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Morocco-US joint naval drill to enhance interoperability & regional maritime security

Morocco’s Royal Navy and the US navy have conducted lately a joint naval exercise to enhance interoperability between the two allies. According to US naval forces Europe-Africa, the Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) participated in the tracking training exercise with the Moroccan Navy’s Floreal-class Frigate Mohammed V. The Moroccan warship worked […]

Rwanda’s President approves retirement of over 1,000 soldiers from Army

Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame approved the retirement of over 1,000 military personnel, including five generals, according to a statement from the country’s military. The retirements include former Chief of Defense Staff Gen. Jean Bosco Kazura, four brigadier generals, 170 senior officers, and 992 soldiers who have either reached retirement age or had their service contracts […]

Niger reopens air space for commercial flights

Nigerien authorities reopened Sunday September 3 the airspace for airlines nearly one month after the junta in power closed it on August 06. The country’s civil aviation authorities indicated the air space is reopened for domestic and international commercial flights. The decision however does not apply to military and other special flights that are still […]