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Morocco Reassures Public on King Mohammed VI’s Mechanical Lumbosciatica
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French Law Eases Path to Nuclear Test Compensation for Algerian and Polynesian Victims
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Burkina Faso accuses French state media of “acting as communications agency” for Al-Qaeda
The military junta in Burkina Faso on Monday suspended all broadcasts by the France 24 news channel in the west...
Tunisia wants more help from Europe, despite worrying policies of President Saied
Tunisia on Monday called for "constructive discourse" from the European Union after a string of leaders warned the...
Morocco’s conundrum: deepening alliance with Israel’s ultra-nationalist government vs. supporting the Palestinian cause,
By Philippe Agret: Morocco is struggling to balance its alliance with Israel with support for the domestically popular...
Algeria to send back ambassador to France after diplomatic row over Algerian dissident
Algeria will send its ambassador back to France soon, President Abdelmadjid Tebboune said weeks after he withdrew the...
Tunisia: Growing concern in Washington over Tunisia’s political and economic struggles
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned Wednesday that Tunisia urgently needs to reach a deal with the IMF, adding...
Egypt: After condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Egypt-Russia want to “strengthen relations”
Erratum: A previous title for this article wrongly suggested that an Egyptian delegation traveled to Russia. It should...
Niger secures release of kidnapped French journalist Olivier Dubois and American aid worker Jeffery Woodke
By Camille Laffont: A French journalist and a US aid worker who had been kidnapped by jihadists in the Sahel have been...
Egypt: Khaled Elbalshy of banned Darb news site, elected chief of Egypt’s journalist union
Egypt's journalist union said Saturday it had elected government critic Khaled Elbalshy as its head, amid a crackdown...
Tunisia’s interior minister Taoufik Charfeddine resigns
Tunisian interior minister Taoufik Charfeddine, a close aide of President Kais Saied, announced Friday he had resigned...
Egypt and Turkey look for ways to mend fences
Turkey's top diplomat will visit Egypt on Saturday as relations ease after a decade of strained ties, Cairo's foreign...
Africa: Competition between France and Russia over Africa is getting more violent
By Barbara Debou: On a night in early March, arsonists attacked a brewery owned by the French drinks giant Castel in...
Sahel: Secretary Blinken visits Niger as US worries about Russia’s expanding influence in the Sahel
By Shaun Tandon: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Niger on Thursday for a rare visit to a country seen...
Mali junta cracks down on social media influencers, arrests Rokia Doumbia
Tunisia arrests spokesman of moderate Islamist party Ennahdha
European Union to enact new lobbying measures in the aftermath of Qatargate
Tunisia now has a rubber-stamping parliament
Morocco’s stance on Israel-Palestinian conflict creates rift between monarchy and opposition party
Mali regime to miss deadline to return to civilian rule, postpones constitutional referendum
Mali's ruling junta will postpone a constitutional referendum but maintain a previously agreed timeline to return to...
Algeria: Trial of independent journalist Ihasane El-Kadi starts on Sunday
Jailed Algerian journalist Ihsane El Kadi, accused of illegal fundraising, will remain silent during his trial which...
Maghreb competition: The ridiculous debate over who should claim ownership of the Haiek veil
Opinion by Arezki Daoud: Competition between the regimes of Algeria and Morocco has gone mainstream. Now Algerians and...
Libya: Efforts by UN envoy to organize elections face resistance from the Libyans themselves
By Jihad Dorgham: The new UN envoy to Libya had hoped to usher in long-delayed elections, but his initiative is facing...
Tunisia: President dissolves elected municipal councils
Tunisian President Kais Saied on Thursday moved to dissolve the country's elected municipal councils, seen as a key...
Tunisia: Interior Minister Taoufik Charfeddine calls media and politicians “traitors”
Unions and rights groups demanded an apology from Tunisia's interior minister on Wednesday after he lashed out at...
Tunisia: President’s racist speech sparks violence against migrants
Tunisia: World Bank suspends new lending to Tunisia after President Saied issued racist comments
By Paul Raymond: The World Bank has effectively suspended new lending to cash-strapped Tunisia after President Kais...
Tunisian regime accuses former head of Truth and Dignity Commission of falsifying report
Mali: Religious leaders reject draft constitution calling for secularism
Tunisia: Protesters demand release of political prisoners
Egyptian court labels veteran human rights activists “terrorists”, sentences them to 15 years in prison
Close advisor to Vladimir Putin, Nikolai Patrushev, in official visit to Algeria
The head of Algeria's army hosted Russia's top security official on Monday to discuss boosting their military ties,...
France to scale back military presence in Africa
By Valerie Leroux: President Emmanuel Macron on Monday announced a "noticeable reduction" of French troop presence in...
Libya: New hopes of presidential and legislative elections in Libya this year.
The UN envoy to Libya on Monday announced a push to help the country organize presidential and legislative elections...
Russian soldiers in the Algerian Sahara ($)
Niger: Soldiers sent to prison for attempted coup
Tunisia arrests secular opposition politician Jawhar Ben Mbarek
Sahel: Low-key flag-lowering ceremony marks end of French military operation in Burkina Faso
Algeria arrests four over dissident who fled to France
How Morocco’s image is taking a beating at the European Parliament ($)
Algeria’s aid agency to spend US$1 billion on African development
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune said Sunday the North African nation will allocate a billion dollars to...
Africa says it wants to tackle the forgotten Libyan conflict
Arezki's Take: There have been so many conferences organized by Libya's North African neighbors, European nations, the...