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Tunisia: Opposition Politicians and Journalists Sentenced to Lengthy Prison Terms

Tunisian President Kais Saied intensifies crackdown on opposition as Rached Ghannouchi gets 22 years in prison; others sentenced from 5 to 35 years.

As West Retreats, China’s Offensive in Libya Gains Momentum

China and Libya have been working to deepen economic and diplomatic ties, positioning Libya as a key partner in China’s Belt and Road Initiative while boosting infrastructure, trade, and energy cooperation.

EU Report Accuses Tunisia of Migrant Trafficking to Libya

A report presented to the European Parliament accuses Tunisia of deporting sub-Saharan migrants and selling them to Libyan armed groups.

Sahel: Terror Groups Gain Ground as Armies Struggle to Contain Them

Al-Qaeda’s Sahel branch (GSIM) is now emerging as the region’s dominant jihadist force. Even the brutal Islamic State has been largely unable to contain SGIM’s expansion, which has been expanding its control across Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger.

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Libya Refutes ‘Best Option’ Claim for Gaza Displacement

Feb 25, 2025

Libya has been in the news lately in relation to the crisis in Gaza. Reports have been suggesting that Libya may be a...

Tunisia’s Opposition Faces Mounting Legal Pressure

Feb 25, 2025

Government actions against opposition figures continue to dominate the political landscape in Tunisia. This week and...

Morocco Busts ‘Lions of the Caliphate’ Terror Cell After Yearlong Probe

Feb 25, 2025

The Moroccan security services say the arrested a dozen operatives of an unknown “terrorist group” it named the “Lions...

Mali: Southern Malians celebrate army’s taking of northern city of Kidal

Nov 15, 2023

Jubilant Malians have taken to the streets and the ruling junta issued triumphant statements saying the military's...

Niger: UN resumes humanitarian flights in Niger

Nov 15, 2023

The United Nations said it resumed humanitarian flights in Niger on Wednesday, suspended after a July coup in the...

Turkey welcomes Palestinian cancer patients after they entered Egypt

Nov 15, 2023

More than two dozen Palestinian cancer patients, who had crossed from Gaza into Egypt, arrived in Turkey for treatment...

Libya: Companies flock to Benghazi for reconstruction projects

Nov 2, 2023

More than 260 Libyan and international companies on Wednesday attended a forum in Benghazi organised by the country's...

In the Media: Morocco: After the quake, water!

Nov 2, 2023

France24 says a rare geological phenomenon has occurred in Morocco's Atlas Mountains following a large earthquake on...

In the Media: Pressure grows on Moroccan leaders over conflict in the Middle East

Nov 2, 2023

US World & News Report discusses the public pressure and protests in Morocco and other Arab nations in response to...

Sahel: Impoverished Niger now has oil but it needs to build a pipeline and circumvent sanctions to export it

Nov 2, 2023

The military leaders who took power in Niger this year have commissioned a giant pipeline that will carry crude oil to...

Tunisia: Prison escape rattles President Saied

Nov 2, 2023

Tunisia's president said Wednesday that the escape of five prisoners convicted of "terrorism" was a well-planned...

Egypt opens Rafah Border, to allow safe passage to foreign nationals

Nov 2, 2023

Egypt will help evacuate "about 7,000" foreigners and dual nationals from the war-ravaged Gaza Strip, the foreign...

Third aid convoy enters Gaza via Egypt border crossing

Oct 23, 2023

An aid convoy entered the besieged Gaza Strip on Monday via the Rafah border crossing, AFP correspondents on the...

Niger braces for fresh EU sanctions

Oct 23, 2023

The European Union on Monday took a legal step towards imposing sanctions on Niger's new military rulers, who...

Anger in the Arab world over strike on a Gaza hospital

Oct 18, 2023

In Libya: Several hundred people protested in Tripoli and other Libyan cities late Tuesday over the deadly strike on a...

Sahel: Russia to build nuclear power plant in Burkina Faso

Oct 17, 2023

Burkina Faso's junta-led government signed a deal with Russia on Friday for the construction of a nuclear power plant...

Tunisia’s economy minister sacked amid unprecedented financial crisis

Oct 17, 2023

Tunisian President Kais Saied sacked the economy minister on Tuesday and appointed the finance minister to the role on...

Egypt: Relief convoys in Egypt head towards Gaza border crossing

Oct 17, 2023

Relief convoys which have been waiting for days in Egypt were Tuesday headed towards the Rafah border crossing with...

Niger: Soldiers and insurgents killed in new clash near Burkina Faso border

Oct 17, 2023

Niger's military regime said Tuesday that six soldiers and 31 "terrorists" had been killed in fighting in a restive...

