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Niger again fails to meet debt payment as post-coup woes pile

Niger failed to make a debt payment of 13.4 billion CFA francs ($22 million) last week, the West African debt management agency said on Monday (19 February), bringing the total default to $519 million since a coup in July 2023 and its subsequent suspension from regional financial markets. The West African Economic Monetary Union (WAEMU) […]

Libya-bound drones disguised as wind Turbines seized by Italy

The China-made drone parts seized by Italian authorities were disguised as wind turbines in order to be shipped to Libya, in violation of a UN embargo, news agencies reported. Earlier this month, Italian customs found Chinese drone components in six containers at the Port of Gioia Tauro in southern Italy. The components were hidden among […]

Algeria: Army denies reports on arrest of 13 senior officers

The Algerian defense ministry denied in a statement report by local media el Watan claiming that 13 senior officers have been recently detained over contact with former army general Ali Ghediri who intends to run for April Presidential elections. El Watan quoted in its Sunday publication a military source as saying that 13 colonels and […]