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Morocco’s Driss Guerraoui Unanimously Elected Vice-President of International Council on Social Welfare

Morocco’s Driss Guerraoui has been unanimously elected Vice-President of the International Council on Social Welfare (ICSW), one of the first international non-governmental organizations to obtain Special Consultative Status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). Guerraoui was elected by the ICSW General Assembly, held end of June in Nairobi, for a four-year term. […]

Senegalese navy busts trafficking attempt of 690kg of cocaine bound for Europe

The Senegalese navy has thwarted a drug trafficking attempt of 690 kg of cocaine. The substance, bound for Europe, was seized onboard a speeding boat. The communication department of the Senegalese army indicated that the operation took place on Dec. 22, 220 km off the coasts. The crew onboard the boat, five Spanish men, threw […]

CIA expands military base in Sahel to monitor terror groups – NYT

The US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is secretly expanding its presence in the Sahara Desert to monitor Islamist groups operating in the region while using Libya as base, the New York Times reported. The US media noted in its story published Saturday that Washington had established partnerships, described as fruitful, with local partners in Libya. […]