Hundreds of Tunisians demonstrated in the south of the country on Saturday against unemployment and the death of a...
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Morocco: Second outbreak of Covid-19 forces shutdown of Tangiers
The city of about a million inhabitants was locked down from Monday at noon local time, with public transport...
New influx of migrants raises concern in Italy
The recent arrivals have sparked protests by locals in some areas, after a few dozen migrants tested positive for the...
Libya: Fayez al-Sarraj to tour Europe to ask for support against warlord Haftar
Tripoli, May 6, 2019 - Libya's internationally recognised government said Monday its head Fayez al-Sarraj will tour...
Tunisian army kills high-profile insurgents near Sidi Ali Ben Oun
Tunis, May 5, 2019 - Tunisian security forces have killed three suspected jihadists from an Islamic State group...
Algeria: Military court detains Bouteflika brother and two former Intelligence chiefs
Opinion by Arezki Daoud: Three notorious figures of the Bouteflika regime, men who can easily be identified as...
Libya: Lawmakers slam Haftar’s assault on Tripoli
Tripoli, May 2, 2019 (AFP) - Dozens of Libyan lawmakers supporting the internationally-recognised government on...
Libya: As killings of civilians continue in Tripoli, UAE uses “terrorism” to justify its support of warlord Haftar
Opinion by Arezki Daoud: There is no mystery as to who support warlord Haftar in his raids on the civilian populations...
Sahel: Political stakeholders in Mali agree on how to forme new government, but tough road ahead
Opinion by Arezki Daoud: As there seems to be a consensus among the stakeholders of the Malian political...
Morocco: Trial of Jihadi suspects postponed
Salé, Morocco, May 2, 2019 - A Moroccan court adjourned on Thursday for two weeks the trial of two dozen suspects...
German Chancellor calls for unified European approach to conflicts in the Maghreb and Sahel
Ouagadougou, May 2, 2019 - Europe must adopt a common position to resolve the Libyan crisis, which has boosted unrest...
Egypt: Trump’s gift to General Sisi, naming Muslim Brotherhood a terror organization
Washington, April 30, 2019 - President Donald Trump is considering placing the Muslim Brotherhood on a US blacklist...
Libya: Hundreds killed, scores wounded in Tripoli offensive
Espiaa, Libya, April 30, 2019 (By Simon Valmary) - Plumes of smoke rise from the plain south of Libya's capital as...
Algeria: Former PM and head of ruling RND party Ahmed Ouyahia faces court over graft
Algiers, April 30, 2019 - Former Algerian prime minister Ahmed Ouyahia was questioned on Tuesday in a widening...
Libya: Clashes at Sherrara oil field in Murzuk
Tripoli, April 29, 2019 - Fighting took place overnight at Libya's main oil field, the National Oil Company said on...
Algeria: Graft court questions Finance Minister Mohamed Loukal
Algiers, April 29, 2019 - By Abdellah Cheballah: Algerian Finance Minister Mohamed Loukal was questioned Monday in a...
Libya: Worsening humanitarian conditions in Tripoli
Tripoli, April 29, 2019 - By Simon Valmary: Fierce fighting for control of Libya's capital that has already...
Europe’s rights court OKs first deportation from France of Algerian terror suspect to Algeria
Strasbourg, France, April 29, 2019 - Europe's top rights court on Monday said France could proceed with the expulsion...
International: Suspected Emirati spy found hanged in Turkish prison
Ankara, April 29, 2019 - A suspected Emirati spy who was detained by Turkish authorities 10 days ago has killed...
Algeria: Employee of water company opens fire at protesters, injures 13
Algiers, April 28, 2019 - Thirteen people were wounded Sunday when shots were fired during a demonstration in eastern...
International: More kidnappings in Nigeria
Warri, Nigeria, April 28, 2019 - Gunmen in Nigeria's restive oil-rich south have attacked an oil rig, kidnapping a...
