Egyptian anchor Mohammed el-Gheiti

Kenya-Africom: airstrike eliminated al-Shabaab leader associated with Manda Bay attack

The US military has claimed to have eliminated a leader of the Somali jihadist group of Al-Shabab who is reportedly linked to the attack perpetrated last January against the American military base at Manda Bay in Kenya and which killed three American soldiers.   The United States Command for Africa (Africom) said in a statement […]

Counterterrorism: Individual with suspected ties with cell dismantled in Salé arrested

Shortly after the Moroccan bureau for judicial investigation, an offshoot of domestic intelligence agency, announced Tuesday the arrest of six members of a terrorist cell in Salé, near Rabat, they proceeded to the arrest of another individual in the Southern city of Dakhla. Investigations on the pro-ISIS terrorist cell, dismantled on Tuesday morning in Sale, […]

EAC member states to postpone launching monetary union, single currency rollout

A special task-force has proposed to delay the implementation of the East African Monetary Union (EAMU) until 2031 from initial date of 2024, saying it is too soon considering members have not attained all requirements. The proposed delay is an indictment on the members’ commitment to achieve EAMU, a key pillar of integration. The EAMU […]