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Niger’s army eliminates 20 Boko Haram militants near border with Nigeria

The Nigerien army has killed 20 Boko Haram fighters near the border with Nigeria, AFP news agency reported. Military operations bulletin in the Diffa region (south-east of Niger) consulted by the agency indicated that the army last week wiped out in an “air-land sweep” operation the bases of the Islamic State in West Africa group […]

Morocco: Flexible Exchange Rate won’t Affect Purchasing Power- Officials say

Almost one week after the launch of the Dirham float, head of Morocco’s central bank, Abdellatif Jouahri, and Economy and Finance Minister, Mohammed Boussaid, reassured that the flexible exchange rate will not lead to price hikes. Speaking at a joint session of the two houses of Parliament, the two officials offered briefings on the launch […]

Morocco: Seven alleged IS militants en route to Libya arrested

Moroccan security authorities Tuesday succeeded in disrupting plans of seven extremists to join IS in Libya. The seven alleged militants, from Marrakech, Laayoune and Boujdour, were arrested as they were attempting to go to Libya through the Moroccan-Mauritanian border. According to a statement released by the Interior Ministry, the alleged terrorists were trying to cross […]