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Policymakers from around the world met on 24-25 October during an annual conference in Senegal’s capital city to discuss Africa’s most pressing security challenges. The 8th edition of International Forum of Dakar on Peace and Security was attended by more than 1,000 participants, including heads of state, security experts, military and other officials, who focused […]
INTERPOL’s Counter-Terrorism Director, Greg Hinds, highlighted, Tuesday in Marrakech, Morocco’s “very strong” and “robust” counterterrorism strategy, praising the strong cooperation between INTERPOL and the Kingdom’s security services. “We have been working with Morocco for years and we are very impressed by the capabilities, which have been put in place not only to strengthen national responses, […]
The European Union needs to act to counter the terrorist threat posed by the polisario separatist militia, which operates in the neighborhood of Europe, warned Member of the European Parliament Tomáš Zdechovský. The EU must make people understand the danger posed by certain military groups that adopt a terrorist doctrine, which threaten the values of […]
Moroccan authorities announced on Wednesday the arrest of five jihadists who were preparing terrorist attacks in the country. Aged between 20 and 45, members of the ISIS cell were active in the “Habata Benmansour” village in Kenitra, Sidi Yahya Zaer (near Rabat), Dchira in Inzegane Ait Melloul, commune of Bouaboud (province of Chichaoua). All the […]
The Economic Community of Central African States, ECCAS, appointed Tuesday the President of the Democratic Republic of Congo Félix Tshisekedi, mediator in the ongoing crisis in Chad. The regional bloc held Tuesday its second extraordinary summit with Félix Tshisekedi, Chad’s leader Mahamat Deby, President of Central African Republic Faustin-Archange Touadera and Congo Brazzaville leader Dénis […]
Senegal and Turkey signed an event-driven diplomacy Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote events between the two countries. Aïssata Tall Sall, top diplomat of the African country inked the deal with his Turkish counterpart Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu on the sidelines of Dakar International Forum on Peace and Security in Africa held on October 24-25. Per the […]
Umaro Sissoco Embalo, President of Guinea Bissau who also doubles as ECOWAS Chairman, discussed Tuesday in Moscow with President Vladimir Putin of Russia an array of issues including peace resolution to the war in Ukraine. “I also pass on the message of all 15 countries representing the CEDEAO/ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African States), to […]
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has urged local and foreign investors to inject money into the country’s oil and gas sector undergoing reforms, reports say. Speaking at the commissioning of Pinnacle Oil and Gas Limited’s Lekki Free Trade Zone Terminal in Lagos, the Nigerian President said that the operation of the new facility will lower the […]
Morocco may no longer issue an international bond as was planned earlier this year amid deep uncertainty and market volatility, finance minister Nadia Fettah Alaoui said. The government expects its financing needs to grow to 60 billion dirhams ($5.5 bln) next year compared with some 45 billion dirhams this year. “We will try to strike […]
India’s richest person Gautam Adani is negotiating with Moroccan authorities the setting up of a giant clean energy project that would produce 10 gigawatts, Bloomberg reported. Adani’s group is considering building solar and wind plants as well as facilities to produce and export green hydrogen, the news agency reported citing anonymous sources. Morocco currently has […]