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Benin National Assembly Reaffirms Support for Morocco’s ECOWAS Bid

Speaker of Benin’s National Assembly Adrien Houngbedji reaffirmed his country’s support for Morocco’s bid to join the Community of West African States (ECOWAS). “Just as did the (Beninese) government, we (the parliament of Benin) welcome the will expressed by Morocco to join ECOWAS,” Houngbedji told the press following talks in Rabat with Foreign Minister Nasser […]

Ghana, Burkina Faso re-affirm cooperation to fight terrorism against backdrop of diplomatic crisis

Ghana Thursday announced commitment to deepen cooperation with Burkina Faso in the fight against terrorism in the sub-region after a brief diplomatic crisis between the two. The move came following a one-day visit to Burkina Faso of Ghana’s home security Minister Albert Kan-Dapaah, during which he conveyed a message from President Akufo-Addo to the Burkinabe […]

Moroccans trust security services more than politicians- independent think tank

The Moroccan army and the police scored higher compared to politicians in the annual trust index released by the independent Rabat-based MIPA think tank (Moroccan Institute for Policy Analysis), in collaboration with German foundation Heinrich Boll Stiftung. Out of a sample of 1500 people, 95% said they trusted the army and 92% the police while […]