Niger quits Lake Chad anti-terrorism force

Niger withdrew from a joint military force formed by countries bordering Lake Chad to fight terrorist groups. The move aims to free-up forces to reinforce oil installations at home, which has been targets of terrorist attacks. The Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) was established in 1994 and has been reactivated in 2015 to counter Boko […]

Morocco’s King Sends Written Message to Mauritanian President

King Mohammed VI has addressed a written message to President Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz of Mauritania. The message was handed to the Mauritanian Head of State this Monday in Nouakchott by the emissary of King Mohammed VI, Nizar Baraka. The royal emissary told the media that that the two Heads of State are both firmly determined […]

Al-Shabab looses its grip on Somalia, yet more terrorist attacks are expected

Al-Shabab has been on a gradual retreat in Somalia since the announcement of a “total war” against the al-Qaida-affiliated militant group by Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud in August 2022, and, according to experts, this could be the beginning of al-Shabab’s end. Mohamud announced the “total war” against the group days after it staged a […]