Moroccan activist and the leader of the protest movement Nasser Zefzafi gives a speech during a demonstration in the northern town of Al-Hoceima

Morocco, Safest Country for Business in North Africa, Control Risks

Control Risks, the specialist risk consultancy, issued its 2017 RiskMap showing that Morocco continues to maintain its standing as the safest country for business and travel in North Africa. Morocco was the only country to be given a low security risk status in Riskmap, the leading guide to political and business risk and an important […]

Sahara: Horst Köhler Starts New Tour in the Region Saturday

The UN Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy for the Sahara, Horst Köhler, will begin a ten-day visit to the region on Saturday (June 23), it was officially announced in New York Thursday. “I can confirm that Horst Köhler, the Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy for the Sahara will conduct a new tour of the region from June 23 to […]

Mali: dozens killed in twin attacks on passenger boat and army base

Three days of mourning have been declared in Mali following attacks on an army base and a passenger boat on the Niger River in the northern part of the country on Thursday (7 September) by suspected jihadists, in which at least 64 people were reportedly killed. The two separate attacks targeted the Timbuktu boat on […]