Locusts East Africa

Morocco saves Spain again from bloody terrorist attack

Security cooperation between Morocco and Spain has acted as a bulwark against terrorist plots with the arrest in the North African country of a terrorist four days ago planning attacks on Spanish Sevilla. Spanish media reported that the suspect was planning terrorist attacks on Sevilla as it prepares to host the Semana Santa religious festival […]

AfDB approves 450 million euro guarantee for OCP green investment program

The African Development Bank Group board of directors approved Wednesday a 450 million euro non-sovereign partial credit guarantee benefiting the Phosphates Office Group. This financing instrument, deployed in Morocco for the first time, aims to enable OCP Group to mobilize loans up to 530 million euros from international financial institutions aligned with its green financing […]

Niger: dozens dead after ‘horrific’ attacks near Burkina Faso border

“Barbaric” attacks in two locations along Niger’s border with Burkina Faso have killed 39 people, including children, Niamey’s defense ministry has said, blaming “criminals” for massacring defenseless civilian populations. The two latest attacks occurred in the borderlands between Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali that have long been home to armed insurgents linked to the Al-Qaeda […]