South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday asked permission from the International Criminal Court (ICC) not to arrest his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, after latest South African media reports confirmed that the Russian leader will indeed attend the BRICS summit in South Africa. Following the arrest warrant issued by the ICC against Putin, accusing him […]
International and regional efforts to combat armed groups linked to al-Qaeda, the Islamic State and other extremist groups have failed to stop their expansion in Africa’s Sahel region, a senior United Nations official has warned. The joint force set up in 2014 to combat groups linked to al-Qaida, ISIL (ISIS) and others in the Sahel, […]
Morocco has committed to contribute to the Priority Investment Program of the regional G5-Sahel group, which held Thursday a Coordination Conference of Partners and Donors in Nouakchott. Head of the Government Saâd Eddine El Othmani who led the Moroccan delegation to the conference outlined the broad lines of Morocco’s contribution to the group, mustering Burkina […]
