US AFRICA Command Commander Stephen Townsend

Central African Republic: Morocco to build shelter for displaced populations in capital Bangui

Morocco will build shelter for populations which have camped in capital Bangui as they ran way from violence, reports say. huffpostmaghreb.com relaying information from local media from the country announced that Morocco as a result of agreement with Central African Republic’(CAR) government will build a number of houses in capital Bangui to shelter waves of […]

Morocco busts terrorist cell near Rabat

The Moroccan bureau for judicial investigation, an offshoot of domestic intelligence agency, arrested six members of a terrorist cell in Sale, near Rabat. The arrested individuals, aged between 22 and 28, used to attend the same mosque together and held meetings to plot for terrorist attacks. The group’s leader was the youngest member and is […]

West African leaders, European allies seek to bolster ties to curb terrorism in Sahel

Leaders from West African countries that are members of the Accra Initiative met with European partners in Accra on November 22 for talks on “homegrown” ways to prevent jihadist conflict in the Sahel threatening to “engulf” countries on the Gulf of Guinea. The Accra Initiative is a cooperative and collaborative security mechanism between seven West […]