First Independent Mena Newspaper
Algeria has closed its airspace to Mali as relations worsen between the two neighbors with Mali accusing Algeria of backing terrorist groups. Mali together with its Sahel allies, Niger and Burkina Faso, all recalled their ambassadors after Bamako accused Algiers of protecting separatists by downing a Malian drone. Algeria has doubled down on its provocations […]
Spain is mulling transferring the management of the airspace of the Sahara territory to Morocco, ending one of the last relics of Spanish colonial rule in the area. Spanish media El Confidentiel and OK Diario reported the news, citing that the decision entails Morocco opening customs with two Spanish-occupied enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla. Discussions […]
The reckless ruling Algerian junta has refused to allow a C-17 plane of U.S. Air Force into its airspace without giving the reasons behind such a troubling move. The incident, which has been reported by Spanish daily “La Razon”, comes after the visit paid by U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Joshua Harris to Algiers […]
France’s decision to withdraw its ambassador and military forces from Niger, the West’s last key ally in the central Sahel region, amid a wave anti-French sentiment, are yet another blow to Paris’s influence in its former African colonies, laying bare Europe’s weakening influence in the continent, analysts and diplomats say. President Emmanuel Macron’s announcement on […]
The Rwandan government said a Congolese army fighter jet violated its airspace on Monday (7 November), just 48 hours after a deal to defuse rising tensions between the two countries. A joint statement released late on Saturday (5 November) following talks between officials from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda said both sides […]
Mali has accused France of violating its airspace and supporting “terrorist groups” by delivering weapons to armed groups, the latest in a barrage of accusations that have strained the relationship between the West African country and the former colonial power. In a recent letter to the UN Security Council’s president, Mali’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Abdoulaye […]