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ECOWAS worried by Guinea Bissau’s escalating political crisis

The 15-nation Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Monday urged Guinea-Bissau’s army to remain neutral in the country’s deepening political struggle.   The ECOWAS said it “firmly condemned” the latest developments in the country, which it was “following with great concern”.   Those developments include the “successive investiture of two heads of state […]

Morocco: Counter-terrorism Services Foil String of IS-Sponsored Attacks

Moroccan counter-terrorism services Friday derailed dangerous terror plans that consisted in launching several coordinated attacks against diplomatic western missions and tourist sites, authorities said. The Central Bureau of Judicial Investigation (BCIJ) managed to “foil a dangerous terrorist plot following the arrest Friday in Tangier a Chadian national affiliated to Daesh,” said the Interior Ministry in […]

China Grants Zero Tariffs to African Imports in Major Trade Expansion Drive

China announced a sweeping expansion of its trade policy, extending zero-tariff treatment to all African countries with which it has diplomatic ties, in a strategic move to deepen commercial engagement and accelerate industrial development across the continent. According to state-run Xinhua News Agency, the policy removes tariffs on imports from 53 African nations, including key […]