Brazil seizes 481 Kg of cocaine shipment to Algeria

Brazilian authorities have foiled an attempt to smuggle out 481 kg of cocaine destined to Algeria, Spanish agency EFE reported on Monday, citing security sources. The cocaine was concealed in 22 packages stored in an asphalt plant in the southern city of Paranaguá. An investigation was opened to identify all those responsible for this major […]

Rabat & Tunis Agree to Enhance Cooperation in Civil Aviation

Morocco and Tunisia signed on Tuesday two agreements destined to foster cooperation between the two North African countries in the field of civil aviation. The accords, sealed during the visit paid by Moroccan foreign minister Nasser Bourita to Tunis, seek to strengthen technical and scientific cooperation ties between the two countries’ civil aviation authorities in […]

Guinea takes control of MTN Subsidiary Areeba Guinea, faces challenge of modernizing telecom operator

The Guinean Government has taken control of the telecommunications operator Areeba Guinea, previously owned by the South African group MTN. This move asserts Guinea’s sovereignty over its telecommunications sector, but the real challenge will be revitalising an operator that has fallen behind in modernizing its infrastructure. MTN Guinea had a 21% market share in the […]