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Algerian Djamel Okacha Takes Over Control of AQIM in Northern Mali

Algerian Islamist extremist Djamel Okacha has become the new commander of operations of Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) in Northern Mali, replacing Abu Zeid who was killed in a French-led military campaign in the impoverished African country. The confirmed death of Abu Zeid, who raised millions of dollars from kidnapping of Western hostages, […]

Russian FM Commends Morocco’s King Regional & International Leadership

King Mohammed VI received on Friday in Rabat visiting Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov who hailed on this occasion the regional and international leadership of the Moroccan sovereign. Talks between the two sides covered several regional and international issues of common interest, particularly in the Middle East and Africa, said a statement issued by the […]

Counter-terror: G-5 Sahel Wants to Benefit from Morocco’s Experience

The terrorist groups, and drugs and arms traffickers exploit the Sahel region’s vast open land, instability, weak central governments, poor governance, corruption and porous borders to operate transnationally with few restraints. To counter this threat, the Group of Five Sahel countries (Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger), also known as the G-5 Sahel, look […]