corruption

UK Foreign Affairs Committee brands Libyan Central Bank Governor financier of militias, gangsters

The UK Foreign Affairs Committee has labelled Saddek Elkaber, the Governor of the Central Bank of Libya (CBL) “well-known financier of militias and gangsters” who runs a “troubled organization.” The committee’s bashing of the Libyan official comes after a meeting between Elkaber and Governor of Bank of England Andrew Bailey in July, Libya Update reports. […]

Morocco, Denmark discuss security cooperation & counterterrorism in Rabat

Morocco and Denmark have discussed at a meeting held Tuesday in Rabat several security issues of mutual interest and assessed the level of bilateral cooperation in combating cross-border criminal networks and the mobility of terrorist organizations at the regional and international levels. The meeting between Director General of National Security and Territorial Surveillance (DGSN-DGST), Abdellatif […]

Maghreb: Taieb Bacchouche, New Chairman of Arab Maghreb Union

Tunisian former Foreign Minister became Thursday Secretary General of the Arab Maghreb Union (AMU.) The 72-year-old former diplomat was appointed by the AMU Foreign Ministers Council at the 33rd session held in Tunis. Bacchoube will replace country-man Habib Ben Yahia, outgoing Secretary General of the AMU. Bacchoube was Tunisia’s Foreign Minister from February 2015 to […]