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Moroccan Linked to Paris Attacks Arrested in Germany

A Moroccan man identified as Redouane S. has been nabbed and charged for belonging to the Islamic State group (IS) terror cell that masterminded the Paris November 2015 attacks. The man aged 24 was arrested in Lower Saxony state on Wednesday, prosecutors announced. Redouane S. is accused of working with cell leader Abdelhamid Abaaoud killed […]

Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger launch joint military force to combat Sahel terrorism

Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have officially launched a joint military force aimed at tackling Islamist insurgencies and cross-border insecurity, deepening their security cooperation outside the framework of West Africa’s ECOWAS bloc. The new formation, called the United Force of the Alliance of Sahel States (FU-AES), was unveiled on Dec 20 at an airbase in […]

Africa has always been at the heart of Morocco’s strategic choices

Africa has always been at the heart of Morocco’s strategic choices and Morocco has never ceased reaffirming its African identity since its independence, said Tuesday in Paris the ambassador of the Kingdom to France, Mohamed Benchaâboun. The Morocco-Africa relationship is a “priority” in the Kingdom’s foreign policy and has been enshrined in the Constitution in […]