Cairo, July 6, 2020 - Egypt's parliament on Monday approved amendments allowing active or former military personnel to...
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Moroccan authorities’ relentless harassment of journalist Omar Radi
Moroccan authorities have arrested a journalist for "public drunkenness and violence", authorities said Monday, days...
Mozambique: Setback in Rovuma gas project as insurgents kill eight workers
Gunmen ambushed and killed eight employees of a private construction firm working on the multi-billion-dollar gas...
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...
Libya: Haftar forces enter al-Sharara oil fiel
Libya, Feb 6, 2019 (AFP) - A force led by Libyan military strongman Khalifa Haftar, engaged in an offensive in...
Burkina Faso: Jihadi attack on Yatenga, near Mali, leaves 14 people dead
Ouagadougou, Feb 4, 2019 - Fourteen civilians were killed in a jihadist attack in northern Burkina Faso near the Mali...
Niger: US military to help Niger confront Boko Haram incursions and attacks
Niamey, Feb 4, 2019 - The United States turned over a communications and operations centre to the Niger army on Monday...
Sahel: Burkina Faso braces for more attacks on mines, asks industry to up security posture
Ouagadougou, Feb 1, 2019 - Authorities in Burkina Faso told mining companies on Friday to toughen up "anti-jihadist"...
Libya-based Chadian rebels cross border to Chad, get bombed by French Air Force
Paris, Feb 4, 2019 - French warplanes on Sunday struck twice to halt an armed group that crossed into northern Chad...
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 military claims it killed two insurgents in Western Desert
Cairo, Feb 2, 2019 (AFP) - Egypt's military said Saturday it had killed eight jihadists in air strikes in the Western...
Egypt: Al Sisi, President for Life
Cairo, Feb 3, 2019 - Egyptian lawmakers on Sunday tabled proposed constitutional changes that would allow President...
UN conflict resolution technique: more conferences, and another one on the Western Sahara
By Arezki Daoud - 30 January 2019: The UN does a lot of good things, including humanitarian support to people in...
Tunisia: Presidential election takes center stage in Tunisia
Tunis, Jan 30, 2019 - Election fever is sweeping Tunisia well ahead of parliamentary and presidential polls set for...
Tunisia: President warns of alliance between Prime Minister and Islamist party
Tunis, Jan 29, 2019 - Tunisia's president on Tuesday accused the prime minister of seeking power through a secret deal...
Urban Issues: The stray dogs and wild boars of North African cities
Opinion by Arezki Daoud - January 29, 2019: There could be as many as 15 million stray dogs roaming the streets of...
Niger: Boko Haram attacks Boso, kills four
Niamey, Jan 29, 2019 - Boko Haram militants have shot dead at least four people in a town in Niger near the border...
Algeria: Leader of Islamist MSP party to run in presidential poll
Algiers, Jan 26, 2019 (AFP) - Algeria's main Islamist party, the Movement for the Society of Peace, said Saturday it...
Tunisia: Inheritance reform in Tunisia likely to boost gender equality
Jendouba, Tunisia, Jan 25, 2019 - Tunisian divorcee Latifa counts herself lucky -- she has a modest home that boasts a...
Burkina Faso: Jihadists kill two soldiers in Soum province
Ouagadougou, Jan 28, 2019 - At least four Burkinabe soldiers were killed Monday when gunmen raided a military base in...
Libya: Violence and political deadlock wreck havoc on the population
Al-Gawalesh, Libya, Jan 27, 2019 - "Our town has been looted, homes wrecked and olive trees torched," Moftah Mohammed...
Mali: Two peacekeepers killed by mine in Mopti
Bamako, Jan 25, 2019 - Two UN peacekeepers from Sri Lanka died and six wounded in central Mali Friday when their...
Maghreb: Cold and snow claim lives in central and eastern Maghreb
The North Africa Journal - 26 January 2019: A cold snap and floods killed two in Tunisia and two others in Algeria....
Morocco: Man fears for safety after arrested wearing a dress
Rabat, Jan 25, 2019 (AFP) - Chafik Lafrid's life has become a nightmare since footage of his arrest in Marrakesh on...
Algeria: Courts review cases of jailed journalists
The North Africa Journal - 28 January 2019: Algerian courts have ordered the release of two journalists who were...
Mali: Ex-Slovakian spy abducted from his Bamako home, Slovakia denies involvement
Bamako, Jan 22, 2019 (AFP) - A former officer with Slovak intelligence service SIS has been abducted from his home in...
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...
Libya: UN still looking for more conferences that produce nothing
Commentary by Arezki Daoud: The United Nations and its envoy, Mr. Ghassan Salame have an interesting take on...
Sahel: Canadian PM says missing woman in Burkina Faso believed to be alive
Montreal, Jan 19, 2019 (AFP) - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday that a Canadian woman reported missing along...
Libya: AP photographer Mohamed Ben Khalifa killed in Tripoli clash
Tripoli, Jan 19, 2019 (AFP) - A Libyan photographer who worked for Associated Press news agency was killed Saturday...
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...
Mali: Al-Qaeda claims responsibility for the Aguelhok attack
[email_link] Bamako, Jan 20, 2019 (AFP) - Jihadist gunmen killed 10 Chadian peacekeepers and injured at least 25...
Mali: Attack on base in Aguelhok claims ten peacekeepers, injures 25
Editor note: Death toll updated to ten peacekeepers and 25 injured Sunday, per the UN as reported by AFP. Bamako, Jan...
Egypt sinks deeper into dangerous conservatism, jails TV host Gheiti over gay interview
Editor's note- By Arezki Daoud: Egypt is going through a tumultuous period, not just because of the terror attacks...
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...
Sahel: Canadian geologist kidnapped in Burkina Faso found dead
Ouagadougou, Jan 17, 2019 (AFP) - A Canadian geologist kidnapped at a remote gold mine in northeast Burkina Faso by...
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" ...