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Terror: Algerian Jailed in Germany for Supporting ISIS

A German court has sentenced an Algerian man to a year and nine months in prison for supporting the Islamic State group and for attempting to recruit and smuggle a would-be jihadist fighter to terror hotbeds in Syria. The Berlin district court said it convicted the 32-year-old, identified only as Fayssal M.B., for supporting a […]

Mauritania, IsDB ink 2024-2026 support strategy framework agreement

Mauritania and the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) signed Monday October 23 a new support strategy framework agreement under which the Saudi Arabia-based institution will provide further assistance to the North African country in the 2024-2026 period. Abdessalam ould Mohamed Saleh, Mauritania’s Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development and the IsDB President Muhammad Al Jasser signed […]

ECOWAS peacekeeping force is welcome step, yet full of challenges — African analysts

The plan recently agreed by West African leaders to set up ECOWAS peacekeeping force is “a welcome development,” African analysts say but they are skeptical of success because restoring peace and order will not be easy. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) agreed at a summit this week to establish a regional standby […]