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Libya: Protesters force closure of El Sharara oil field over local economics
The North Africa Journal - Protestors seeking social and economic development for the Fezzan region, located in the...
Sahel: Qatar helps dissipate diplomatic tensions between Mali and Algeria
The North Africa Journal - Qatar has demonstrated its diplomatic skills in the Middle East crisis but it has also been...
Egypt: Train crash in Cairo kills 20 as Egypt struggles with crumbling infrastructure
Cairo, Feb 27, 2019 - A hurtling locomotive crashed, derailed and caught fire at Cairo's main train station on...
Mali: French forces say they hit alleged Jihadis in Mopti
Paris, Feb 25, 2019 - French warplanes struck a group of jihadists in central Mali over the weekend, killing or...
Algeria: With Bouteflika assured to win, his Prime Minister tells protesters the “ballot box will decide”
Algiers, Feb 25, 2019 - Algeria's prime minister on Monday insisted voters would determine if ailing President...
Egypt: Opposition party members arrested by Sisi regime
Cairo, Feb 23, 2019 - An Egyptian opposition party founded by Nobel laureate Mohamed El Baradei denounced Saturday a...
Algeria: Police use teargas to stop anti-Bouteflika protester in the capital
Algiers, Feb 22, 2019 - Clashes broke out in the Algerian capital Friday between security forces and demonstrators...
Libya: Growing ethnic conflict in southern Libya as Haftar’s army reaches Oubari
Oubari, Libya, Feb 22, 2019 (AFP) - In the southern Libyan city of Oubari, shops are shuttered and tension is...
France says it killed al-Qaeda Maghreb commander Abu Hamame
Feb 22, 2019 - French armed forces have killed a top jihadist leader in an air and ground ambush in Mali, the...
Libya: Murzuk’s security chief murdered
Feb 21, 2019 - Armed men have murdered a security official in southern Libya, the UN-backed government said Thursday,...
Algeria: Fighter jet crashes during routine exercise, two crew killed
Feb 21, 2019 - An Algerian fighter jet has crashed during an overnight training exercise, killing its two crew...
Egypt: Executions by hanging continue this week
Cairo, Feb 20, 2019 - Egypt hanged nine men on Wednesday for the 2015 assassination of the prosecutor general,...
Morocco: Public school teachers lament fixed-term contracts, face antiriot police in violent Rabat protest
Rabat, Feb 20, 2019 - Moroccan security forces Wednesday fired water cannon at public school teachers demonstrating in...
Egypt: Terror attack in Cairo kills three policemen
Cairo, Feb 19, 2019 - A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device in the heart of ancient Islamic Cairo, killing...
Libya: US hits al-Qaeda position near Ubari
Feb 14, 2019 - The US carried out an air strike against Islamist group Al-Qaeda in southern Libya on Wednesday night,...
Egypt escalates executions by hanging
Feb 13, 2019 - Three prisoners convicted of killing a police officer were hanged in Egypt on Wednesday, bringing to...
Tunisia accused of dragging its feet in repatriating Tunisian children living in foreign refugee camps
Tunis, Feb 12, 2019 - Officials in Tunisia have been "dragging their feet" on efforts to repatriate Tunisian children...
Morocco: Police arrest three foreign nationals suspected to have links to Islamic State
Rabat, Feb 12, 2019 - Moroccan authorities said Tuesday they had arrested three French nationals suspected of links to...
European Parliamant adopts EU-Morocco fishing agreement, angering Polisario Front
Strasbourg, France, Feb 12, 2019 (AFP) - The European Parliament on Tuesday adopted a new fishing agreement with...
Libya: New offensive of self-proclaimed Marshal Haftar further destabilizes southern regions
Libya, Feb 7, 2019 - A military push in southern Libya which strongman Khalifa Haftar says is aimed at rooting out...
Algeria: Bouteflika allegedly confirms he will run, opposition calls it “irresponsible”
Ailing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika declared he will seek a fifth term in April elections in a message published by...
Libya: As lawlessness and abuse on migrants spike, thousands left Libya voluntarily last year
Tripoli, Feb 6, 2019 (AFP) - More than 16,000 migrants returned home from conflict-wracked Libya in 2018 under a...
Tunisia: Teachers protest after months on strike
Tunis, Feb 6, 2019 - Thousands of Tunisian teachers took to the capital's streets Wednesday to demand bonuses and...
Sahel: French fighter jets hit rebels entering Chad from Libya
Paris, Feb 6, 2019 (AFP) - French warplanes have carried out fresh attacks against an armed convoy which crossed into...
Morocco: Swine flu outbreak kills nine in Morocco
Rabat, Feb 2, 2019 (AFP) - An outbreak of swine flu in Morocco has left nine people dead in the past week, the...
Egypt: Al Sisi, President for Life
Cairo, Feb 3, 2019 - Egyptian lawmakers on Sunday tabled proposed constitutional changes that would allow President...
Algeria’s presidential election: and now the big circus
The North Africa Journal - January 24, 2019: President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has convened the electoral committee last...
Algeria: More discoveries of war-grade weapons in southern provinces, two insurgents killed
The North Africa Journal: Threat and security assessment and tracking company MEA Risk LLC said the Algerian...
Tunisia: Emboldened after big strike, union chief puts pressure on government, threatens another strike
Tunis, Jan 23, 2019 - Tunisia's powerful UGTT trade union confederation, locked in a dispute with the government over...
Libya: More migrant deaths off the coast of Libya
Tripoli, Jan 22, 2019 - Two migrants have died and nearly 500 have been rescued in the past three days off the coast...
Libya militias agree to end clashes south of capital, 16 killed and scores wounded
Tripoli, Jan 21, 2019 - Rival Libyan militias agreed to a new ceasefire Monday aimed at halting nearly a week of...
Algeria: Unknown retired general Ali Ghediri to run for president
Algiers, Jan 19, 2019 - A retired Algerian general on Saturday became the first candidate to announce a run for...
Libya: More than 100 migrants missing off Libyan coast
Jan 19, 2019 - Scores of migrants were feared missing off the Libyan coast, the IOM said Saturday after the Italian...
Algeria: A presidential election without one single candidate
The North Africa Journal - By Arezki Daoud - 18 January 2019: This is the kind of stuff you only see in the Guinness...
Libya: Ten killed in Tripoli clashes
Tripoli, Jan 17, 2019 (AFP) - Two days of clashes between rival militias near Libya's capital Tripoli have left 10...
Tunisia: Union launches nationwide strike in the public sector
January 17, 2019: A public sector strike brought Tunisia to a standstill Thursday as workers heeded calls from a...
Sahel: Attack near Mali-Niger border leaves scores dead
Bamako, Jan 16, 2019 - At least 10 people were killed by "terrorists" in northeastern Mali, including members of an...
Libya: Southwest Libya braces for more violence as Haftar prepares to bomb insurgent positions
Jan 16, 2019 - The forces of Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar on Wednesday announced a military operation to "purge" ...
Libya: Chaos and more deaths in Tripoli
The North Africa Journal with AFP – January 16, 2919: Just as the UN warned against escalating violence in the Libyan...
Egypt: Army says it killed five insurgents in North Sinai
Cairo, Jan 16, 2019 - Egyptian police killed five suspected Islamic militants in North Sinai, where security forces...
Tunisia court sentences Jihadists to death over killing of soldiers in 2015
Tunis, Jan 12, 2019 (AFP) - A Tunisian court has sentenced 41 jihadists to death over an attack that killed 15...
Libya: Thousands of people detained in prisons with little government control
United Nations, United States, Jan 10, 2019 - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is urging the Libyan government to...