Libya: ISIS eyeing Sirte as new global base, U.N report

A U.N monitoring group released a report on the situation in Libya warning that the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is focusing its attention on the North African country with its base in Sirte. The report stated that militants in Sirte are much more controlled by Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, ISIS leader, and slogans […]

Senegal’s Consul General in Dakhla formally denies reports of Senegalese migrants stranded in Moroccan desert

The Consul General of Senegal in Dakhla, Babou Sène, has formally denied the information circulating on social networks and relayed by certain media alleging that Senegalese would-be migrants are stranded in the Moroccan desert. “This is unfounded information that I formally deny,” Sène told MAP news agency, stressing that “the Senegalese authorities are aware that […]

Morocco Puts Business Strategist at Helm of African Affairs Portfolio

To keep the momentum in its African policy, Morocco has set up a department at the foreign affairs ministry fully dedicated to African Affairs. The recent government reshuffle approved by King Mohammed VI unveiled the name of Mohcine Jazouli, a businessman with strategic insight, as the official tasked with following up all projects pertaining to […]