Sahel: Son of French hostage in Mali denounces French government inaction
Paris, April 28, 2019 (AFP) - The son of an elderly French woman abducted in Mali has accused Paris of refusing to...
International: Mozambicans trying to cope with Cyclone Kenneth devastation
Macomia, Mozambique, April 28, 2019 - Soaking mattresses, bent corrugated iron sheets, some wooden chairs and two...
Libya: Warlord Haftar hits civilian targets in air raid on Tripoli
Tripoli, April 28, 2019 - Air raids by the self-styled Libyan National Army against the capital on Saturday night...
Morocco: Sub-Sahara migrants killed in road accident
Rabat, April 27, 2019 - At least 16 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa died Saturday when the vehicle they were...
Algeria: Former police chief General Hamel summoned by court in corruption case
Algiers, April 28, 2019 - A former Algerian police chief once considered a pillar of the regime of ousted president...
Libya: Iranian ship boarded and searched at Libyan port
Tripoli, April 27, 2019 - An Iranian registered cargo ship was boarded and searched at Misrata port in western Libya,...
Libya: Migrants caught in the crossfire
Tripoli, April 26, 2019 - Migrants and refugees have been shot and wounded in a detention centre south of Tripoli as...
Moroccan air force helicopter crashes in disputed Western Sahara
Rabat, April 26, 2019 - A Moroccan air force helicopter crashed Friday in the disputed Western Sahara, killing two...
International: Turkey’s unabated war against Gulen reaches the Brazilian shores
Rio de Janeiro, April 25, 2019 - Turkey is seeking to extradite a businessman from Brazil over his links to US-based...
International: Turkey arrests more soldiers allegedly tied to Gulen
Ankara, April 26, 2019 - Turkish police on Friday detained 115 soldiers suspected of ties to the group blamed for a...
International: Chinese workers kidnapped in Nigeria
Lagos, Nigeria, April 26, 2019 - Gunmen have abducted two Chinese nationals from a construction site in southeast...
Algeria: Tenth consecutive Friday of protest, pressure on regime maintained
Algiers, April 26, 2019 - Algerian protesters vowed Friday to keep up the pressure on the regime left behind by...
Libya: Tripoli’s “residential areas turning into battlefields”
Tripoli, April 25, 2019 - Intensified fighting for control of the Libyan capital is turning residential areas of...
Libya: Being immigrant in a war zone
Tripoli, April 25, 2019 - Sudanese migrants who fled fighting and turmoil in Darfur are facing war once again, caught...
International: Sudan’s million-strong march
Khartoum, April 25, 2019 - Sudanese protesters began gathering for a "million-strong" march Thursday to turn up the...
International: Mozambique hit by a second cyclone
Maputo, April 25, 2019 - A powerful cyclone made landfall in northern Mozambique Thursday evening, barely a month...
Libya: France pressured to stop donating boats to Libyan coastguard
Paris, April 25, 2019 - Eight international NGOs including Amnesty International and Doctors Without Borders demanded...
Nigeria: Sea pirates kidnap six sailors off Bonny Island
Lagos, April 25, 2019 - Pirates off Nigeria's oil-rich south have stormed a small oil tanker, kidnapping six sailors,...
Morocco: Scores wounded as police repress teachers’ demonstration in Rabat
Rabat, April 25, 2019 - Over 70 demonstrators were left wounded Thursday after Moroccan police used water cannon to...
Mauritania: Blogger Ould Mkheitir still held in prison
Nouakchott, April 24, 2019 - A Mauritanian blogger who came to world attention after being given the death penalty for...
Egypt Mufti OKs death penalty for monks over bishop killing
Cairo, April 24, 2019 (AFP) - An Egyptian court on Wednesday confirmed death sentences for two monks over the 2018...
Algerian Islamist leader Abassi Madani dies in Qatar
Algiers, April 24, 2019 (AFP) - The founder of an outlawed Algerian opposition party that pushed for the creation of...