Tunisia: Rally in Tunis to free jailed opposition leader Abir Moussi

Oct 16, 2023

Hundreds of supporters of Abir Moussi, a prominent opponent of the Tunisian president, gathered on Sunday in the...

Morocco: Appeals court reduced prison sentence to rights activist Saida El Alami, but conviction remains

Oct 11, 2023

A Moroccan appeals court on Wednesday reduced to eight months the sentence for a human rights activist convicted of...

Niger ups pressure on UN to vacate the country

Oct 11, 2023

Niger's military leaders have ordered the United Nations coordinator to leave the country within 72 hours, blaming the...

Egypt: Backers of opposition candidate for the presidential election arrested

Oct 9, 2023

Egyptian presidential hopeful Ahmed al-Tantawi on Monday said eight of his supporters had been arrested, bringing the...

Sahel: Touaregs say they seized military site in Gao province

Oct 6, 2023

Tuareg rebels on Wednesday claimed to have captured a camp of Mali's armed forces in the north of the country, where...

UN and AU discuss funding for African peacekeeping

Oct 6, 2023

The security councils of the United Nations and African Union on Thursday began talks on funding for peacekeeping...

Sahel: French forces are leaving Niger this week

Oct 6, 2023

France said Thursday that it would start withdrawing its troops from Niger this week after a falling-out with the...

Algeria fires CEO of energy giant Sonatrach

Oct 4, 2023

Corruption and Politics: By Arezki Daoud: Oil company Sonatrach is once again going through turmoil. This week, CEO...

Sahel: 29 Niger soldiers killed by suspected jihadists

Oct 3, 2023

Twenty-nine soldiers were killed in western Niger in an attack by suspected jihadists, the defence ministry said on...

Sahel: Niger considering Algeria’s mediation offer and a transition period

Oct 3, 2023

Niger began three days of national mourning Tuesday after 29 soldiers were killed in a suspected jihadist attack, the...

Libya: Divisions deepen among Libyan leaders over flood relief

Oct 3, 2023

By Imed Lamloum: More than three weeks after Libya's deadly flood disaster, the divided country's two rival...

Mali preparing offensive against Tuareg fighters in north of the country

Oct 3, 2023

A Malian army convoy was moving closer towards the northern rebel stronghold Kidal on Tuesday, following a resumption...

Spain: Migrants arrested in Spain for alleged mutiny on rescue ship

Oct 3, 2023

Nine migrants were arrested in the Canary Islands on "piracy" charges for forcing the ship that rescued them to change...

Libyan ambassador to Brussels dismissed and arrested over alleged corruption

Oct 3, 2023

Libya's prosecutor general ordered the detention of the country's ambassador to Brussels on Tuesday over alleged...

Egypt: US Senator Ben Cardin withholds $235 mil. in US aid to Egypt over human rights issues

Oct 3, 2023

The new top US senator on foreign relations on Tuesday blocked some $235 million in military aid to Egypt over human...

Niger: Dozen soldiers killed in Jihadist attack in Tijane

Sep 30, 2023

A terrorist attack took place in the Tijiane region, Niger, on September 29, 2023, resulting in the death of 13...

Migrations: Italy wants rescue ships to return migrants to own countries

Sep 30, 2023

First migrants in a week land on Italy's Lampedusa A small group of Tunisians arrived by boat on the Italian island of...

Libya: Decade-long Libya-Europe flight suspension ends with new Tripoli-Rome route

Sep 30, 2023

A Rome-bound aircraft departed on Saturday from Libya's capital, restarting flights to Italy after a nearly...

Mali: Al-Qaeda offshoot intensifies attacks on Mali army

Sep 28, 2023

@northafricajournalMali #Lere: An attack on two #military camps in northern #Mali claimed by #Touaregs killed five...

Sahel: Mali buries officer killed crash

Sep 28, 2023

Mali's ruling junta on Wednesday paid tribute to a lieutenant colonel who relatives say was killed aboard a plane that...

Egypt had more than 1,000 cases of violent crimes against women in 2022, latest case in Matrouh

Sep 28, 2023

An employee of Cairo University has been shot to death on campus by a former co-worker, the interior ministry said, in...

Libya: Warlord Haftar in Moscow

Sep 26, 2023

Libya's eastern strongman Khalifa Haftar travelled to Russia on Tuesday for talks on the situation in the war-and...

Algeria: While pro-democracy Hirak movement represents no risk to regime, Algeria continues to hold people in prisons

Sep 26, 2023

A United Nations expert on Tuesday urged Algeria to pardon people convicted or detained over their involvement in the...

Algeria and Morocco on opposite sides of the Western Sahara conflict, face off at UN

Sep 26, 2023

Moroccan and Algerian representatives to the United Nations sparred over the fate of Western Sahara on Tuesday, with...

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