Tunisia wants toddler migrant back after she reached Italy without parents
Tunisia said Wednesday it plans to repatriate a four-year-old girl who reached Italy aboard a boat with other irregular migrants, but without her family. The state “is taking care of the girl’s interests and completing the necessary measures to ensure her...
Burkina Faso announces new government
Burkina Faso’s new government on Wednesday declared its top priority would be to secure the nation’s territory, after the latest coup to rock the jihadist-torn Sahel state. “It’s a government on a war footing that has been formed. It’s...
Algeria continues to attack journalists and free speech
Algerian court hands over death sentence to exiled journalist for publishing “fake” and “confidential” information Attacks on journalists in Algeria have reach an alarming level. Earlier this month, a court in the capital Algiers went as far as to hand a death penalty...
Egypt releases activist Zyad el-Elaimy as it prepares to host global climate conference
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has pardoned a former parliamentarian, lawyer and key activist from the 2011 revolt who has been jailed for the past three years, officials said Monday. Zyad el-Elaimy, 42, arrested in June 2019 on charges of fomenting...
Morocco: Protest in Rabat over economic hardship
A trade union close to the main Moroccan Islamist party on Sunday mobilised several hundred supporters in the capital to protest against the high cost of living. The rally, outside parliament and witnessed by AFP journalists, came after several protests already this...
Sahel: Insurgents strike in Banibangou Niger, kill dozen civilians
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Saudi crown prince MBS may not attend Arab League summit due to “ear condition”
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French cement giant Lafarge accused of supporting “terror groups”
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Environment: Sahel region crippled by torrential rains and deadly floods
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Defense: Algeria-Russia start join military drills in the Mediterranean Sea, as Morocco set defense budget to US$11bil.
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Migration: Three-year old girl from Tunisia reaches Italy on migrant boat, without parents
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Podcast: Lebanon Falling
The past months have been particularly horrendous for Lebanon, a country that used to be called the Switzerland of the Arab World. The demise of Lebanon is not only a reflection of a deeply corrupt regime and a divided nation, but it is also synonymous of an Arab...Tunisia: Bodies of eight migrants found off Zarzis
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Algeria-France looking to elevate their economic ties
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Moroccan nomads’ way of life threatened by climate change
By France 24: In the blistering desert of Morocco, the country’s last Berber nomads, the Amazigh, say their ancient lifestyle is under threat as climate change brings ever more intense droughts.
In Morocco hills, cannabis farmers bet on budding industry •
By France24: In the hills of northern Morocco, vast cannabis fields are ready for harvest, but farmers complain that a government plan to market the crop legally is yet to deliver them any benefits. The marginalised Rif region has long been a major source of illicit...
Sahel: Unstable Sahel creates new opportunities for insurgent groups
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Egypt replants mangrove ‘treasure’ to fight climate change impacts
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US pressured to use its influence to advance human rights in the Arab world
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Algeria wants lesser status for French language in favor of English
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Morocco triples migrants’ jail terms over border storming
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Energy: Algeria set to increase prices of natural gas delivered to Spain
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Burkina Faso coup leader Ibrahim Traore crows himself country’s president
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Environment: Rights and environmental groups say Egypt is not fit to host major climate summit
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Libya-Turkey undersea gas deal angers European nations
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