ISESCO new chief Mohammed Al Malik

Much of Africa less safe, secure, democratic than a decade ago — Governance Index

Africa is “less safe, secure and democratic” than it was 10 years ago, says a new report on African governance released by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation on Wednesday, January 25, citing a surge in military coups and armed conflicts. The democratic backsliding now threatens to reverse decades of progress made in Africa, according to an […]

Catalonia Terrorist Attacks Stress Need for Overseeing Religious Discourse in European Mosques

The terrorist attacks that hit Barcelona and Cambrils are the outcome of an extremist religious discourse propagated by unqualified Imams in Europe that leads to the swift radicalization of disenchanted youth, said Abdelhaq Khiame, Head of Morocco’s counter-terrorism agency, the Central Bureau for Judicial Investigations (BCIJ). In an interview with Radio 2M, Khiame warned of […]

Tunisia: Phosphate companies begin operating again, protests suspended

Sit-in protests at several phosphate mining and production sites have temporarily ended after protesters agree to negotiate with authorities on their demands. The protesters are mainly local youths demanding to be employed. Their sit-ins have affected the sector because production has been blocked in four towns in the country’s main phosphate-producing region and in some […]