Sahara states trying to contain al Qaeda plan to recruit money-laundering experts to track down the millions of dollars the militants earn through kidnapping and smuggling, security sources have told Reuters

Observers say Qaeda members involved in protecting traffickers despite Islam ban on drugs

A new study released yesterday in Washington DC, United States of America (USA) by the Global Financial Integrity (GFI) indicates that Africa lost over $1.8 trillion in illicit financial outflows from 1970 through 2008

An increase in arms trafficking by drug smugglers is connected to terrorism and will spur security counter-measures, according to Algerian officials

The CEO of Algerian state energy firm Sonatrach, Mohamed Meziane, is under investigation over corruption allegations and his duties have been taken over by one of his deputies, industry sources said on Thursday.