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Rabat, Paris Vow to Step up Counterterrorism Cooperation

Morocco and France renewed commitment to reinforcing their security cooperation at a context marked by the threat of foreign terrorist fighters relocating from the Middle East to Europe and North Africa. The two countries laid emphasis on the need to beef up their bilateral counterterrorism cooperation in a joint statement issued at the end of […]

The UAE punching above its weight

The UAE a tiny wealthy Gulf country with a native population of about 1 million has broken away with the wisdom of its founder Sheikh Zayed after the de facto ruler Mohamad Bin Zayed consolidated his grip in the country. The UAE’s aggressive foreign policy was outspokenly expressed during and after the Arab Spring as […]

Tanzania: Emmanuel Tutuba, new governor of Central Bank

Samia Suluhu Hassan, President of Tanzania, has appointed Emmanuel Tutuba as governor of the country’s central bank, in replacement of Florens Luoga, whose five-year tenure at the head of the bank came to an end. Tutuba, prior to the appointment, was the permanent secretary at the Ministry of Finance and Planning. He inherits an economy […]