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Morocco: Arrest of 3 ISIS-affiliated suspects, allegedly involved in homicide of police officer (DGSN)

Elements of the prefectural service of the Casablanca judicial police have arrested, on Wednesday, in close coordination with the national brigade of the judicial police and the General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (DGST), three extremists affiliated to the terrorist organization Daech, for their alleged involvement in the intentional homicide of a policeman on duty, in […]

South Africa economy edges on recession in Q4

The mining sector has helped the South African economy avoid recession with a growth of 0.1% in the fourth quarter. The rate is not enough to create jobs for the millions of the unemployed in the country which braces for elections in May. The key mining industry recorded a 2.4 percent increase in output helped […]

US Think Tank Warns of Frail Stability in Algeria, Mauritania

The American Enterprise Institute (AEI), a public policy think tank, published on its website an article that exposes the frail stability in Algeria and Mauritania, putting the two North African states in a list of “ten countries whose stability cannot be taken for granted.” The article, signed by Michael Rubin, points out to the semi-military […]