Commissioner Amira El Fadil

Moroccan IS returnees from Iraq, Syria will put country in jeopardy, Europe warns

European Intelligence agencies have warned Moroccan authorities to be on alert, pointing out that the country’s citizens fighting in the ranks of the Islamic State group (IS) in Syria and Iraq are set to come back home to commit terrorist attacks. The security of the North African country could be in jeopardy as hundreds of […]

AU Stresses Primacy of UN Process in Settling Sahara Issue

The UN is the only organization entitled to broker a settlement of the Sahara issue, said Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat in a statement that confirms AU’s new-found neutrality in the regional conflict.   Moussa Faki Mahamat recalled resolution 639 of the African Union in Nouakchott, which remedied the organization’s past […]

Niger to start exporting oil to Benin in April

Niger is expected to increase its oil production five-fold thanks to a pipeline linking the country to Benin, which will start operating in April. Niger military ruler had announced that the initial shipment would take place in January this year but sources told S&P Global Commodity Insights that first oil deliveries will only take place […]