Drought is wreaking havoc on North Africa’s water supply and on its agriculture. All countries in the region are...
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Egypt: After wishing each other a happy new year, Egyptians see price hikes that will make 2024 not such a happy year
Bread has always been a source of concern for rulers and leaders. When their prices increase, watch out for the public...
Sahel: Kidnapped in Libya in 2017, South African medic released this week in Mali
A South African paramedic who had been held by jihadists in Mali for over six years has been released, security and...
Egypt: Another building collapses in Alexandria
On Monday, June 26, 2023, a 13-story building in the El-Montazah district, Sidi Bishr area of Alexandria collapsed,...
Migrations: Spike in sea crossing incidents shines spotlight on Moroccan and Spanish governments’ inability to manage the crisis
By Valentin Bontemps: Activists on Friday criticised Madrid and Rabat for failing to act faster to help migrants...
Tunisia to free opposition figure after 4 months in jail: lawyer
A Tunisian judge on Friday ordered the release of opposition figure Chaima Issa four months after her arrest on...
Tunisia: Train derailment near Msaken kills two, injures 34
Two people were killed and 34 injured when an overnight passenger train careered off the tracks and overturned in...
Tunisia frees journalist held after criticising penal code
A Tunisian journalist arrested after criticising a law that criminalises insulting the head of state was released on...
Spain: Hundreds of migrants rescued at sea as more boats head to the Canary Islands
Emergency services in Spain said Thursday they had saved at least 350 migrants in five separate vessels over the last...
Algeria forced more than 9,000 African migrants over the border into Niger, creates “critical humanitarian situation”
Algeria has forced more than 9,000 African migrants over the border into Niger creating a "critical humanitarian...
Morocco: 51 Moroccan migrants missing in attempt to reach the Canary Islands
A group of 51 Moroccan migrants have been missing for days since embarking on a perilous sea journey to Spain's Canary...
Sahel: More trouble in Mali as Touareg groups in north are up in arms over recent junta actions
Armed groups that signed a landmark peace accord in insurgency-hit Mali have alleged widespread fraud during voting in...
Tunisia protesters demand ‘political’ prisoners’ freedom
Hundreds of supporters of Tunisia's main opposition coalition on Sunday rallied to demand freedom for about 20...
Tunisia: France to donate $28 million to Tunisia to buy equipment to counter migrant crossings
France announced on Monday nearly 26 million euros (around $28 million) in aid to Tunisia to help curb the flow of...
Debate: Does Saudi Arabia matter?
Does Saudi Arabia matter? An unscripted discussion between Arezki Daoud and Giorgio Cafiero: Saudi Arabia has been...
Niger: Niamey hit with crippling power outages
Niger's capital Niamey is suffering major power cuts linked to disruptions in the supply of electricity from...
Egypt executes man over high-profile femicide
Egypt on Wednesday executed a man sentenced to death for the murder of a fellow student who rejected his advances,...
15 die in Mali as livestock truck collides with coaches
Fifteen people died and 32 were injured when a livestock truck collided with two coaches in southern Mali on Tuesday,...
Libya: UN calls for halt to Libya migrant detention, expulsion
The United Nations on Monday called on Libya to treat migrants and asylum seekers with dignity, highlighting concerns...
Tunisia: Three jailed opposition leaders on hunger strike
Three leaders of Tunisia's once-dominant Ennahdha party are on a hunger strike to protest their detention under a...
Egypt: Three British tourists missing after boat fire in the Red Sea
Three British tourists were missing Sunday after a motor yacht caught fire in Egypt's Red Sea, authorities said. The...
Morocco: Building collapses in Tit Mellil, at least two killed
At least two people were killed and five injured on Thursday when a building collapsed in an industrial area near...
Mali resumes train service on Bamako-Kayes line
Les opérations de vente de tickets pour le 1er voyage du train ont commencé ce jeudi à Kayes L’engouement de la...
Egypt’s regime intensifies repression, kills any hope of political stability
@arezkid #Egypt: “#Chicken feet are good for you and your budget”: #1country1minute ♬ Soft One month into a...
Egypt: Shark attack claims life of foreign resident in resort city of Hurghada
A Russian man was killed on Thursday when a shark attacked him off the coast of Egypt's Red Sea resort city of...
Migrant crisis: Italy wants IMF loan for Tunisia to shield self from migrant crisis
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Tuesday Rome backed efforts to secure an IMF bailout for Tunisia and...
Sahel: Over 16 million people need aid in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger
More than 16 million people affected by conflict and climate change in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger need humanitarian...
Morocco: Demonstrators protests in Casablanca against surging cost of living
Hundreds demonstrated Sunday in Morocco's economic capital Casablanca to protest against the surging cost of living in...
Tunisia: Body of young girl found after migrant ships sink off the coast of Sfax
The Tunisian coastguard Friday recovered the body of a young girl thought to have drowned when two vessels carrying...
Jailed Egypt songwriter on hunger strike refuses water
Dissident Egyptian songwriter and poet Galal al-Behairy, who has been on hunger strike for three months in protest at...
Egypt: Sandstorm brings down billboard in Cairo, kills one
One person was killed and five others were injured Thursday when a billboard collapsed in a major thoroughfare as a...
Tunisia’s president considering taxing the wealthy to prevent IMF meddling
Tunisia's President Kais Saied on Thursday proposed taxing the North African country's wealthiest citizens as a way of...
Sahel: Calm returns to Mauritania after riots sparked by death of man in police custody
The Mauritanian government cut internet access for mobile phones Wednesday, a day after protests over the death of a...
Tunisian journalists questioned by police over comments on security forces
Dozens of journalists protested Monday in front of a Tunis police station after two of their colleagues had been taken...
Tunisia arrests two students for a song critical to police, then releases them under presidential pressure
A Tunisian court on Thursday released two students arrested earlier this week for a song criticising police, shortly...
Tunisian president evokes ‘tolerance’ after synagogue attack
Tunisian President Kais Saied has hosted Jewish, Muslim and Christian leaders following a deadly mass shooting outside...
Migrations: Nine migrants die in west Tunisia, as number of migrants crossing the Med Sea increased 300% in first quarter
The bodies of nine migrants from sub-Saharan African countries have been found in western Tunisia, near the border...
Sahel: Thousands displaced by Niger conflict set to return
More than 18,000 people who have fled conflict in jihadist-hit western Niger are being given help to return as...
Tunisia: Senior opposition figure Rached Ghannouchi gets one year in prison, as president moves to authoritarianism
The Tunisian Islamist-inspired Ennahdha party on Tuesday condemned the one-year prison sentence handed to its leader...
Tunisia pushes for more judicial harassment against the media, arrests journalist Khalifa Guesmi
A Tunisian appeals court has handed a five-year jail term to a radio journalist for disclosing information about the...
Podcast: The Fleecing of Libya: Billions of Dollars Missing and Everyone is at Fault
In the post-Gaddafi era, corruption in Libya is endemic and metastasized. The culture of corruption is so ubiquitous...
Mali: Government of Mali confronted with accusations of “summary executions, rape and torture”
The Malian army and foreign fighters executed at least 500 people during an anti-jihadist operation in Mali in March...
Egyptians struggle with Cleoptra’s skin color
An Egyptian archaeologist on Wednesday released a documentary on the life of Cleopatra, the same day Netflix began...