Weak states, porous borders and trafficking activities turned the Sahel into a safe heaven for terrorist groups. The terrorist attack on April 14 in T...
UN Resets Strategy to Address Root Causes of Sahel Crisis
The UN announced that it has revamped its Sahel strategy to better tackle the root causes of the crisis in a region beset by insecurity, climate chang...
Sahel Countries Keep Algeria out of Security Meeting
Sahel countries have convened a security meeting on March 16 to which Algeria was unsurprisingly not invited. Analysts see that in sidelining Algeria,...
Algeria, Incapable of Protecting its Borders- HS Jane’s
Despite spending billions of dollars to reinforce border security, Algeria remains incapable of securing its large desert borders where terrorist and ...
Morocco Warns of Connivance between Terrorist & Organized Crime Groups in Sahel
Morocco is looking carefully to the situation in the Sahel where terrorists are increasingly resorting to organized crime and trafficking to fund thei...
Al Qaeda Resurrects from the Ruins of ISIS
The surge of terrorist attacks by Al Qaeda offshoots in the Sahel, Yemen, Libya and Afghanistan point to a frightening reality of a global terrorist g...
UK Considers Backing French Counterterrorism Force in Sahel
The UK prepares to support French counterterrorism efforts in the Sahel region, through providing surveillance aircraft and helicopters, British gover...
Morocco Foils 50K Illegal Migration Attempts, Dismantles 80 Human Trafficking Networks in 2017
Morocco has taken steadfast action against criminal networks operating in human trafficking thanks to a pro-active security approach that enabled the ...
Morocco, Africa’s Climate Spokesperson at COP23
Africa has featured prominently in Morocco’s climate action. The recent remarks delivered by state secretary for sustainable development, Nezha ...
Morocco’s African Leadership at Heart of Moroccan-US Talks in Washington
Morocco’s African leadership, the situation in North Africa and the Sahel as well as the longstanding American-Moroccan relations were at the heart of...