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One protester was reportedly killed during demonstrations that were held in cities across Sudan Tuesday (25 October) to mark one year of military rule after security forces used tear gas on the crowds. 25 October 2022 was the first anniversary of the military’s arrest of the civilian administration that shared power after the 2019 overthrow […]
Burkina Faso’s interim President Ibrahim Traore has assured US diplomats that he has no intention of inviting mercenaries from Russia’s Wagner group to fight militants in the country, US under secretary for political affairs Victoria Nuland said on Wednesday (26 October). Western powers have expressed a concern that Burkina Faso might follow the lead of […]
Morocco’s phosphates and fertilizers producer OCP was given go-ahead to set up two subsidiaries to produce water from non-conventional sources as well as renewable energy in the region of Safi. The official gazette published the governmental decree allowing the OCP to operate in these fields as Morocco faces the worst drought in four decades. The […]
The Turkish parliament Wednesday renewed for another year the mandate of Turkish troops operating for peace keeping in Mali and Central African Republic (CAR) under the UN umbrella, Anadolu news agency reports. The Turkish presidency had submitted the extension decision in a motion in the legislature. In September 2014, a 12,000-troop strong U.N. peacekeeping force […]
Côte d’Ivoire’s national carrier, Air Côte d’Ivoire has placed order for two Airbus A330neo as the airline embarks on long haul flights, outside the continent. “The delivery of these two aircraft is scheduled for the 4th quarter of 2024 for the first and the 2nd quarter of 2025 for the second and will allow the […]
Africa’s leading tourism operators, counting 450 delegates from 43 countries, are attending a three-day Africa Tourism Leadership Forum in Gaborone, Botswana, to discuss how to revive the industry ravaged by the Covid-19 pandemic. With intra-African travel at the top of the agenda, Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi told attendees they need to focus on ways to […]
The conflict-torn Burkina Faso has launched a drive to recruit 50,000 civilian defense volunteers to help the country’s army fight jihadists, the authorities announced. “The mission of these communal VDPs is to protect, alongside the defense and security forces, the people and property of their communes of origin”, in the face of jihadist attacks, according […]
Policymakers from around the world met on 24-25 October during an annual conference in Senegal’s capital city to discuss Africa’s most pressing security challenges. The 8th edition of International Forum of Dakar on Peace and Security was attended by more than 1,000 participants, including heads of state, security experts, military and other officials, who focused […]
INTERPOL’s Counter-Terrorism Director, Greg Hinds, highlighted, Tuesday in Marrakech, Morocco’s “very strong” and “robust” counterterrorism strategy, praising the strong cooperation between INTERPOL and the Kingdom’s security services. “We have been working with Morocco for years and we are very impressed by the capabilities, which have been put in place not only to strengthen national responses, […]
The European Union needs to act to counter the terrorist threat posed by the polisario separatist militia, which operates in the neighborhood of Europe, warned Member of the European Parliament Tomáš Zdechovský. The EU must make people understand the danger posed by certain military groups that adopt a terrorist doctrine, which threaten the values of […]