Tunisian blogger amina-mansour

Terror cell dismantled in Nador & Melilla thanks to security cooperation between Rabat & Madrid

Morocco’s Central Bureau of Judicial Investigation (BCIJ), equivalent of U.S. FBI, announced on Tuesday the dismantling, in cooperation with Spanish security services, of a terrorist cell operating in Nador and Melilla. Two men, aged 34 and 39, were nabbed in the Moroccan Northeastern city of Nador and nine others were captured in Spanish enclave Melilla […]

Wagner in Africa: Prigozhin’s mutiny against Kremlin sends jitters across the continent

The Wagner Group’s mutiny against the Kremlin last week (23-24 June) could have major repercussions for the group’s operations in Africa, not least in the Central African Republic (CAR), Mali and other countries whose leaders have reportedly become very worried that the developments in Russia would bring an end to Wagner’s operations in their respective […]

Egyptian state-run banks launch $63.5m fintech fund

Three Egyptian state-controlled banks will launch from next month a $63.5 million (EGP 1 billion) fintech fund to support start-ups in the fintech space and international outfits that want to establish in the Egyptian market, concerned banks have said in a statement. National Bank of Egypt, Banque Misr, and Banque du Caire are behind the […]