Niger: Three-day mourning after mosque attack kills dozens

Niger has declared three days of national mourning after a brutal terrorist attack on a mosque in the southwestern town of Kokorou left at least 44 people dead and 13 others wounded. The attack, which occurred during Friday (21 March) prayers in the holy month of Ramadan, was attributed to the Islamic State in the […]

Nouakchott hosts Moroccan-Mauritanian Economic Forum by month’s end

Nouakchott will host the Moroccan-Mauritanian Economic Forum at the end of February. The announcement was made during a meeting held on Wednesday in Nouakchott between Morocco’s Ambassador to Mauritania, Hamid Chabar and the President of the National Union of Mauritanian Employers, Mohamed Zine El Abidine Ould Cheikh. The meeting focused on the preparations for this […]

Syria: Qatar opposed to Arab League membership reinstatement

Qatar mother said it will oppose efforts by large members of the Arab League to reinstate Syria noting also that it will not reopen its diplomatic mission in the Syrian capital Damascus contrary to some leading Arab countries, reports say. “Since day one Qatar had reasons for which it supported suspending (Arab League) membership and […]