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Mali: Teachers in Mali say school reopening without proper protection, go on strike
Libya: Warlord Khalifa Haftar uses landmines against civilians in Tripoli
Libya: French warship intercepts oil tanker off the coast of Libya
Algeria: Regime uses carrot against Hirak, with President hinting on a pardon for Tabbou and Benlarbi
Libya: US says Malta seized fake Libyan money printed in Russia, Moscow denies
Egypt kills more people in Sinai alleged to be insurgents
Niger: Refugee camp in the Tahoua attacked, three killed
Algeria: Uproar after death of child during exorcism session
Cabo Delgado: First major attack on Macomia after Ramadan
May 28, 2020- Islamist militants terrorising remote communities in Mozambique's Muslim-majority north mounted a fresh...
Libya: Mass murder of migrants underscores state of chaos in Libya
Will Covid-19 mark the end of kissing and hugging in the Mediterranean?
Maghreb: Conservatives control the court systems, religion dominates over civil liberties
Algeria: Diplomatic row with France over TV documentaries (video)
Egypt: While Sisi sends aid to China, Italy and US, Egypt’s health system is about to collapse
Egyptian army keeps busy killing “insurgents” in North Sinai
Libya: Russia may be escalating conflict in Libya with more support for warlord Haftar
Libya: Warlord Haftar’s IEDs kill civilians in southern Tripoli
Algeria maintains use of chloroquine despite signs of ineffectiveness
Burkina Faso: More violence in Houet, two gendarmes killed
Egypt arrests 11 for allegedly sharing ‘fake news’ with Al-Jazeera
Tunisia announces staged reopening of economic and social activity
Tunisia will reopen places of worship, restaurants and hotels from June 4, authorities announced Thursday, more than...
Egypt’s hospitals reach max capacity, struggle to cope with caseload
By Hager Harabech: Three months after Egypt reported its first novel coronavirus case, medical experts warn the...
Italy grapples with influx of immigrants
Rome, May 24, 2020 - Italian police on Sunday corrected a report that a record 400 migrants had landed on a beach in...
Tunisia: One migrant dies in failed attempted sea crossing
Tunis, May 23, 2020 - A boat carrying illegal migrants from Tunisia to Italy capsized on Saturday leaving one person...
Outlook: Can the country of Togo be a Jihadi hotspot?
Dapaong, Togo, May 21, 2020 (By Célia Lebur) - In a makeshift bunker of sacks of rice beneath a tree, heavily-armed...
Immigration: 160 migrants stranded in the Mediterranean for two weeks.
Geneva, May 21, 2020 - The United Nations called on the EU on Thursday to reach a deal to take in 160 migrants who...
Morocco: A population under stress, tired of confinement
Rabat, May 20, 2020 - Almost half of Moroccans are "anxious" under the mandatory lockdown enforced in mid-March to...
Mali: Bus crash kills 20 people near Narena
Bamako, May 20, 2020 - Twenty people have been killed and 11 seriously injured after a minibus and a lorry collided in...
Burkina Faso kills dozens of alleged insurgents in Kossi province
Ouagadougou, May 20, 2020 - Two Burkina Faso police and 47 "terrorists" died during a major operation in northwestern...
Algeria: The return of the Saharan cheetah to the Hoggar Mountains
Algiers, May 20, 2020 - Naturalists in Algeria have filmed a Saharan cheetah, a subspecies listed as critically...
Nigerian town of Dapchi attacked by ISWAP
Kano, Nigeria, May 19, 2020 - Jihadists have carried out a rare attack on the northeast Nigerian town of Dapchi, where...
Africa: Covid-19 is not alone, other diseases intensify health crisis in Africa
Lagos, May 19, 2020 (By Sophie Bouillon) - African nations grappling to contain coronavirus are scrambling to stop the...
Niger: Insurgents attack Blabrine base near Diffa town
Mali: Anger in Bamako over arrest of anti-corruption activist Clement Dembele
Morocco: The hardship of foreign migrants in Morocco
By Hamza Mekouaz - Deprived of work and access to aid, thousands of migrants from sub-Saharan Africa living in Morocco...
Egypt: Eid al-Fitr under lockdown
Cairo, May 17, 2020 - Egypt on Sunday announced a lengthening of its night-time curfew and other measures to prevent...
Algeria: Anger after pregnant doctor dies from Covid-19. She was denied maternity leave
Algiers, May 17, 2020 - The death of a pregnant Algerian doctor from the COVID-19 disease after she was denied...
Tunisia: Tourism sector loses over $2 billion with no sign of recovery
Tunis, May 18, 2020 - As the novel coronavirus pandemic wipes out a recovery from jihadist attacks in 2015, Tunisia's...
Nigeria seizes British plane for flouting virus flight ban
Lagos, May 17, 2020 - Nigeria has seized a British plane for flouting a travel ban imposed as part of measures to curb...
Nigeria: Insurgency risks expanding beyond the northeast
Lagos, May 17, 2020 - Nigerian jihadist groups are gaining sway in the restive northwest and the region could become a...