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Niger apprehends two IS-GS leaders near Burkina Faso’s border

Nigeriens armed forces have arrested two senior members of Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (IS-GS) near the border with neighboring Burkina Faso, reports say. The militants are Abou Maryam aka +Zaïd+ and Sita Ousseini aka Loukoumane. Both, media note citing a Nigerien security source, have been on a wanted list. +Zaid+ was arrested on […]

Spain’s Acting PM Hails Morocco’s Role in Curbing Illegal Migrants

 Spanish acting Prime Minister and leader of the Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE) Pedro Sanchez has praised Morocco’s efforts in combating the illegal migrants’ crossings to Spain, saying the key role played by the North African Kingdom has led to a major drop in the number of arrivals of migrants. “We have succeeded in reducing by […]

IsDB grants Côte d’Ivoire $195m credit facility for road construction project

Côte d’Ivoire has received from the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) a financing credit worth $195 million for the construction of a 74km-long road inscribed in the National plan of development, Sika reports. The credit line will finance Bouake-Darakokaha express road, a section of the planned 1,300 km long road project Abidjan-Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso), to cost […]