Mauritania
AfDB grants $30 million facility to Mauritania’s GBM
The African Development Bank Group has approved a $30 million trade finance facility for the Générale de Banque de Mauritanie
UAE-made armored personnel carriers (APCs) equipped with French defense systems have been seized by Sudanese forces, Amnesty International reported Thursday. The APCs, linked to the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Darfur and other areas, likely violate a UN arms embargo prohibiting arms transfers to Sudan. The rights group highlighted their use in clashes with Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) during the ongoing civil war, raising concerns over international compliance with arms restrictions.
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Morocco
Moroccan and Emirati Intel Chiefs meet to boost security ties
Ali Obaid Al Dhaheri, Head of the United Arab Emirates’ National Intelligence Service met with Abdellatif Hammouchi, Director General of
Algeria
France urges Algeria to pardon jailed writer Sansal
France is appealing to Algeria to pardon acclaimed author Boualem Sansal, after an Algerian appeals court upheld his five-year sentence
Algeria
Algeria jails French journalist for 7 years, says RSF
Algeria has sentenced French football journalist Christophe Gleizes to seven years for “glorifying terrorism,” Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said Sunday,
Mauritania
Senegal-Mauritania GTA LNG project starts commercial phase
The Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) liquefied natural gas project off the coasts of Senegal and Mauritania has officially begun commercial