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Morocco-US: National Police Director General discusses with CIA, FBI security challenges, threats posed by terrorist groups

The Director General of National Security and Territorial Surveillance, Abdellatif Hammouchi, paid a working visit to the United States on June 13-14, at the head of a security delegation made up of directors and executives of the central services of the General Directorate for Territorial Surveillance (DGST). This visit reflects the strong cooperation ties between […]

West Africa bloc adopts ‘ECO’ as name for new currency

Heads of State of the 15-member West African Community of African States (ECOWAS) have adopted a flexible currency regime after making considerable progress on plans for a single currency in the region.   In a meeting held Saturday in the Nigerian capital Abuja, the bloc said it had made considerable progress on the single currency […]

Madagascar: incumbent Rajoelina confident he is ‘going to win’ in 16 November presidential vote

With voters in Madagascar readying to cast their ballot in the upcoming presidential election, the incumbent President, Andry Rajoelina, has expressed little doubt in a recent interview with the media about who the winner will be, despite facing a turbulent path to re-election as protests and legal challenges have rocked the political landscape in the […]