Wednesday, May 29, 2019
The Algeria human rights activist and medical doctor, Kamel Eddine Fekhar speaks in this interview (in Algerian) of the major issues of government abuse. Mr. Fekhar, a Berber-rights activists has been in prison for a long time. He died this week, allegedly due to...
Tuesday, May 28, 2019
Tripoli, May 25, 2019 (AFP) – Two Libyan journalists held by an armed group for more than three weeks have been released, the television channel they work for said Saturday. “We congratulate the press world for the release of our two colleagues, Mohamad...
Sunday, May 26, 2019
May 24, 2019 – Turkey and Qatar risk losing geopolitical influence due to turmoil in Libya and Sudan, as regional rivals Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates extend their own reach, analysts said. Doha, a long-time ally of deposed Sudanese president Omar...
Sunday, May 26, 2019
Cairo, May 25, 2019 (AFP) – The head of Sudan’s ruling military council arrived in Cairo Saturday, an airport official said, the general’s first foreign trip since taking power after the April ouster of president Omar al-Bashir. General Abdel Fattah...
Friday, May 24, 2019
Algiers, May 24, 2019 – Algerian police on Friday threw up a tight cordon around a key protest site, arresting dozens of demonstrators in the biggest show of force in 14 weeks of mass demonstrations. Protestors have rallied outside the Grand Post Office in...
Tuesday, May 21, 2019
Tunis, May 21, 2019 (AFP) – A United Nations arms expert held in Tunisia since late March on espionage charges was released Tuesday on bail, the prosecution service said. Moncef Kartas is a member of the UN panel of experts investigating allegations of...
Friday, May 17, 2019
The takeover of Anadarko by Occidental paves the way for France’s Total to acquire Anadarko assets and projects in Africa. A MEA Risk analysis says from afar, this looks like a good deal as all the projects in these countries have tremendous upsides. But it...
Wednesday, May 15, 2019
Tunis, May 16, 2019 – Tunisia on Thursday rejected a United Nations claim that an arms expert arrested in the North African country has diplomatic immunity and should be released. Moncef Kartas, a member of the UN panel of experts on Libya, is a Tunisian-German...
Wednesday, May 15, 2019
Algiers, May 15, 2019 – At least 24 police officers have been wounded in clashes with protesters rallying against unemployment in central Algeria, state media reported Wednesday. Demonstrators in the central Tinerkouk area have been blocking access to an oil...
Wednesday, May 15, 2019
May 15, 2019 – Gunmen killed 17 Niger soldiers in an ambush near the border with Mali, a security source said Wednesday, adding 11 were still missing a day later. The attack occurred Tuesday near the village of Tongo Tongo in the western Tillaberi region where...
Monday, May 13, 2019
Monday, May 13, 2019
Brussels, May 13, 2019 (AFP) – The EU on Monday warned Turkey not to press ahead with exploratory drilling for oil and gas off Cyprus, calling the plan illegal and vowing to “respond appropriately”. The bloc’s diplomatic chief Federica...
