A suspect is led by Spanish National Police officers after being arrested in San Martin de la Vega

Morocco & UK discuss cooperation in security, counterterrorism & transnational crimes

Ways of strengthening cooperation between Morocco and the United Kingdom in counterterrorism and cross-border crimes were at the center of talks held in London by Abdellatif Hammouchi, Director-General of national police & domestic intelligence agency with several top British security chiefs. During his two-day working visit, which started Tuesday, Hammouchi met with Ken McCallum, Head […]

Nigeria’s rebased GDP rises, but Africa’s richest title remains elusive

Nigeria’s economy has officially grown larger — at least on paper — but the West African country still remains the continent’s fourth-largest economy, behind South Africa, Egypt, and Algeria. Following a long-awaited GDP rebasing, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) revised the country’s nominal output for 2024 to ₦372.8 trillion ($243 billion), up from ₦314 […]

Libya: the economy growth continues to recover, but…

In 2011, Libya’s economy contracted to around 60% but according to the International Monetary Fund, it grew by more than 100% in 2012 as it continues to recover. It is forecasted to reach around 16.7% this year after attaining 121.9% in 2012. The head of an IMF mission which went to country, Ralph Chami, stated […]