Author: Gwendolin Hilse

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Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (photo: picture-alliance/AP Images/N. Asfouri)

Africa's Muslims

Pawns of the Saudis

Rich Saudis are investing millions in building mosques in Africa. And they are being accused of using radical preachers to destabilise the region. But there has long been much more at stake on the African continent than proselytising. By Gwendolin HilseMore

Islamists in Africa: The ever-present threatInterview with Bakary Sambe: ''In the Arab world, we Africans are viewed as inferior Muslims''Ansar Dine's religious leader Cherif Ousmane Haidara: ''This is not Sharia, but banditry''
Morocco′s King Mohammed VI (left) with the president of Ivory Coast, Alasanne Ouattara, in Abidjan (photo: Getty Images/AFP)

Economic Community of West African States

Morocco's grand plan: In pursuit of economic union

Morocco is launching a charm offensive as the kingdom seeks to expand its influence in West Africa. Membership of the economic union ECOWAS is also on the agenda. Yet not everyone welcomes the idea. By Gwendolin HilseMore

Morocco's monarchy and the conflict with the PJD: All power to the palaceWestern Sahara – the last colony in Africa: ″Armed resistance is their only choice″Democratic change in Morocco: Winners and losers in a new political climate

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Iran bearing the brunt: with a high number of deaths and cases, Iran has been a regional epicentre of the outbreak. Several top officials have been infected and there are concerns the number of cases are higher than reported. The government has cancelled Friday prayers but health workers have complained they are under-equipped. Iran has asked the International Monetary Fund for emergency funding

Coronavirus in the Middle East: Lock down or play down?

Countries such as Kuwait and Israel have instituted virtual lockdowns in the face of COVID-19, while religious gatherings have been limited at a time of year ripe with ritual. Others have been slower to act. By Tom Allinson