Re-election of Moroccan Omar Hilale as President of CAR Configuration of UN peacebuilding Commission

Morocco’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Omar Hilale has been re-elected by acclamation as President of the Central African Republic Configuration of the United Nations Peacebuilding Commission (PBC), during the body’s first formal meeting of the year. The PBC, a subsidiary body of the Security Council and of the General Assembly, has the mandate […]

Morocco: BCIJ dismantles 4-Member cell of recruiters for ISIS branch in Sahel-Saharan region

Morocco’s Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations (BCIJ) dismantled, on January 29 and 30, a four-member terrorist network active in the cities of Tangier, Casablanca, Beni Mellal and Inzegane. The network was attempting to recruit and send fighters to join the branch of ISIS (Daesh) in the Sahel-Saharan region. Preliminary investigation shows that the network has […]

Mixed reactions across Africa after Trump’s tariff surge

The Trump administration’s sweeping new tariffs on African exports have triggered a wave of mixed reactions across the continent, as governments, businesses, and civil society grapple with the implications of the United States’ evolving trade posture. Under an executive order signed on July 31, tariffs ranging from 15% to 30% were imposed on 20 African […]