OIC ministerial council

Haiti extends list of countries having opened consulates in Moroccan Sahara

The Republic of Haiti has decided to open a consulate general in Dakhla, extending thus the list of countries having opened consulates in the Moroccan Sahara.   The decision to open the Haitian consulate in Dakhla was announced by Haiti’s Minister of Foreign Affairs in a letter addressed to his Moroccan counterpart Nasser Bourita. The […]

US names head of Jund al-Khilafah in Tunisia as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist

The Department of State has named Ashraf al-Qizani who serves as the emir of Jund al-Khilafah in Tunisia, an ISIS affiliate, as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT).   Ashraf al-Qizani, also known as Abu ‘Ubaydah al-Kafi, became the emir of Jund al-Khilafah in Tunisia (JAK-T) after the death of former JAK-T emir Yunus Abu-Muslim […]

Blinken wraps up Ethiopia visit, starts ‘historic’ trip to Niger at ‘critical juncture’ for Sahel

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, who has just wrapped up his visit to Ethiopia, is historically the first US secretary of state due to arrive in Nigeria this March 16, amid concerns over Sahel security and growing Russian and Chinese influence. Top diplomat Antony Blinken has embarked on his latest official trip to the […]