North African governments struggling with migrant crisis
Tunisia and Libya announced Thursday they had agreed to share responsibility for providing shelter for hundreds of migrants stranded at their border, many of them for over a month. The migrants, primarily from sub-Saharan African countries, had been driven to the...
Niger: ECOWAS walks away from early threat of using force to restore deposed president
West African leaders will make negotiations with the military leaders who have seized control in Niger the “bedrock” of its attempts to defuse the crisis, stepping back from a threat of military intervention to restore the elected government. “It is...
Morocco: 50 people arrested in anti-terror sweeps ($)
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Brief: Morocco’s overcrowded prisons ($)
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Four dead, 51 missing in shipwreck off Tunisia At least 11 migrants have died in a shipwreck off Tunisia’s coast and 44 others are missing, a judicial sources said Monday, revising an earlier toll of four fatalities. “Seven new bodies have been recovered...Niger crisis: Algeria opposes military intervention in Niger
Abdelmadjid Tebboune, the prsident of Niger’s northern neighbor Algeria, told reporters on Saturday August 5, 2023, that his country opposes any military intervention in Niger. “Military intervention in Niger is a direct threat to Algeria and we...Niger: Thousands of coup supporters gather in Niamey stadium
Thousands of supporters of the military coup in Niger gathered at a Niamey stadium Sunday, when a deadline set by the West African regional bloc ECOWAS to return the deposed President Mohamed Bazoum to power is set to expire, according to AFP journalists. A delegation...Migrants: Ten dead migrants wash ashore in Tunisia
The bodies of 10 migrants have been found on a beach in Tunisia, near the city of Sfax which has seen a spike this year in Europe-bound sea crossings, authorities said Sunday. Tunisia has become a major gateway for irregular migrants and asylum seekers primarily from...Egypt: One missing after tug sinks in Suez collision with tanker
A Suez Canal tugboat sank and a crew member was missing after the vessel collided with a Hong Kong-flagged tanker, the authorities in charge of the key waterway said. A salvage team had located the wreckage following the accident Saturday and the waterway was being...Tunisian brand turns sea plastic into green couture
By Francoise Kadri: The two men in bright overalls rooting for plastic on a Tunisian beach do so to make a living, but also in the knowledge that they are helping the environment. What they do not know is that the waste will become part of a synthetic plastic fibre...Sahel: Chad acquires military vehicles and security gear from the UAE
The United Arab Emirates has sent military vehicles and other security gear to Chad in support of anti-“terrorism” efforts and border rotection, the oil-rich Gulf state said on Sunday. Chad is a neighbour of Niger, where a coup late last month toppled one...Morocco: 24 people killed in bus accident
By Kaouthar Oudrhiri: A minibus carrying market-goers in Morocco plunged into a ravine on Sunday, killing 24 people in one of the North African country’s worst-ever road accidents, officials said. The passengers were travelling a mountainous route to a weekly...
Nigerian president Tinubu under pressure to avoid war with northern neighbor Niger
By Camille Malpat with Aminu Abubakar in Kano, Nigeria: Political leaders in Nigeria are urging President Bola Tinubu to reconsider a threatened military intervention against junta leaders in neighbouring Niger, ahead of a Sunday deadline to reinstate the...Morocco: Five years in prison for criticizing King over normalization with Israel
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Nigeria has cut its electricity supply to Niger after West African neighbours imposed sanctions on the junta that ousted the country’s elected leader last week, a Niger power company source said on Wednesday. “Since yesterday, Nigeria has disconnected the...
Tunisia’s difficult road ahead
By Françoise Kadri: Tunisian President Kais Saied fired his prime minister Najla Bouden without explanation late Tuesday. Why did he do this, and what are the implications for the debt-ridden North African country? Why was Najla Bouden sacked? Media reports say Saied...Rights group criticizes Saudi legal system over jailing of Egyptian psychiatrist
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Niger: Coup leaders get popular support amid rising regional tensions
By Boureima Hama with Delphine Touitou: Thousands of people rallied Thursday in Niger’s capital in support of the coup that toppled the democratically elected government, as security concerns mounted among Western nations. Demonstrators in the heart of Niamey,...
Sahel: West African states getting stressed over coup in Niger, do not rule out military action
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Tunisia: President fires Prime Minister amid a worsening domestic economy
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Niger: Nuclear industry in France seeks to appease concerns over Niger’s uranium
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Culture: Tuareg flock to Algerian desert oasis for ancient festival
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Niger: New leaders launch purge of deposed regime ministers
Four ministers in Niger, a former minister and the head of ousted president Mohamed Bazoum’s party have been arrested by the junta which seized power on July 26, the party said on Monday. “After the president was detained last week, the putschists went on...
Niger military junta accuses France of plotting counter-coup
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Anti-migrant sentiment in North Africa turns into humanitarian disaster
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Authorities in Nigeria’s northeastern Adamawa state on Sunday imposed a statewide round-the-clock curfew to stop widespread looting of food stores in the state capital Yola. The looting saw hundreds of residents break into public and private warehouses toring...
Niger: ECOWAS threatens Niger junta to return power to civilians
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Niger: Army General Abdourahamane Tchiani leads Niger’s new ruling junta
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Niger: Junta suspends political parties
The National Council for the Safeguarding of the Fatherland (CNSP), the executive body that overthrew the regime, in a statement decided to suspend the activities of political parties until further notice.
Niger: Junta warns France over defying border closure
According to a press release from the CNSP (coup leaders), despite the closure of land and air borders, France defied the order by landing an A401 military aircraft at Niamey international airport on Thursday at 06:30AM “(05:30 GMT)
Niger: General Abdourahmane Tchiani as head of the military junta
Three days after announcing the dismissal of President Bazoum Mohamed, the National Council for the Safeguarding of the Fatherland (CNSP) appointed this Friday, July 28, 2023, General Abdourahmane Tchiani as head of the military junta now in command of Niger. Until...
Niger: Deposed president’s party’s HQ in Niamey ransacked by protesters
Overwhelmed demonstrators stormed, in the middle of the day on Thursday, July 27, 2023, the national headquarters of the PNDS Tarrayya, the main ruling party deposed the day before by a military junta (CNSP). The premises were vandalized and vehicles in front of the...![Niger: Statement by coup leaders [28 July 2023]F](https://north-africa.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/IMG-20230728-WA0007-1016x675.jpg)
Niger: Statement by coup leaders [28 July 2023]
Statement by the National Council for the Safeguarding of the Fatherland (CNSP), Brigadier General Tiani Abdourahamane: The CNSP calls on the population for serenity, calm, vigilance and a patriotic outburst so that together in unison we can meet security, economic...
Niger: Army sides with presidential guard in ousting president Bezoum
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Algeria: Dozens killed in raging wildfires
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