Tiani’s grip on power weakens as jihadist violence surges in Niger

Less than two years after seizing power, Niger’s junta leader General Abdourahamane Tiani is struggling to contain a growing jihadist insurgency that threatens both his authority and national stability. Despite bold promises to restore security and sovereignty after the 2023 coup, Tiani’s regime faces escalating attacks from al-Qaeda-affiliated Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) and Islamic […]

UN Calls for Dialogue after U.S.-led Airstrike in Syria

UNITED NATIONS – “Fighting terrorism needs to be accompanied by a genuine process including all Syrians,” said the United Nations’ new Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura at the United Nations headquarters following American and Arab airstrikes of ISIS targets for the first time on September 23. At least 70 ISIS fighters were killed […]

Morocco Wins Sustainable Tourism Prize in Madrid

Spanish tourism magazine Aire Libre awarded the sustainable tourism prize to Morocco in recognition for its efforts to promote eco-friendly tourism as well as for the Kingdom’s success in organizing the UN climate summit (COP22), last November in Marrakech. The prize, awarded on the occasion of the designation of 2017 as a year of sustainable […]