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Cyprus Hands over EgyptAir Flight Hijacker to Egypt

Cyprus justice authorities Sunday said they handed over to Egypt a 61-year old Egyptian man who hijacked and diverted in 2016 an EgyptAir flight from the city of Alexandria to Cyprus. Seif al-Din Mohamed Mostafa was returned to his homeland after Egypt provided guarantees that it will provide international standard legal procedures for his trial, […]

Maroc telecom acquires Chad’s largest telecoms operator

Maroc Telecom continues its regional expansion plan with the acquisition of Millicom’s subsidiary Tigo Chad, the leading telecoms operator in the Sub-Saharan country. The transaction will only be complete after receiving the green light of regulatory bodies in Chad. The Morocco-based group has subsidiaries in Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Gabon, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Togo […]

Security Council Calls for Holistic Approach to Counterterrorism in Sahel

The UN Security Council Presidency issued a statement voicing concern over the surge of terrorist attacks in the Sahel and stressing the need for a “holistic approach” to curb terrorism. The Security Council “expresses its concerns over the threats of terrorism, including widespread terrorist ideology in the region and their linkages to transnational organized crime, […]