Côte d’Ivoire: Alassane Ouattara reverses his decision, enters presidential race

The outgoing Ivorian president Alassane Ouattara announced on Thursday his candidacy for a third term in the presidential election to be held next October. He had initially said he would not stand for re-election, leaving his runner-up Amadou Gon Coulibaly to wear the colors of the ruling Rally of Houphouëtists for Democracy and Peace (RHDP). […]

Morocco: Proposals for family code revision to be submitted to King’s appreciation

The members of the body in charge of revising the Family Code have presented proposals that will be submitted to the high appreciation of King Mohammed VI. The proposals were presented to the Head of Government, Aziz Akhannouch, at a meeting in Rabat on Saturday. In a statement to the media at the end of […]

Counter-terror: Morocco Captures Another Three ISIS Operatives

Moroccan authorities announced on Tuesday the arrest three members of the ISIS terror group who were operating in the cities of Nador and Driouch, eastern Morocco. Aged between 18 to 31, the nabbed the jihadists were planning terrorist attacks to undermine the security and stability of the North African Kingdom. This home-grown terror cell was […]