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Al-Mourabitoun denies shifting allegiance to IS

Mokhtar Belmokhtar, co-founder of the al-Mourabitoun Islamist group, has denied reports that the extremist group has shifted its allegiance to the Islamic State from al-Qaeda. The information was relayed by Mauritania’s Alakhbar news website that has often received messages from the Sahara desert based jihadist group. An audio message posted on Alakhbar’s website last week […]

Sahel: Algerian regime’s destabilizing proxies threaten Africa’s stability

As Mali’s transitional President Gen. Assimi Goita has reaffirmed lately his determination to continue the fight against terrorism, calls are mounting against the Algerian regime’s subversive activities seeking to undermine the stability and security of the Sahel region. According to some foreign intelligence reports, the Tuareg factions close to radical Imam Mahmoud Dicko, supported by […]

Tunisia warns IMF against red lines as talks for loan continue

Tunisia’s Foreign Minister Nabil Ammar indicated Thursday that the North African country is still in talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a $1.9-bllion loan, but warned there are red lines not to cross. “Tunisia will not break off negotiations with the IMF and its partners, but there is no question of crossing red […]