In a global operation targeting West African organized crime groups across five continents, police arrested 300 people, seized $3 million and blocked 720 bank accounts, Interpol said Tuesday.
Operation Jackal III, which ran for four months in 21 countries, aimed to fight online financial fraud and the West African syndicates behind it, the agency said in a statement.
One of the targeted groups was Black Axe, one of the most prominent criminal networks.
Moroccan and Spanish security services have dismantled a ISIS affiliated terrorist cell in the Sahel. The operation, carried out by
Morocco’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Bourita, met with the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk,
Delegates completed a conference in Niamey this week, intended to show solidarity with the Alliance of Sahel States (ASS). The
Algeria has unveiled the $7 billion Bled El Habda integrated phosphate megaproject in Tebessa province, marking a major milestone in
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