet, ATR 72-500, to the company Binter Technic, which […]
