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Sahel: As France’s presence in the Sahel deteriorates, US maintains ties and remains activeF

Monday, October 30, 2023

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Third aid convoy enters Gaza via Egypt border crossingF

Monday, October 23, 2023

An aid convoy entered the besieged Gaza Strip on Monday via the Rafah border crossing, AFP correspondents on the Egyptian and Palestinian sides said, the third since war erupted on October 7. More than a dozen lorries crossed Rafah, the correspondents said, adding to...

Niger braces for fresh EU sanctionsF

Monday, October 23, 2023

The European Union on Monday took a legal step towards imposing sanctions on Niger’s new military rulers, who overthrew the democratically elected leader in July. The 27-nation bloc has condemned the ouster of Niger’s President Mohamed Bazoum, which...

Anger in the Arab world over strike on a Gaza hospitalF

Wednesday, October 18, 2023

In Libya: Several hundred people protested in Tripoli and other Libyan cities late Tuesday over the deadly strike on a Gaza hospital, according to AFP journalists. In Tripoli, hundreds of demonstrators of all ages, brandishing Palestinian flags and some covering...

Sahel: Russia to build nuclear power plant in Burkina FasoF

Tuesday, October 17, 2023

Burkina Faso’s junta-led government signed a deal with Russia on Friday for the construction of a nuclear power plant to increase the energy supply to the Sahel country where less than a quarter of the population has access to electricity. It is the latest move...

Environment: Ghana floods displace thousands of peopleF

Tuesday, October 17, 2023

Flooding after heavy rains in eastern Ghana have forced nearly 26,000 people to leave their homes at the request of the authorities, the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) said Tuesday.Crops have been destroyed and schools shut after two hydro-electric...

Tunisia’s economy minister sacked amid unprecedented financial crisisF

Tuesday, October 17, 2023

Tunisian President Kais Saied sacked the economy minister on Tuesday and appointed the finance minister to the role on an interim basis, the presidency announced without giving any explanation. In a brief statement published on its official website, the presidency...

Critical incident map for week ending 20 October 2023F

Tuesday, October 17, 2023

Tunisia: Strike on Gaza hospital ignites protest in TunisF

Tuesday, October 17, 2023

Thousands of angry protesters gathered outside the French embassy in Tunisia on Tuesday, also denouncing the US, after a strike on a Gaza Strip hospital killed at least 200 people. The health ministry in Hamas-ruled Gaza said at least 200 people died in the strike,...

Egypt: Relief convoys in Egypt head towards Gaza border crossingF

Tuesday, October 17, 2023

Relief convoys which have been waiting for days in Egypt were Tuesday headed towards the Rafah border crossing with the besieged Palestinian enclave of Gaza, aid officials said. The blockaded territory has been under sustained Israeli bombardment since Gaza’s...

Niger: Soldiers and insurgents killed in new clash near Burkina Faso borderF

Tuesday, October 17, 2023

Niger’s military regime said Tuesday that six soldiers and 31 “terrorists” had been killed in fighting in a restive region plagued by insurgents linked with Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State group. Clashes between armed forces and “terrorist...

Tunisia: Rally in Tunis to free jailed opposition leader Abir MoussiF

Monday, October 16, 2023

Hundreds of supporters of Abir Moussi, a prominent opponent of the Tunisian president, gathered on Sunday in the capital to protest her detention, AFP journalists said. Moussi, who has on multiple occasions accused Saied of carrying out “a coup”, was...

Gaza barrelling towards real catastrophe, says WHOF

Monday, October 16, 2023

By Sarah Benhaida: The Gaza Strip has only “24 hours of water, electricity and fuel left”, the regional head of the United Nations’ World Health Organization told AFP on Monday, as pressure mounts for assistance to arrive. If aid is not allowed into...

Morocco: Appeals court reduced prison sentence to rights activist Saida El Alami, but conviction remainsF

Wednesday, October 11, 2023

A Moroccan appeals court on Wednesday reduced to eight months the sentence for a human rights activist convicted of comments considered offensive to the king and the judiciary after. Saida El Alami is still serving a separate three-year sentence for...

Niger ups pressure on UN to vacate the countryF

Wednesday, October 11, 2023

Niger’s military leaders have ordered the United Nations coordinator to leave the country within 72 hours, blaming the world body for hindering international recognition of the post-coup regime. The expulsion order comes a day after the United States cut off...

Israel-Gaza conflicts bleeds into Egypt, policeman kills two Israeli tourists and their guide in AlexandriaF

Tuesday, October 10, 2023

An Egyptian policeman shot dead two Israeli tourists and their Egyptian guide Sunday, local media and Israeli authorities said, as war raged for a second day between Israel and Palestinian militants. Israel’s National Security Council later said its citizens...

Egypt: Backers of opposition candidate for the presidential election arrestedF

Monday, October 9, 2023

Egyptian presidential hopeful Ahmed al-Tantawi on Monday said eight of his supporters had been arrested, bringing the total number of his backers in detention to 96. Egypt announced last month that it would be holding its presidential election on December 10-12, with...