Tuesday, March 17, 2020
Opposition figures in and outside of Algeria have been issuing statements calling for the halt in the anti-government rallies that have rocked Algeria since 22 February 2019. Most opposition personalities active on social media have joined the call to get the...
Tuesday, March 17, 2020
Tuesday, March 17, 2020
The Moroccan authorities arrested Salafist Preacher Abou Naim for publicly opposing anti-coronavirus measures enacted by the government of Morocco, including the closure of mosques. The prosecution stated that he “inciting hatred and violence” as a charge against...
Tuesday, March 17, 2020
A 75-year-old man, who tested positive to Covid-19, died on Tuesday, 17 March in Salé, Morocco, bringing the number of people who have died from the coronavirus in Morocco to two. The first person was an 89-year-old woman who died exactly a week earlier. Also, a new...
Tuesday, March 17, 2020
Tunisia’s law enforcement authorities have upped their campaign to limit the damage of the speculative practices that put public health at risk. Since the outbreak of the Covid-19 in Tunisia, authorities seized nearly 100,000 protective masks, almost 150,000 pairs of...
Tuesday, March 17, 2020
MEA Risk brief: The municipality of Tunis resuscitated the old means of communicating official statements with loudspeakers. On Tuesday, 17 March 2020, the city’s awareness campaign against used pickup trucks and vans equipped with speakers to ask residents...
Tuesday, March 17, 2020
Cairo, March 17, 2020 – Egypt has placed over 300 families under quarantine in a Delta village to stem the spread of the new coronavirus after two deaths were recorded this month originating from the area. “We have confined more than 300 families to their...
Tuesday, March 17, 2020
Cairo, March 17, 2020 – Egypt on Tuesday locked down the Red Sea resort of Hurghada where a German tourist died of new coronavirus earlier this month as it battles the spread of the disease. Hurghada is a magnet for tourists, including divers, who come...
Monday, March 16, 2020
Several Muslim countries have decided to close their mosques and ban collective prayers to protect their populations from COVID-19. Tunisia issued the mandatory suspension of prayers on 15 March as it closed cafes and banned all cultural, sporting and economic...
Monday, March 16, 2020
Just as in many countries, North Africans have been flocking to their neighborhood markets, increasing their shopping in anticipation of a long Covid-19 confinement period. So far, the governments have not been so effecting in communicating their approach. There is...
Monday, March 16, 2020
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Monday, March 16, 2020
Cairo, March 16, 2020 – Egypt said on Monday all flights would be suspended until the end of the month to stem the spread of the coronavirus, in a move expected to hit the key tourism industry. “Flights will be suspended from Thursday until March...
Monday, March 16, 2020
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Monday, March 16, 2020
MEA Risk Brief: Several measures have been taken by the public authorities to prevent the spread of the coronavirus in Mauritania. After the suspension of flights in the middle of the week, the government decided to limit the number of access points to the territory,...
Monday, March 16, 2020
Monday, March 16, 2020
Monday, March 16, 2020
Monday, March 16, 2020
Monday, March 16, 2020
Tripoli, March 15, 2020 – The UN-recognised government in divided and war-torn Libya has said it will close from Monday land borders under its control in the west to keep out the coronavirus. The Tripoli-based Government of National Accord (GNA) said air links...
Monday, March 16, 2020
Algiers, March 16, 2020 – Algeria’s Prime Minister Abdelaziz Djerad announced Monday a suspension of all scheduled travel links with Europe in a bid to forestall the spread of coronavirus. The measure, to take effect from Thursday, will hit all “air...
Monday, March 16, 2020
Rabat, March 15, 2020 – Several special flights departed Morocco Sunday taking thousands of stranded Europeans home as the kingdom announced it was suspending all regular air traffic due to the coronavirus, authorities and airports said. The situation at...
Monday, March 16, 2020
Tunis, March 16, 2020 (By Kaouther Larbi) – There is no known cure for the new coronavirus, but in the medicinal herbs souq in Tunis, anxious Tunisians are consulting with herbalists and stocking up on traditional remedies. “I am afraid for my father, who...
Saturday, March 14, 2020
Fnideq, Morocco, March 14, 2020 – Tourists were stranded in Morocco on Saturday after the kingdom announced strict border restrictions in response to the coronavirus, leaving travellers stuck at borders, ports and airports. “We are lost!” said David,...
Saturday, March 14, 2020
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Saturday, March 14, 2020
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Saturday, March 14, 2020
Nouakchott, March 14, 2020 – Mauritania has confirmed its first case of novel coronavirus, the country’s health minister said on Friday, adding to the growing number of cases in West Africa. In a televised statement, Health Minister Mohamed Nedhirou Ould...
Saturday, March 14, 2020
Tripoli, March 13, 2020 – Libya’s rival governments on Friday both announced a two-week closure of schools and universities over fears of the novel coronavirus arriving in the country. The education ministries of the Tripoli-based unity government and its...
Friday, March 13, 2020
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Friday, March 13, 2020
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Friday, March 13, 2020
MEA Risk Brief: In a drastic move aimed at halting the spread of the coronavirus, Morocco announced the suspension of air and sea travel to and from France. Morocco already has seven confirmed cases of COVID-19, and one patient has already died. The Kingdom has...
Friday, March 13, 2020
MEA Risk Brief: The average daily purchases of food products in Tunisia, including couscous, semolina, flour, pasta, etc., have skyrocketed these days, increasing tenfold in some parts, according to research from the Tunisia news agency TAP. Detergent and bleach...
Friday, March 13, 2020
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Friday, March 13, 2020
Algiers, March 12, 2020 – Algeria has registered two deaths from the novel coronavirus, the health ministry announced Thursday, as schools were closed for three weeks. The first case was a man, aged 67, who had heart disease, the ministry’s director...
Friday, March 13, 2020
Madrid, March 13, 2020 – Morocco closed the border with Ceuta and Melilla, Spain’s two North African enclaves, early on Friday to prevent the spread of the deadly coronavirus, officials said. The decision, which was taken by Rabat, shuts down the only land...
Thursday, March 12, 2020
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Thursday, March 12, 2020
Algiers, March 12, 2020 (AFP) – Algeria has registered its first death from the novel coronavirus, the health ministry announced on Thursday. No further details on the death were provided in the ministry statement, cited by the official APS press agency. Another...
Thursday, March 12, 2020
Tunis, March 12, 2020 – The price of garlic has shot up in Tunisia amid a buying rush as consumers hope it will help protect against the new coronavirus, despite caution from the World Health Organization. In Tunisia’s central market this week, and in...
Thursday, March 12, 2020
Tripoli, March 11, 2020 -By Jihad Dorgham- Despite advice from health authorities to shun public gatherings, Moayed al-Missaoui and friends watched an Italian Serie A football match in a buzzing cafe in the Libyan capital Tripoli. While the novel coronavirus has...
Thursday, March 12, 2020
Bamako, March 11, 2020 – Unidentified gunmen killed 10 people and burned down a village in central Mali, local officials said Wednesday, the latest bloodshed in a region wracked by jihadist and inter-ethnic violence. The attackers raided the village of...
