Less than two years after seizing power, Niger’s junta leader General Abdourahamane Tiani is struggling to contain a growing jihadist insurgency that threatens both his authority and national stability. Despite bold promises to restore security and sovereignty after the 2023 coup, Tiani’s regime faces escalating attacks from al-Qaeda-affiliated Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) and Islamic […]
Spain has sounded the alarm over the steady enlistment of Sahrawis from the Tindouf camps, Algeria, into the ranks of the Islamic state group, ISIS. Fidel Sendagorta, Head of the European country’s foreign policy and security at the foreign ministry, has warned the Spanish Interior Ministry, the US embassy and other missions in Madrid about […]
Few weeks after the launch of the gradual Dirham float, The International Monetary Fund has advised Morocco to maintain the current reform pace with a view to strengthening the economy’s competitiveness. “Unlike other emerging economies, Morocco didn’t loosen currency restrictions under pressure, so authorities can take their time with future steps,” Nicolas Blancher, the IMF’s […]
