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The loitering munition SpyX has once again been tested in Morocco, as part of a series of exercises conducted by BlueBird Aero Systems, the company said. The latest footage, released by the company on October 12, showcases the drone executing precision strikes on decommissioned armored vehicles in a desert setting. According to the Moroccan defense-focused […]
Morocco is set to start extracting uranium from its huge phosphate deposits, enabling the country to position itself as a key player in the global Uranium industry, according to press reports. Uranium is primarily used as fuel in nuclear reactors, where its atoms are split to produce vast amounts of energy. Extracted from phosphoric acid, […]
Libya’s Minister of Economy and Trade, Mohamed Al-Huwaij, has directed the Commercial Registry Authority to tighten control over company registration renewals in line with the country’s Commercial Code. Speaking during a meeting on Sunday, 12 October 2025, at the ministry’s headquarters, Al-Huwaij underscored the importance of enforcing the 2010 Commercial Law to ensure transparency and […]
Egypt’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Badr Abdelatty, met on Sunday, 12 October 2025, with UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Tom Fletcher, to discuss enhancing the flow of humanitarian aid to Gaza as the enclave’s crisis deepens. Abdelatty reaffirmed Egypt’s full support for the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs […]
The United Nations has issued a stern condemnation of what it described as “repeated and deliberate” attacks on civilians in El Fasher, North Darfur, allegedly carried out by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) detailed, in a statement released on Sunday, October 12, a series of […]
Madagascar faces its most severe political crisis in over a decade as a wave of Gen Z-led protests has escalated into what President Andry Rajoelina describes as an attempted coup. The unrest intensified after CAPSAT, the elite military unit that helped install Rajoelina in power in 2009, declared its allegiance to the protesters and announced […]
The European Union’s decision to impose 50% tariffs on steel imports beyond a reduced quota has sent ripples through global markets — and Africa is bracing for the fallout. While most African countries are technically exempt from the EU’s new tariff regime under WTO rules, the continent may still face serious indirect consequences. With major […]
Moroccan technology companies joined global innovators at Dubai’s Expand North Star 2025, the world’s premier startup and investment platform that opened Sunday as part of GITEX Global. The four-day event, organized by Dubai’s Digital Chamber, brings together approximately 2,000 startups and over 1,000 investors from more than 100 countries, collectively managing assets exceeding one trillion […]
The Moroccan national under-20 team reached the semifinals of the FIFA U-20 World Cup, held in Chile, after a well-deserved 3–1 victory over the United States on Sunday at the “El Teniente” Stadium in Rancagua, in the quarterfinals of the tournament. From the opening whistle, officiated by Peruvian referee Kevin Ortega, the American team put […]
Several security sources have reported the presence of foreign military advisers in the Polisario camps in Tindouf, Algeria, as well as in other secret Algerian military bases. According to these sources, quoted by the Paris-based news outlet Sahel Intelligence, the foreigners include instructors linked to networks close to Hamas and Iranian advisers operating in the […]