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South Africa, a nerve centre for terror financing in Africa

South Africa has never really been affected by terrorism attacks. Its democracy is solid, its economy stable. However, it is considered a stronghold for the financing of the Islamic State (IS) group and other Islamist organizations, South African counter-terrorism expert Jasmine Opperman told AFP. Islamist financiers gather money in the country and transfer it into […]

Morocco extends health emergency until August 10

Morocco’s government decided to extend the health emergency until August 10 in a bid to enable control of the coronavirus outbreak. The move comes as Morocco registers more than 15,000 cases while officials say pandemic is under control ascribing the surge of cases to the rise in tests and industrial clusters. Under the health emergency, […]

BP’s floating gas production platform arrives off Mauritania, Senegal

Senegal and Mauritania are forging ahead with their joint gas fields with the arrival of BP’s floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) unit in the Grand Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) Phase 1 LNG project. The vessel, built at China’s COSCO Qidong Shipyard, will serve the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) liquefied natural gas project, which is planned […]