Six African countries remain on the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) list of jurisdictions under increased monitoring following the watchdog’s latest update, highlighting continued weaknesses in tackling money laundering and terrorism financing. The global body, which oversees efforts to combat illicit financial flows, kept Angola, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya and South […]
Tunisia dismantled 346 terrorist cells in 2017, involved in training, plotting attacks and recruiting foreign fighters, Interior Minister Lotfi Brahem said. “Over 180 terrorist cells, 40 recruitment networks and 6 armed terrorist groups as well as 120 cells involved in training terrorists were dismantled in 2017,” the minister said before a parliamentary commission. More than […]
Morocco’s strongly worded response to Spain’s decision of hosting Polisario leader describes the move as “a premeditated act, a voluntary choice” and a “deplorable situation”. In a statement issued by the Foreign ministry, Morocco says it takes full note of the Spanish “sovereign decision” of not informing it about the secret transfer from Algiers to […]
