Morocco arrests female Daesh supporter suspected of plotting Terrorist Attack

Moroccan security forces arrested, on Friday in Rabat, a 21-year-old woman affiliated with the terrorist organization “Daesh”, suspected of preparing a high-risk terrorist plot, the Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations (BCIJ) said on Saturday. The suspect, a student at a technical institute, was detained based on intelligence provided by the General Directorate for Territorial Surveillance […]

Morocco downsizes participation at Francophonie summit

The Francophonie summit wrapped up in Tunisia’s Djerba with Morocco sending a senior director from the foreign ministry instead of ministers as it did in previous editions. Morocco was represented by Nadia El Hnot, Director of Cultural Cooperation at the foreign ministry. The low Moroccan enthusiasm for the Francophonie summit is a symptom of the […]

US military resumes drone, manned aircraft counter-terrorism operations from post-coup Niger

The United States has reached an agreement with Niger’s military leaders to resume flying drones and manned aircraft out of air bases in the country more than a month after a coup halted all those activities there. Since the July coup that removed President Mohamed Bazoum, the approximately 1,100 US military personnel deployed in the […]