Somalia has become the latest nation in Africa whose government has ordered a ban on TikTok, citing the urgent need to curb the spread of indecent images and extremist propaganda. For years, governments around the world, including in Africa, have assailed social media for their role in spreading disinformation, inciting violence, and provoking uprisings. Authorities […]
The Moroccan press has taken great interest in the Laayoune declaration, which brought together leaders of Moroccan parties, local officials and Saharan tribes’ leaders who all spoke with one voice in favor of a firm action to quell any attempt at undermining the Kingdom’s sovereignty over the Sahara territory. The Laayoune declaration came to represent […]
The French Barkhane force has neutralized recently about fifty jihadists in central Mali, announced the French General Staff. Between February 9 and 17, Barkhane carried out several operations in central Mali around the town of Mopti, enabling the force to neutralize fifty jihadists, destroy around thirty motorcycles and two pickups, and seize weapons, phones and […]
