Morocco’s BCP Becomes Largest Banking Group in Niger

Morocco’s Banque Centrale Populaire (BCP) Group has become the largest banking group in Niger, after it finalized Tuesday the acquisition of the International Bank for Africa, so far the second-largest banking institution in the African country. With the completion of this transaction, the BCP Group holds, through its subsidiary ABI, 69.51% of the capital. BCP […]

Morocco’s DGST helps Belgium foil terror plot

Morocco’s General Directorate for the Surveillance of the National Territory (DGST) has provided Belgian authorities with specific information on a Belgian citizen of Moroccan origin suspected of involvement in inciting, planning and preparing imminent terrorist projects. “The information made available by the DGST to the Belgian security and judicial authorities allowed the arrest of the […]

Egypt: Jihadists Escalate Attacks against Army in Sinai

The Islamic State has intensified its war against the Egyptian army in Sinai where the jihadist fighters launched Wednesday deadly coordinated assaults against several military checkpoints. According to Egyptian military officials, over 100 militants and 18 soldiers were killed in yesterday’s fighting which marked an upsurge of violence between government and Islamist combatants. According to […]