How Will Turkey Respond To Jet Downing
No one in Turkey, which is a regional power and NATO member, thought that Syria would dare to shot down a Turkish military plane on […]
Month: June 2012
Sudan: No retreat despite protests
Protests in Sudan have been going on for more than a week now and the Finance Minster has stressed that the government won’t go back […]
Zimbabwe: carrier facing IATA ban in 90 day deadline
The Zimbabwean air carrier, Airzim, may be prohibited from using international airports and air spaces of other countries if it does not comply with global […]
West Africa : Grain, fodder production falls 26 percent
Grain and fodder production in West Africa has recorded a drop of more than 26 percent due to bad weather conditions, plunging the region again […]
Gambia, Turkey to enhance security cooperation
Gambia and Turkey are set to enhance their security cooperation after the Gambian parliament ratified last week the security cooperation accord signed by the two […]
Are Cracks Emerging In Syria Military?
Jordanian authorities have granted asylum to the Syrian pilot who defected Thursday from the Syrian air force of Bachar Al Assad and landed his MiG-21 […]
Egypt: Official election results delayed
Official results of the Egyptian presidential elections which were supposed to be announced on Thursday have been deferred to Sunday because more time is needed […]
Africa: OPEC Fund to finance socio-economic development projects
The OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) will extend 13 loans and grants totaling about US$66 million to 34 partner countries, many of them in […]
U.S. launches new partnership with Sub-Saharan Africa
The US administration announced last week it was launching a new partnership with sub-Saharan Africa meant to improve democracy, economic growth, security and trade in […]
Bolloré Africa Logistics to invest 230 Million Euros in Côte d’Ivoire
The African arm of France’s Groupe Bolloré—Bolloré Africa Logistics (BAL)—is planning to invest some 230 million Euros in Côte d’Ivoire over the five coming years. […]