Morocco, UAE Ink Executive Program of Cooperation on Islamic Affairs

Morocco and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) signed, on Wednesday in Abu Dhabi, an executive program of cooperation in the field of Islamic affairs. The program is part of the implementation of a memorandum of understanding between the Moroccan Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs and the General Authority of Islamic Affairs & Endowments. The […]

Terrorism: IS Claims Attack on Champs-Élysées in Paris

Global terror group; the Islamic State group (IS) has claimed responsibility for the deadly terror attack on police on France’s popular Champs-Élysées avenue. A gunman reportedly aged 39 jumped out of his car near a police bus Thursday evening on the crowed avenue and started shooting at the security forces with an automatic weapon, French […]

Mastercard ventures into African fintech, snapping up $5.2bn stake in continent’s no.1 telco

Mastercard has acquired a minority stake in the fintech subsidiary of South African telecommunications giant MTN in a deal valued at a whopping $5.2 billion, whereby the partnership will see Africa’s biggest mobile company to strategically leverage the US giant’s technology for its payments and remittance expansion in the continent. By snapping up the minority […]