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Chad: Three-day national mourning to pay tribute to soldiers killed by Boko Haram

The Chadian government Wednesday decreed a three-day mourning nationwide to pay tribute to several soldiers killed in Lake Chad province by Boko Haram insurgents. Armed forces posted in the province came under an attack attributed to Nigeria-based Boko Haram insurgent group. The Chadian government in a statement said the attack which took place on Bouka-Toulloroum […]

Morocco and US bolster disaster response expertise through joint training Mantlet 2025

The United States and Morocco have strengthened their disaster response collaboration with the completion of Maroc Mantlet 2025, an annual exercise designed to enhance emergency preparedness. This year’s training brought together thirty soldiers and airmen from the Utah National Guard, alongside the Royal Armed Forces, the Moroccan National Committee for Nuclear, Radiological, Biological and Chemical […]

Fitch Ratings downgrades Tunisia to ‘CCC’

Fitch Ratings has downgraded Tunisia’s Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to ‘CCC’ from ‘B-‘, reported Tunisian News Agency TAP. The agency said that the downgrade to ‘CCC’ reflects heightened fiscal and external liquidity risks in the context of further delays in agreeing on a new program with the IMF after the political changes of […]