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Drug trafficking in Sahel ‘enabled’ by weak rule of law, money laundering, corruption — UNODC report

Cocaine, cannabis resin and pharmaceutical opioids are the internationally trafficked drugs most seized in the Sahel, a region used by criminal networks and armed groups as a “natural stopover point” on trafficking routes from South America to Europe, according to a new report from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Drug trafficking in […]

Gabon: Ali Bongo refuses to go into exile without family members

Ali Bongo Ondimba, the ex-leader of Gabon, has rejected all plans forcing him to go into exile without his family members, as his wife and eldest son are hallowing in prison over multiple charges, reports say citing one family member. A junta led by current transitional President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema removed Bongo on August […]

EU denies any plans to build a drone base in Morocco or other Maghreb States

The Delegation of the European Union in Morocco has flatly denied the news alleging that Europe is planning to build an air base in the kingdom for drones to be used in the war against illegal immigration. There is no such plans to build an air base in Morocco or in any other Maghreb country, […]