Burundi presidential candidate Agathon Rwasa

Côte d’Ivoire sentences 11 to life in prison for 2016 tourist resort jihadist attack

Eleven people have been sentenced to life in prison by a court in Côte d’Ivoire after being convicted of carrying out an Islamic extremist attack that killed 19 people and injured dozens more on a tourist beach in March 2016. Of the eleven defendants, all Malians, seven were not present in court to hear the […]

Jordan sign cyber security deal with ISACA to bolster cooperation, exchange expertise

Jordan’s National Cyber ​​Security Centre (NCSC) on Sunday signed a memorandum of understanding with the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA) to bolster cooperation and exchange expertise, report say. Per the deal, the two sides would conduct joint research, consultancy, and technical training, as well as hold national competitions in the field of cyber […]

Central Africa’s exports shrink in Q1 2019—Central Bank

The Bank of Central African States, also known as Banque des Etats de I’Afrique Centrale (BEAC), this week said the prices of 28 commodities exported by the six states of the regional bloc (CEMAC) accounting for 90% of export values, declined by 6.2% during the first quarter of 2019. The regional bloc consists of Cameroon, […]