Egypt
Egypt denies reports of Sisi-Trump phone call
Egypt said Tuesday that President Sisi did not speak by phone with Donald Trump at the weekend, after the US
Terrorism
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Morocco
Moroccan security forces raid terrorist cell planning attacks
In coordinated targeting of several homes in Had Soualem, Berrechid Province, near Casablanca, Moroccan security forces raided a terrorist cell
Morocco
Morocco’s strategy to combat terrorism in Africa highlighted at UN Security Council meeting
Ambassador Omar Hilale, Morocco’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, presented the Kingdom’s comprehensive strategy to combat terrorism
Sahel
Sahel states unite to create joint force against jihadist threat
Burkina Faso, Niger, and Mali, three former French colonies in Africa's Sahel region that experienced military coups from
Morocco
Morocco, Pakistan boost security cooperation, enhance efforts to combat terrorism
Morocco’s Director General of National Security and the General Directorate for Territorial Surveillance, Abdellatif Hammouchi, met with Salman Chaudhry,
Egypt
Prominent Egyptian activist freed on bail
Egyptian rights activist Hossam Bahgat was released Sunday after posting bail, AFP reports citing a statement from the rights group
Morocco
FBI: U.S. citizen arrested, intending to travel to Morocco, in attempt to join ISIS in Africa
Alexander Justin White, a U.S. citizen, was charged by federal authorities with supporting ISIS and later attempting to join
Algeria
Spain’s foreign ministry says citizen kidnapped by jihadists in Northern Africa
Spain’s foreign ministry confirmed a Spanish man has been kidnapped in Northern Africa, though it did not disclose the
Morocco
Official: Spain spared various terrorist attacks due to input by Morocco’s DGST
The newly appointed Commissioner General of Spain’s Intelligence, Javier Antonio Susin Bercero, chose his first official overseas meeting to
Benin
Al-Qaeda-linked jihadist group claims responsibility for deadly attack in northern Benin
An Al-Qaeda-linked jihadist group on Friday claimed responsibility for an attack in northern Benin near the borders with insurgency-hit neighbors,
Libya
UK special forces investigated for actions in Libya two years ago
Up to five members of the UK’s Special Boat Service (SBS) are being investigated for their involvement in an
Mali
Mali accuses Algeria of disrupting its counter-terrorism efforts
Mali’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a sharp denunciation of Algeria’s alleged interference in its internal affairs,
Somalia
US says kills two Al-Shabaab fighters in airstrike
The US military announced on Thursday that it had conducted an airstrike in southern Somalia, killing two Al-Shabaab jihadists. The