Antony Blinken, Abdullatif bin Rashid al-Zayani, Sameh Shoukry, Yair Lapid, Nasser Bourita, Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan

African ‘transition states’ at crossroads: experts call for reforms, innovation, and investment

Leading African economists and policymakers have sounded the alarm on the urgent need for governance reforms, domestic resource mobilization, and strategic partnerships to transform the continent’s fragile “transition states” from crisis to growth. Speaking at a recent high-level policy dialogue during the 66th Annual Conference of the Nigerian Economic Society, experts emphasized that 24 African […]

Morocco: Security Forces Foil Suicide Attack Plans

Moroccan Security authorities Wednesday announced they thwarted terror plans after investigations, following the recent arrest of a terrorist, revealed that the man had planned to attack sensitive targets with a suicide belt. A statement from the interior ministry pointed out that a suspected Islamic State group (IS) sympathizer arrested on October 24 in the city […]

Egypt: UN Human right boss charges al-Sisi’s approach against terrorism

The Head of UN Human Right Commission has lambasted President al-Sisi’s strategy against terrorism as he argued that crackdown on human rights groups and activists fuels the surge in radicalization. Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein speaking in Geneva Monday noted that even though Egypt deserves to stamp out terrorism, the limitation on human rights rolls out a […]