The Moroccan military has acquired the Skylock Dome System from Israel to bolster its defense capabilities against enemy drones. Developed by Skylock Systems, the weapon can detect, verify, and neutralize unauthorized drones. It will reportedly
Ivory Coast plans to strengthen military force, to recruit 3,000 soldiers
The Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara has announced the recruitment of 3,000 soldiers in 2022, in a bid to strengthen the country’s defense system. The measure is in response to the growing terrorist threat, which has
Making Arms Embargoes in Africa More Effective
The African Union’s (AU’s) roadmap to “Silencing the Guns” by 2020 (now extended to 2030) includes arms embargoes as a strategic pillar and calls for better national, regional, and international coordination to deny armed groups
Marchés des capitaux : La Société « CIFA BOURSE » exposera l’expertise malienne à Abidjan en Côte d’Ivoire
Les dirigeants de CIFA BOURSE, société spécialisée en conseil aux opérations financières sur les marchés de capitaux, interviendront lors d’une conférence internationale portant sur les « Marchés de capitaux : Un levier pour l’émergence de
MALI : Wagner, Mahamat Déby médiateur officieux à Bamako
Président en exercice du G5 Sahel dont le Mali est membre, le président de la transition tchadienne est attendu à Bamako avant la fin du mois. Objectif : tenter de dissuader Assimi Goita et la
Burkina Faso : une vingtaine de morts, dont neuf gendarmes, lors d’une attaque dans le nord
Ce nouveau massacre intervient une semaine après celui perpétré à Inata, où au moins 57 personnes, dont 53 gendarmes, ont été tuées. Au moins neuf gendarmes et une « dizaine de civils » ont été
Militiamen kill at least 20 in eastern Congo attack
Militiamen killed about 20 people during an attack on displaced civilians in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the government said on Monday. Fighters from the CODECO militia raided the village of Drodro on Sunday night,
Ethiopia PM says he will lead army ‘from the battlefront’
Ethiopia’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning prime minister says he will lead his country’s army “from the battlefront” beginning Tuesday, a dramatic new step in a devastating yearlong war. “This is a time when leading a country
Getting Diplomacy Back on Track in Western Sahara
After two years of diplomatic deadlock, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed a new envoy for Western Sahara, a territory disputed between Morocco and the pro-independence Polisario Front, which represents the ethnic Sahrawi population of
In Africa, Mercenaries Are Part of the Problem, Not the Solution
In 1997, after his longtime Western backers, Belgium and the United States, had abandoned him, Mobutu Sese Seko, the ruler of the country then known as Zaire, turned to mercenaries from Serbia and Ukraine in