Increasing presence of China in policing and security sectors of Africa highlights convergence of organised crime, authoritarian governance and geopolitical influence.
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will embark on a visit to Morocco on Sunday, where he will inaugurate the Tata Advanced Systems’ new manufacturing facility for the Wheeled Armoured Platform (WhAP) 8×8 at Berrechid, the first-ever Indian defence manufacturing plant in Africa. The Defence Minister will also hold a bilateral meeting with his Moroccan.
The African Union (AU) has formally endorsed the Correct the Map campaign, which calls for replacing the centuries-old Mercator map projection with alternatives such as the Equal Earth projection. At the heart of this demand lies the charge that the Mercator projection—still widely used in schools, offices, media, and online platforms—shrinks Africa while exaggerating the.
