Chad’s leader elected new Chair of Lake Chad Basin Commission

The Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC) elected Tuesday Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno, the President of the Transition Military Council of Chad, as its new Chairman in replacement of Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari. The commission gathered in Abuja at the 16th Summit of the Heads of State and Government. Buhari, reports say, before handing the baton […]

Over one ton of cannabis seized in Tangier, 370 Kg in Goulmima

Two separate drug-busting operations in Morocco enabled to seize 1,150 kg of chira in Tangier on Monday and 374 kg of cannabis near the southern city of Goulmima on Sunday.   The banned substance seized in Tangier was hidden in a fishing boat at the port of the same city. The operation follows the preliminary […]

Libya: Regular Forces Repel IS Counterattacks in Sirte

Militia forces aligned with the UN-sponsored Government of National Accord (GNA) Friday pushed back Islamic State (IS) group fighters who had tried to drive out loyal forces making progress into the coastal city of Sirte where the militant group has been reigning, reports say. The pro-GNA forces are still facing fierce opposition from IS fighters […]