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Morocco’s Counterterrorism Agency Dismantles 49 Cells Since 2015

Morocco’s FBI, the Central Bureau for Judicial Investigations (BCIJ), has dismantled 49 terrorist cells, including 44 groups loyal to ISIS, and arrested 772 people on terrorism charges since its creation in 2015. Head of the BCIJ Abdelhak Khiame told French paper Le Monde that 97 Moroccan foreign fighters who returned from conflict zones were also […]

São Tomé and Principe: AfDB approves €12.46 million to support energy transition

The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved €12.46 million to support the Energy Transition and Institutional Support Program (ETISP) of São Tomé and Principe. The financing cover the major part of the program, which costs around €13 million. The rest of the funding will be supplemented by the government, according to AfDB. The project […]

Modest Rebound Continues in MENA, New Sources of Growth & Job Creation Needed

A new World Bank report forecasts growth in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) to reach 2.8% by 2020, but calls for a regional push toward a new digital economy that would generate higher levels of growth. Growth in the MENA region is projected to rebound to an average of 2% in 2018, up […]