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Tag: Terrorism
Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana host AFRICOM panafrican drills
Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire are hosting US Africa military command AFRICOM drill bringing together 29 countries in view strengthening the capacities of armies of the ... Read More
Boston Herald: Iranian drones deployed in North Africa pose threat to Morocco
The Iranian drones, which are being deployed in North Africa, are posing a direct threat to Morocco, said American daily Boston Herald, noting that Moroccan ... Read More
Russia pledges help to Southern Sahara countries grappling with terrorism
Sergei Lavrov, Russia’s top diplomat, indicated Tuesday that Moscow was keen to provide assistance to Sahel and Gulf of Guinea countries fighting terrorism, as he ... Read More
Hope for jobs rather than religion drives recruitment by armed groups in Africa — UN report
The lack of employment more than religious belief is what is driving people to join fast-growing extremist groups in sub-Saharan Africa, according to a report ... Read More
Somalia, the world’s most corrupt nation owing to terrorism, armed conflict — study
Somalia sits at the bottom on the list of 180 countries of the 2022 Corruption Perceptions Index by Berlin-based corruption watchdog Transparency International, which blames ... Read More
Laurent Gbagbo urges ECOWAS to set up regional counterterrorism brigade
Laurent Gbagbo, Cote d’Ivoire’s ex-leader, has called on regional grouping ECOWAS to establish counter-terrorism brigade to curtail terrorism that has plagued the region. Gbagbo was ... Read More
Mozambique: Trying terrorism cases in military courts could violate human rights, jurists warn
Some jurists consider controversial the thesis defended by the president of the Mozambican Association of Judges, Carlos Mondlane, that the cases of terrorism in the ... Read More
German aid worker hostage freed in Mali thanks to Morocco
German aid worker Jörg Lange, who was abducted in 2018 in western Niger, has been released thanks to Moroccan intelligence services, according to German newspaper ... Read More
Tunisia foils terror plot in Sfax
Tunisia announced Wednesday security forces managed to bust a “terror plot” targeting a security unit and a religious institution in Sfax governorate, south of the ... Read More
Chad’s leader elected new Chair of Lake Chad Basin Commission
The Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC) elected Tuesday Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno, the President of the Transition Military Council of Chad, as its new Chairman ... Read More