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The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) announced it has killed at least 35 militants in precision airstrikes near the country’s border with Cameroon, in a targeted operation responding to intelligence of an imminent assault on ground troops in Borno State’s Kumshe region. The strikes, carried out Saturday (23 August), are part of a broader military push […]
The European Union has provided a 50 million-euro military aid package to Ghana to bolster its security forces amid a surge in violent extremist activities by armed groups linked to al-Qaeda and the Islamic State. The donation, made during a handover ceremony in Accra on Wednesday (26 February), includes advanced communication systems, riverine assets, and […]
On September 9, the U.S. Government donated four Textron C-208EX aircraft to the Tunisian Air Force during a ceremony at Al Aouina Air Base in Tunis. The event was attended by high-ranking officials from both countries, including Tunisian Minister of Defense Khaled Sehili, U.S. Ambassador Joey Hood, Chief of Staff of the Tunisian Air Force […]
In a dramatic confrontation in Dakahlia governorate on September 2, two notorious criminals were killed, and one police officer sustained injuries during an exchange of gunfire. The incident unfolded after police received credible intelligence indicating that the two criminals, who had been sentenced to life imprisonment for drug trafficking and possession of illegal firearms, were […]
Ways to bolster cooperation between Morocco and Spain in the realms of security and intelligence were reviewed at a meeting in Rabat Tuesday between, Director General of National Security and Territorial Surveillance, Abdellatif Hammouchi, and Spanish Commissioner-General of Information, Eugenio Pereiro Blanco, who is currently on a working visit to Morocco at the head of […]
The Gabonese government led by President Ali Bongo has paid 650,000 euros, the last portion of debt it owes to TeleSud, a Pan-African media that it had tasked to do its branding, reports say. French media Africa Intelligence Wednesday revealed that Libreville has squared its total debt to the television owned by Cameroonian business tycoon […]
The State Department has approved the sale to Morocco of Ground Command and Control and related equipment for an estimated cost of $141.1 million. According to the U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency, the North African Kingdom has requested to buy six Multifunctional Information Distribution System Joint Tactical Radio Systems (MIDS-JTRS) and additional secure communications, cryptographic […]
Part of the royal vision and strategy to modernize the public security services and enhance their efficiency, King Mohammed VI inaugurated Tuesday a new Specialized Training Institute housed under La Direction Générale de la Surveillance du Territoire (DGST), a counter-intelligence agency. The Specialized Training Institute, set up part of the development of the intelligence training […]
Moroccan security and intelligence services have been asked by their European counterparts to help in securing the New Year’s Eve celebrations against growing terror threats, according to Moroccan press reports. This is neither a first nor a surprise request, says Al Ahdath Al Maghribiya daily, noting that the European security agencies have issued a red […]
European Intelligence agencies have warned Moroccan authorities to be on alert, pointing out that the country’s citizens fighting in the ranks of the Islamic State group (IS) in Syria and Iraq are set to come back home to commit terrorist attacks. The security of the North African country could be in jeopardy as hundreds of […]