First Independent Mena Newspaper
A senior UN counter-terrorism official has warned about the escalating threat level that the Islamic State (ISIL/Daesh) and other related terrorist groups pose to West Africa and particularly the Sahel amid the growing political unrest and instability in the region. Vladimir Voronkov, head of the UN Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT), in a briefing to the […]
Morocco’s capital city of Rabat will host the regional hub of the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) destined for counterterrorism training and cooperation in Africa. A host-country agreement and contribution agreement were signed remotely on Tuesday by Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita and UN counter terrorism chief Mr. Vladimir Voronkov. The deal mirrors Morocco’s […]