Elliott Abrams

Morocco dismantles another ISIS cell

Moroccan police announced on Wednesday the dismantling in the Northern city of Tangier of a jihadist cell that was planning to carry out terrorist attacks using explosives. The five members of the cell, aged between 22 and 28, were arrested. In preparation for their criminal attacks, they acquired several products used in the manufacturing of […]

South Sudan: Machar’s lawyer challenges legality of Special Court as mandate expires

The defense team for South Sudan’s suspended First Vice-President, Riek Machar, has challenged the legality of the special Court handling his trial, arguing that its mandate expired last week. Lead defense lawyer Dr. Geri Raimondo Legge told the Special Court for the Nasir Incident that the ministerial order establishing the tribunal only authorized it to […]

Farming: Morocco-Proposed Triple A Initiative at Focus of Meeting at AfDB

The initiative for the Adaptation of African agriculture, presented by Morocco during the COP22 in Marrakech in 2016 was at the focus of a meeting in Abidjan between Moroccan Minister of Agriculture Aziz Akhannouch and President of the African Development Bank Akinuwumi Adesina. The AfDB President expressed at the meeting the African institution’s support to […]