Spain: Three Moroccan siblings stand trial over alleged financing of ISIS in Syria

Three Moroccan brothers are to appear in court this Tuesday October 1st for having allegedly sent money to a fourth brother who has joined the ranks of the Islamic State group (ISIS) in Syria.   El Jefaly siblings, according to the prosecution sent an unspecified amount of money to their brother in Syria via a […]

Morocco to allow foreigners access upon hotel reservation

Moroccan tourism operators have received a boon after Moroccan authorities gave access to foreigners upon hotel reservation or invitation from a Moroccan enterprise. Foreign visitors should, however, have been tested negative for the coronavirus, which has caused a crisis in Morocco’s vital tourism sector. Morocco has allowed special flights for its nationals and foreign legal […]

Chad’s gov’t breaks off defense cooperation agreement with France

Chad’s government is terminating a defense cooperation agreement with France, its former colonial ruler, with its top diplomat saying his country has “grown up” and now wants to fully assert its sovereignty. As Sahel nations, from Niger to Mali to Burkina Faso, have ousted French soldiers from their territories and moved closer to Russia, Chad […]