Niger: 18 civilian killed in terror attack in BanibangouF

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Chad: Protest in N’Djamena against military juntaF

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Understanding Tunisia’s political crisis in ten minutesF

Understanding Tunisia’s political crisis in ten minutesF

There has been unusual interest in the west about the political crisis engulfing Tunisia this week. Naturally Tunisia was always seen the cradle of the Jasmin Revolution, and the nation that showed the best prospect of democratization. But this week, the president...

Tunisia: President fires more senior officialsF

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Libya: Militia gang leader Mohammed al-Kani gunned downF

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Political Crisis in Tunisia: Continued CoverageF

Political Crisis in Tunisia: Continued CoverageF

More on Tunisia and the region Updated continuously [bookmark this page] [custom-twitter-feeds] Reactions abroad Tunisian President Kais Saied’s decision to suspend parliament and dimiss his prime minister sparked protests at home where the biggest political...
Tunisia: Protests erupt in Tunisia against mediocre governmentF

Tunisia: Protests erupt in Tunisia against mediocre governmentF

Thousands of Tunisians marched in several cities protesting against the ruling party Sunday, criticising what they said was government failures in the North African nation amid crippling coronavirus rates. In the capital Tunis, hundreds of protesters gathered in front...

Nigeria gets six A-29 Super Tucanos attack aircraft from the USF

Nigeria has received six of 12 turboprop light attack aircraft from the United States to help fight mounting insecurity, its airforce said. Africa’s most populous nation faces several security crises, including a 12-year-old jihadist insurgency in the northeast,...

Nigeria: 28 kidnapped students released in NigeriaF

Gunmen who seized 121 students at a high school in northwestern Nigeria in early July have released another 28 teenagers, a school official told AFP on Sunday. The attackers stormed Bethel Baptist High School in northwestern Kaduna state on July 5, abducting students...

Covid-19: Rush to vaccinate in Libya as pandemic continues to spreadF

Libyan authorities on Saturday stepped up their vaccination campaign around the capital Tripoli, as coronavirus cases rise across the country. The health ministry has set up temporary centres in six districts of the capital, and AFP journalists saw long queues outside...

Covid-19: Tunisia gets global support to combat crippling pandemicF

The exhausting fight against Covid in Tunisia By Cecilia Sanchez In Tunisia’s Mediterranean resort of Sousse, exhausted medics struggle to stem surging coronavirus deaths, desperately monitoring oxygen supplies beside patients’ beds, while on the beach...

Sahel: French troops kill two ISGS regional leaders in MaliF

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At least 20 dead in Mali boating accidentF

At least 20 people died while nine were rescued following a boating accident on an artificial lake in southwestern Mali, local officials said on Wednesday.Β  The mayor of nearby Baya said the passengers were heading for celebrations of the Muslim festival of...

Tunisia: 16 migrants die off the coast of ZarzisF

Tunisia rescued Thursday 166 migrants stranded at sea for nearly a week, recovering the bodies of 16 others who died attempting the dangerous Mediterranean crossing to Europe, security officials said.Β  The migrants, who included 65 Moroccans, 62 Bangladeshis and 15...

Morocco grapples with the Pegasus spyware problemF

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Sahel: French warplane crashes in central MaliF

A French Mirage warplane crashed in an uninhabited area of central Mali on Tuesday after suffering a technical malfunction, but its two crew ejected and were quickly recovered, the French army said.Β  The plane was carrying out surveillance near the town of Homburi in...

Sahel: Failed assassination attempt on Mali’s interim presidentF

Assimi Goita’s Profile By Amaury Hauchard with Laurent Lozano in Dakar An enigmatic special forces commander, Mali’s interim leader Assimi Goita is known to be publicity-shy but with a penchant for power. He grabbed headlines in May when he ousted Mali’s...