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Morocco’s King commemorates Laylat Al Qadr

King Mohammed VI, flanked by Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan and Prince Moulay Rachid, commemorated Wednesday night in Rabat Laylat Al Qadr, marking the night when God revealed the Holy Koran to Prophet Muhammad.   The Monarch performed the prayers of Al-Icha and Taraouih, along a limited number of participants to respect confinement and social […]

Cameroon secessionist leaders jailed for life

In Cameroon, ten separatists have been handed life sentences by a military court sitting in the capital, Yaounde. The leader of the most known separatist group, the Southern Cameroon National Council, SCNC, Sisiku Ayuk Tabe, is among the convicts. Ayuk Tabe was the first self-proclaimed president of “Ambazonia”, a breakaway state declared in October 2017 […]

U.S. military pullback leaves Africa navigating new security landscape

The United States is urging African nations to take greater responsibility for their own security as it scales back its military footprint on the continent — a move that analysts warn could shift the regional power balance and fuel militant resurgence. General Michael Langley, head of U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), emphasized “burden-sharing” as Washington pivots […]