Friday, January 13, 2023
Fourteen Malian soldiers were killed in a clash with jihadists this week, the army said Thursday, giving a new toll in an attack claimed by an Al-Qaeda-linked group. Fighting erupted when an army unit was hit by roadside bombs between the towns of Mopti and Segou in...
Wednesday, January 11, 2023
An Algerian policeman shot a teenage boy who later died when a gang tried to stop officers during the latest in a string of drug busts, police said Tuesday. Officers searching a house in the Baraki suburb of the capital Algiers were “surprised” by young...
Wednesday, January 11, 2023
Moroccan and Spanish authorities have broken up a jihadist cell linked to the Islamic State group and arrested its three members in a joint operation, Morocco’s security services said Wednesday. One of the “extremist elements” was arrested by special...
Wednesday, January 11, 2023
At least 12 soldiers died in clashes with jihadists in central Mali, army and police officers said on Wednesday. The fighting on Tuesday between the towns of Mopti and Segou also left seven jihadists dead, the army said overnight, giving an earlier toll of three...
Wednesday, January 11, 2023
“Chicken feet are good for you…” The Egyptian pound traded Wednesday at half its value from March after the central bank intervened for a third time as part of an International Monetary Fund loan agreement. The devaluation, representing a drop of around 50 percent...
Monday, January 9, 2023
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Sunday, January 8, 2023
Greetings to our second episode of Week in Review and a quick summary of what we are tracking in the Sahel and in North Africa. Today is Saturday, the 7th of January 2023. This past week was somewhat subdued in the region largely due to the year-end holiday season and...
Friday, January 6, 2023
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Friday, January 6, 2023
By Mona Salem and Sarah Benhaida: Public anger has been growing for months in Egypt over a severe dollar crunch and soaring food prices. But for many a money-saving tip from a state body has been the last straw. As families have struggled to purchase household...
Friday, January 6, 2023
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Friday, January 6, 2023
The government in Chad said Thursday that it had foiled an “attempted destabilisation” plot by army officers and a prominent human rights activist. A group of 11 officers, led by Baradine Berdei Targuio, president of the Chadian Organisation of Human...
Thursday, January 5, 2023
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Thursday, January 5, 2023
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Thursday, January 5, 2023
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Thursday, January 5, 2023
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Wednesday, January 4, 2023
The EU on Wednesday defended a trip by its top diplomat to Morocco, which has been linked, along with Qatar, to a graft scandal unrolling at the European Parliament. As “there is no proof” of wrongdoing at this stage, it is right the trip by EU foreign...
Tuesday, January 3, 2023
Two firefighters and three civilians were killed on Monday night in an attack in southeastern Mali, the ministry of security and civil protection said Tuesday. A sixth person was also wounded. At around 9:00 pm, the Civil Protection Road Rescue Post of Markacoungo, in...
Tuesday, January 3, 2023
By Kaouther Larbi: Morocco’s argan oil is highly prized by the cosmetics industry, yet it is now mostly produced by elderly workers, raising questions about how long the artisanal practice can continue. A dozen women, sitting on the floor of a workshop inland...
Tuesday, January 3, 2023
The Tunisian government on Tuesday presented a three-year development plan that relies heavily on private sector investment, particularly in industry, and boosting phosphate production. The cash-strapped North African country is battling 10 percent inflation alongside...
Tuesday, January 3, 2023
The main coalition against Tunisian President Kais Saied said Tuesday his administration was using the judiciary to close down opposition to his rule, after several inquiries were opened against its members. In July last year, Saied sacked the government, froze...
Monday, January 2, 2023
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Monday, January 2, 2023
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Monday, January 2, 2023
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Monday, January 2, 2023
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Monday, January 2, 2023
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Monday, January 2, 2023
Egypt announced Monday the recovery of a sarcophagus lid dating back nearly 2,700 years that it said had been smuggled out and put on display at a museum in the United States. Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry announced the recovery of the artefact, known as the...
Friday, December 30, 2022
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Friday, December 30, 2022
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Friday, December 30, 2022
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Thursday, December 29, 2022
The lawyer of a Frenchman held in Morocco and fighting extradition to the United States for alleged hacking told AFP Wednesday he was appealing to a UN body to intervene. Philippe Ohayon, who represents 21-year-old Sebastien Raoult, said a prison guard had shown his...
Thursday, December 29, 2022
Algeria will allow foreign tourists heading to its vast desert south to obtain visas on arrival, part of efforts to “promote tourism in the Sahara”, the interior ministry announced Wednesday. In a statement, it said that “foreigners heading to the...
Thursday, December 29, 2022
Tunisia’s President Kais Saied on Wednesday played down massive abstention in this month’s parliamentary elections and slammed critics who have accused him of dragging the country towards dictatorship. Just 11.2 percent of registered voters took part in...
Wednesday, December 28, 2022
Tunisian prosecutors asked the top judicial body to strip 13 judges of immunity so they can be tried on terror charges, their lawyer said Wednesday, describing the case as “purely political”. The move comes nearly seven months after President Kais Saied...
Tuesday, December 27, 2022
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Tuesday, December 27, 2022
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Tuesday, December 27, 2022
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Tuesday, December 27, 2022
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Tuesday, December 27, 2022
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