Nigeria teams up with Pakistan to confront rising drone threat

Nigeria is facing a new and dangerous phase in its battle against terrorism, as the Islamic State West African Province (ISWAP) begins deploying armed drones in its insurgency campaign. In a recent attack in Borno State in Northeast Nigeria, the group used modified drones carrying locally made grenades, injuring five soldiers and signaling a major […]

King Mohammed VI urges speeding up desalination projects powered by clean energy

King Mohammed VI underscored the need to address the water challenge by speeding up desalination projects that are powered by renewable energies. In a speech on the 25th anniversary of his accession to the throne, the King underscored the pressing need to take “urgent, innovative steps in order to avoid water shortages,” following six years […]

Hundreds of Burkina Faso Imams denounce religious and ethnic intolerance

A group of 700 Muslim Imams and preachers in Burkina Faso on Monday (28 August) denounced “religious and ethnic intolerance,“ in response to calls for the killing of members of the Fulani community in the country, which is plagued by jihadist violence. “We, Burkinabe, are playing a pernicious self-destructive role (…) by spreading messages inciting […]