Thomas Cook Collapses; Morocco Sets up Crisis Cell to Contain “Domino Effects”

As soon as the news of the collapse of British travel group Thomas cook broke out, Moroccan tourism authorities set up on Monday a crisis cell to contain the fallout from the failure of the 178-year old Tour operator. The crisis unit includes representatives from the ministry of tourism, hotel industry, travel agents and Moroccan […]

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 […]

Nigeria’s naira plunges to record lows as citizens react to govt’s redesign plan

Nigeria’s currency, the naira, has dropped to a record low against the US dollar as Nigerians scramble to stockpile the greenback ahead of a redesign of naira notes. It has been just over a week since the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) announced its plan to redesign the country’s highest paper denominations – the 200-, […]