CAF acting Secretary General Moroccan Abdelmounaïm Bah

Netherlands Arrests Drug Trafficker Wanted By Rabat

Dutch drug trafficker, Said Chaou, has been arrested in the Netherlands after Rabat requested his extradition accusing him of funding and igniting unrest in the northern Rif region. Minister of foreign affairs Nasser Bourita Thursday informed the cabinet at its weekly meeting that the wanted trafficker was arrested in the Netherlands and would be extradited […]

Tunisian soldier killed in showdown with smugglers near Libyan border

A Tunisian soldier was killed Monday by smugglers during an altercation near the border with Libya, the Defense ministry has announced, according to media reports. The smugglers and border patrol forces were involved in a shootout at Borj El Khadra, near the border. The  soldier died of wounds he sustained during the fight. The smugglers […]

Egypt: Generals Against Brothers

After weeks of procrastination, hesitation and standoff between the Egyptian interim government and supporters of the Islamist president Mohammed Morsi, ousted by Gen. El Sissi, the security forces moved in to break up sit-ins and protest camps set up in Cairo by Muslim Brotherhood supporters demanding Morsi return to power. But the hardline move by […]