First Independent Mena Newspaper
In a renewed show of diplomatic and strategic alignment, Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared the Republic of Congo a “reliable and time-tested friend,” highlighting the Central African nation as a key entry point for Moscow’s growing influence across the continent. The statement came during Putin’s recent meeting with Congolese President Denis Sassou Nguesso in […]
Chadian president Mahamat Idriss Deby has defended his decision to break military ties with France and ask for the withdrawal of French troops, saying that the security agreement with its former colonial master failed to provide substantial military value to the country amid various challenges, including terrorist attacks. Deby has said their defense pact no […]
Chad and Hungary signed Thursday December 7 multiple agreements in many areas including military and health in view of bolstering bilateral cooperation between the two countries. The deals were signed by Chad’s top diplomat Saleh Annadif and his Hungarian counterpart Péter Szijjártó, local media ‘Alwihda info’ reports. They cover areas such as military, education, health, […]
France has begun pulling out its troops from Niger after being ordered out of the West African nation by the military junta that ousted the pro-Paris president in a July coup, the military said Tuesday (10 October). “The first troops have left,” the spokesman of the French chief of staff said, confirming an earlier announcement […]
A coup attempt against Burkina Faso’s military government has been thwarted by the country’s security and intelligence services, authorities have announced, with a military prosecutor saying four of the plotters were arrested and two others are on the run. Burkina Faso’s junta leadership said Wednesday (27 September) it had foiled a coup attempt the previous […]
Over 460 peacekeepers from the Egyptian combat and convoy escort battalion working for United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) have pulled out of the country as the mission is preparing to complete exit by December 2023. The UN mission said the Egyptian troops “have conducted over a year convoy escorts from Gao […]
Minister Delegate to the Head of Government, in charge of the National Defense Administration, Abdeltif Loudyi, received, Wednesday at the headquarters of this Administration, a delegation of the American Congress led by the chairman of the Armed Services Committee of the House of Representatives, Mike Rogers, on the sidelines of his visit to the Kingdom […]
Cameroon’s military has admitted that three members of its airborne battalion had earlier this week attacked civilians and killed two mothers in Nylbat, an English-speaking village in Andeck district. According to a statement by the military, the troops, who were dispatched to fight separatists in the troubled northwestern region, violated orders from military hierarchy and […]
Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok Monday condemned the investments in the private sector by the army top brass and said that the companies they own should be turned public. “All the world’s armies are involved in investments … in military manufacturing,” he said. “But for the military to invest in the productive sector, and to […]
With the political crisis deepening in Algeria wherein social anger is mounting and the economic situation is worsening, the struggle for power between the elite generals and the politicians is intensifying as the ailing president Abdelaziz Bouteflika, 81, braces, for a controversial fifth term in office. Despite the military and security purge carried out lately […]