Tunisia: Controversial incumbent Kais Said favored to win second termF

Tunisia: Controversial incumbent Kais Said favored to win second termF

– Bookmark this page. It will be updated as we get closer to the election – Election period: November 2024 19 January 2024 Update:  In Tunisia, local and regional elections will precede the October presidential elections. Despite  the massive economic and...

Africa 2024 Election PreviewF

By MondAfrique:  The year 2024 will be a record year for elections around the world. More than 4 billion people are called to vote on all continents. Africa is no exception: twenty countries involving 346 million citizens are organizing elections this year, from the...

Algeria: Six members of the same family die of carbon monoxide in MSilaF

Six members of the same family died on Sunday, 14 January 2024, at their home in the municipality of Ain El Melh in the wilaya of M’Sila, after being poisoned with carbon monoxide gas, said a statement from the Civil Protection Directorate. The gas emanated from...
Sahel: Mali acquires lethal drones from TurkeyF

Sahel: Mali acquires lethal drones from TurkeyF

On January 4, 2024, the Malian military acquired six Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drones. The military authorities say the drones will be used to “surveil the national territory, detect suspicious targets, track them and strike them, if necessary, with surgical precision.” ...

Algeria fires head of police, arrests 11 Oran Airport security officersF

Farid Bencheikh, the head of gigantic police and security agency, the Director General of National Security (DGSN), was fired today and replaced by another officer, Ali Badaoui. Bencheikh had been in office since 15 March 2021. Although the presidency did not specify...

Tunisia neutralizes human smugglersF

The Tunisian police reported on January 7, 2024 the dismantling of an alleged human trafficking network in the Sfax region. Authorities say the gang facilitated the illegal movement in and out of the Tunisian territory of sub-Saharan migrants. The operation consisted...

Libya releases four Hamas members held since 2016F

Libyan authorities on Friday released four members of the Palestinian militant group Hamas who were arrested in 2016 on charges including trafficking arms to Gaza, according to Libyan media. The four men — Marwan al-Ashqar, his son Baraa, Mouayad Abed and Nasib...

North Africa’s use of drones in the agricultural sectorF

By Aymen Jamli: A drone buzzed back and forth above rows of verdant orange trees planted near Nabeul, eastern Tunisia. The black unmanned aircraft, equipped with a multi-lens camera and sensors, has been enlisted by Tunisian farmers to help adapt to years of drought...

Turkey’s inflation ticks up to 62%F

Turkey’s annual inflation rate ticked up slightly in November, the state statistics agency said on Monday, showing further signs of levelling off following a series of sharp interest rate hikes. The rate moved to 61.98 percent last month from 61.36 percent in...