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Morocco: King Mohammed VI gets France’s support on Western Sahara, pardons some jailed journalists and activists
King Mohammed VI is celebrating 25 years on the throne. The event was celebrated nationwide in Morocco, and in a...
Elections in North Africa: No Excitement Ahead, No Change in Course
It’s a big political year worldwide. Many countries have already experienced or will have elections this year, and...
Niger: France stills insists on restoring ousted president Bezoum
Niger's military regime fired a new verbal broadside at France on Friday, accusing Paris of "blatant interference" by...
Niger-France relations sour as pressure groups in Niger demand withdrawal of French troops
Thousands of demonstrators in Niger on Sunday held a third day of rallies calling for former colonial ruler France to...
Gabon’s new junta makes promises of return to civilian rule
Gabon's coup leader vowed after being sworn in as interim president on Monday to restore civilian rule through "free,...
Western Sahara: Violence erupts in Western Sahara as drone hits pro-independence militants
A Polisario Front commander and three Sahrawi fighters were killed Friday in the disputed Western Sahara as a United...
Niger: Anti-France sentiment spikes in Niger, tense weekend of protests ahead
Niger braced Friday for a weekend of planned anti-French rallies as tensions mount between the country's new military...
Gabon: People waiting for junta to announce plan in coup aftermath
People in the central African state of Gabon awaited a steer on their future on Thursday after rebel army officers...
Sahel: Niger wants French ambassador out
Niger's new military rulers have stripped France's ambassador of diplomatic immunity and ordered police to expel him,...
Algerian leaders show ignorance about independent judiciary after criticizing Switzerland for indicting ex Defense Minister
Algeria on Thursday blasted Switzerland for indicting its former defence minister on charges of committing crimes...
Gabon: Another domino in the French sphere falls, Gabon army ousts Ali Bongo
Rebel officers in Gabon announced Wednesday they had seized power following disputed elections in which President Ali...
Libya PM fires Foreign Minister Najla El Mangoush after she met Israel’s counterpart
Libya's internationally recognised prime minister has sacked his top diplomat after she met her Israeli counterpart,...
Sahel: Sanctions imposed against Niger to trigger catastrophic humanitarian crisis
The United Nations warned Tuesday that the political crisis in Niger and the sanctions imposed against the coup regime...
Algeria sentences 2 men to prison for allegedly “publishing classified info”
An Algerian court on Tuesday sentenced an Algerian-Canadian researcher and Algerian journalist each to two years in...
Don’t expect Wagner to abandon Africa after Prigozhin’s announced death
Despite the reported death of the Russian mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin, Moscow has every interest in continuing...
How Sudan is imploding
War and hunger threaten to "consume" all of Sudan, where hundreds of thousands of malnourished children are at risk of...
French prosecutors allege ex President Sarkozy took money from Libya to fund election campaign
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy will be tried in 2025 over allegations he took money from late Libyan dictator...
Libyan warlord Haftar invites the Russian military
Russian military officials including Moscow's deputy defence minister arrived in Libya on Tuesday after receiving an...
Algeria looking to ease tension in Sahel after Niger coup
Algeria's top diplomat began a tour of West African countries Wednesday in a bid to find a solution following the coup...
Egypt releases political activist Ahmed Douma
Egyptian activist Ahmed Douma, a leading figure in the country's 2011 uprising who has spent the past decade behind...
Mali: Mali junta face more disgruntled Ethnic Touaregs
Regional rebels in Mali who signed a peace deal in 2015 have withdrawn their representatives from the capital, a move...
Niger crisis: Burkina Faso sides with Niger junta, suspends media for anti-Niger stance
Burkina Faso's junta-led government has suspended one of the country's most popular radio stations after it broadcast...
Niger: Toppled president said to be “fine, given the situation”
Niger's detained president was seen by his doctor on Saturday, his entourage said, amid mounting concern for his...
Niger crisis: Algeria opposes military intervention in Niger
Abdelmadjid Tebboune, the prsident of Niger's northern neighbor Algeria, told reporters on Saturday August 5, 2023,...
Niger: Thousands of coup supporters gather in Niamey stadium
Thousands of supporters of the military coup in Niger gathered at a Niamey stadium Sunday, when a deadline set by the...
Nigerian president Tinubu under pressure to avoid war with northern neighbor Niger
By Camille Malpat with Aminu Abubakar in Kano, Nigeria: Political leaders in Nigeria are urging President Bola Tinubu...
Morocco: Five years in prison for criticizing King over normalization with Israel
A Moroccan internet user has been sentenced to five years' jail for criticising the king on Facebook over the...
Brief: Nigeria cuts electricity to Niger after coup
Nigeria has cut its electricity supply to Niger after West African neighbours imposed sanctions on the junta that...
Tunisia’s difficult road ahead
By Françoise Kadri: Tunisian President Kais Saied fired his prime minister Najla Bouden without explanation late...
Niger: Coup leaders get popular support amid rising regional tensions
By Boureima Hama with Delphine Touitou: Thousands of people rallied Thursday in Niger's capital in support of the coup...
Tunisia: President fires Prime Minister amid a worsening domestic economy
By Françoise Kadri: Tunisian President Kais Saied sacked Prime Minister Najla Bouden without explanation Tuesday night...
Niger: New leaders launch purge of deposed regime ministers
Four ministers in Niger, a former minister and the head of ousted president Mohamed Bazoum's party have been arrested...
Niger military junta accuses France of plotting counter-coup
By Boureima Hama: Niger's new junta on Monday accused France of seeking to "intervene militarily" to reinstate deposed...
Niger: ECOWAS threatens Niger junta to return power to civilians
African leaders on Sunday gave the junta in Niger one week to cede power or face the possible use of force, and...
Niger: Army General Abdourahamane Tchiani leads Niger’s new ruling junta
By Boureima Hama: Niger's putschists named an army general as the new leader of the unstable jihadist-hit nation on...
Niger: Army sides with presidential guard in ousting president Bezoum
Niger's armed forces chief on Thursday declared his support for troops who announced they had seized power, despite a...
Podcast: Sahel: North Mali is bracing for more violence
Mali in the Sahel region is facing unprecedented crises. With the withdrawal of France forces and the upcoming pull...
Niger in the footsteps of Mali and Burkina, coup in the offing
The Militarization of the Sahel By Boureima Hama: An attempted coup was underway Wednesday in the Sahel state of Niger...
The militarization of the Sahel: Governments run by soldiers ($)
By Arezki Daoud: Military regimes now dominate the governments of the Sahel nations. The countries in the region have...
Tunisia and EU negotiate anti-migration strategy ($)
By Arezki Daoud: The European Union wants Tunisia to do more to stem the influx of undocumented migrants into Europe....
Morocco: Israel’s Netanyahu says Western Sahara belongs to Morocco
Israel has decided to "recognise Morocco's sovereignty" over the disputed Western Sahara region, the royal office in...
Algeria-China agree to strengthen ties
China's President Xi Jinping pledged on Tuesday stronger ties with Algeria in a meeting with the gas-exporting North...