11 month agoMorocco - in joint operations with Spain, BCIJ - DGST arrest ISIS supporter in Nador (and in Lerida, Spain), who were planning attacks in Europe facilitated by migrant smuggling networks
Washington agrees to sell HIMARS missiles to Morocco for $524
$774.2 million US Arms Sale to Morocco: HIMARS, ($524.2 million) Joint Stand Off Weapons (JSOW) ($250 million)
Speech of the Moroccan Prime Minister during talks with his Spanish counterpart
Earthquake of magnitude 5.2 - 12 km SSW of Bni Bouayach, Morocco
Moroccan authorities: No victims in the gas storage depot fire in the city of Mohammedia, south of Rabat
Moroccan authorities: evacuate a number of homes and hotels and remove ships from the docks due to the gas storage depot fire in the city of Mohammedia
1 year agoThe moment a gas storage depot exploded in Mohammedia, Morocco
The Gambian government announces the thwarting of an attempted coup against power
Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 23 km NE of Imzouren, Morocco
1 year ago2nd attack on Beninese Army: A patrol was ambushed by IS militants near the town of Ghani, in Alibori region. 2 soldiers were killed & rest others allegedly fled the area. The group claims to have seized their weapons & two motorcycles
1 year agoISIS Sahel Province declared its expansion to Benin, a country bordering Nigeria, Niger, Burkina Faso. The group retroactively reported several ops from July in latest an-Naba, targeting Beninese forces in Alibori Dept - largest and northernmost region of the country
Libyan Prime Minister Abdel Hamid Dbeibah arrives in Dakar for talks with Senegalese President Macky Sall, who is also the current chairman of the African Union, on ways of resolving the Libyan crisis
1 year agoTAP Air Portugal A320neo collides with a motorbike while landing at Conakry Airport in Guinea. The aircraft rolled out without further incident however both occupants of the motorbike were killed
1 year agoConfirmed: Real-time network data show that Sierra Leone is in the midst of a near-total internet shutdown amid anti-government protests in Freetown; metrics indicate national connectivity at 5% of ordinary levels; incident ongoing
Over 400 migrants storm border fence in Spain's Melilla enclave
Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 64 km NW of Melilla, Spain
Ghana's foreign affairs minister, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey has called for urgent international action in response to the humanitarian crisis unfolding in parts of Africa due to food insecurity
Earthquake of magnitude 5.5 - 48 km NE of Al Hoceïma, Morocco
Terrorism: Morocco Arrest in Berkane in cooperation with the FBI of a 37-year-old engineer linked to ISIS leading a terrorist recruitment network and planning attacks against Moroccan and foreign personalities (Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations BCIJ)
2 year agoTerrorism: Extraordinary meeting of ECOWAS Chiefs of Staff, 5 and 6 May, in Ghana, to strengthen military cooperation. Ghana calls for intelligence sharing to better monitor GATs. Mali, Burkina and Guinea, suspended, took part
Zelensky recalled Ukrainian ambassadors from Morocco and Georgia
Mauritanian Presidency: Mohamed Bilal Messaoud appointed prime minister
Benin: The National Anti-Terrorist Prosecutor's Office (PNAT) has opened a preliminary investigation for assassination in connection with a terrorist enterprise after the death of a 50-year-old Frenchman in a terrorist attack perpetrated in a national park in the north of the country (PNAT)
2 year agoGuinea-Bissau: The country is recovering from the coup attempt, ECOWAS sends soldiers there
Guterres: The cooperation between the United Nations and the African Union today is stronger than ever
Six killed in failed coup in Guinea-Bissau, president sees link to drugs
A reported coup in the West African state of Guinea-Bissau has left many members of the security forces dead, its president says
The explosion of a truck in Ghana that was carrying explosives leaves at least 17 dead and 59 injured
2 year agoMine explosives being transported to Chirano Mines in the Western region of Ghana exploded during the journey after the truck collided with a motorcycle. The blast at Apeatse destroyed about 500 structures and left a crater in the Tarkwa-Bogoso road. Many are feared dead
