Could Chad be the next Sahel state to end military cooperation with the US?

Chad has sent a letter threatening to end security cooperation with the US, a move already taken by neighboring Niger last month amid growing ties between Sahel military-ruled countries and Russia, CNN reported. Sahel countries- Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger together with Chad- have already ended France’s military presence in the region, marking an anti-Western […]

China-Africa digital services hub focused on facilitating trade established in Hunan

China-Africa digital services hub focused on facilitating trade established in Hunan China’s Hunan province has unveiled a China-Africa Digital Services Hub that focuses on cross-border communications support and data-sharing between Chinese companies working in Africa. The China-Africa economic and trade digitalization service based in Changsha, the provincial capital, aims to support Chinese companies’ trade with […]

Morocco: Abaddi embarks on countering violent extremism

2016 was a remarkable year for Arrabita Mohammadia des Oulamas and for Morocco in its fight against terrorism and violent extremism. From launching an electronic platform called “Ra’ed “as an innovative means of isolating extreme forms of Islam, to the launch of series books titled “Islam and contemporary context “that aim to deconstruct extremism discourse, […]