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Washington Returns to Libya’s Frontlines in Bid to Counter Russia and Reunify Militias
U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) has announced that Libya, long divided between rival political and military factions,...
Egypt Draws a Red Line on Nile Rights in GERD Dispute
Egypt is insisting that Nile water security is an uncompromising national priority, with the country’s leadership...
Algeria: Two political prisoners go on hunger strike
(Photo: Poet Mohamed Tadjadit) Two jailed activists from Algeria's anti-government "Hirak" protest movement have been...
Sahel: Chad’s ex oil Minister Le Bemadjiel arrested on corruption charges
N'Djamena - Chad's former oil minister was in custody on Thursday following his arrest for allegedly stealing public...
Libya: Tripoli-based government reinstates recently suspended Interior Minister
The interior minister in Libya's UN-recognised Government of National Accord was reinstated on Thursday after a...
Mali: Ambush claims lives of 10 soldiers in Koulioro
At least 10 Malian soldiers were killed in an overnight ambush in a central region near the Mauritanian border where...
Tunisia: Epidemic shows extent of weakness of Tunisia’s health sector
El Hamma, Tunisia, Sept 2, 2020 - The coronavirus pandemic has put the spotlight on struggling health services in...
Libya: Weapons continue to pour into Libya, despite arms embargo
United Nations, United States, Sept 3, 2020 - The interim UN envoy for Libya, Stephanie Williams, on Wednesday...
Mali: Reshuffle in Mali’s defense and security establishment
Bamako, Sept 2, 2020 - Mali's junta has named a new army chief of staff and appointed people to other key army and...
Mali: Ousted president Keita suffers mini-stroke, admitted in hospital
Bamako, Sept 2, 2020 - Former Malian president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, who has not been seen in public since his...
Nigeria: How corruption is ruining Nigeria and its people
Warri, Nigeria, Sept 2, 2020 - Investigators are looking for billions of dollars in missing or stolen funds from a...
Tunisia: Despite an economy in tatters, Tunisia shows promising political outlook
Tunis, Sept 2, 2020 - Tunisia's parliament has approved a new technocratic government tasked with tackling deep social...
Mali: Civilian killed by French forces near Gao
Paris, Sept 1, 2020 - French anti-jihadist troops in Mali killed a civilian Tuesday and injured two others after a bus...
Sahel: Communal clashes claim several lives in southern Chad
At least ten people have been killed in fresh fighting between nomadic herders and farmers in southern Chad, a local...
Egypt: Violent military operation in North Sinai with army saying it killed 73 insurgents
Cairo, Aug 30, 2020 - Egypt's army announced Sunday that more than 70 alleged jihadists have been killed in recent...
Turkey accuses Greece of stirring trouble by arming island off Turkish coast
Erdogan belittles Greek and French leaders AFP reports that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan lashed out Sunday...
Libya: Covid-19 kills Moustafa Karwad, mayor of Misrata
Tripoli, Aug 31, 2020 - The mayor of the western city of Misrata died Monday of the novel coronavirus, Libya's unity...
Mali: Uncertainty looms about Mali’s political future
Bamako, Aug 31, 2020 - Conflict-riven Mali is at a crucial crossroads two weeks after a military junta took power in a...
Turkey launches military maneuvers as tensions remain high in East Med
Istanbul, Aug 29, 2020 - Turkey on Saturday launched new military drills in the eastern Mediterranean and Greece...
Libya’s GNA fires Interior and Defense Ministers after violence against protesters
Tripoli, Aug 29, 2020 - The head of Libya's unity government on Saturday appointed a new defence minister and army...
The Algerian regime now sends poets to prison
The Algerian regime is gripped by fear that the anti-government Hirak movement reignites. Mass arrests have...
Egypt: Police arrest suspected rapist as #MeToo movement reignites
Cairo, Aug 27, 2020 - Egypt has arrested a suspect in the alleged gang rape of a woman in a luxury Cairo hotel, the...
Niger: Death toll in Niamey’s floods reaches 45
Niamey, Aug 27, 2020 - Several areas of the Niger capital Niamey remained under water on Thursday as the death toll in...
Mali crisis not getting better: ECOWAS wants return to civilian rule, junta wants to stay
Niamey, Aug 28, 2020 - West African countries on Friday insisted on a return to civilian rule in Mali, where rebel...
Morocco and Algeria turn to Russia and China for a Covid-19 vaccine
North African governments are once again relying on foreign sources to help them deal with their crises. After...
Mali: Ousted President returns home after being held by military junta
Bamako, Aug 27, 2020 - Mali's new military rulers said Thursday that former president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, who was...
Tension continues to rise in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea with all parties flexing the muscles
Istanbul, Aug 27, 2020 - Turkey on Thursday extended its controversial Mediterranean gas exploration mission and...
Libya: Protest in Tripoli ends with violence and kidnapping
ripoli, Aug 27, 2020 - Libya's government in Tripoli on Thursday warned it would use force against militia gunmen who...
Libyans continue to rally in Tripoli over dismal living conditions
Tripoli, Aug 25, 2020 - Hundreds of young Libyans protested in Tripoli for a third consecutive day to decry...
Espionage: Former head of Parisian airport’s police info unit accused of spying for Morocco
Créteil, France, Aug 25, 2020 - A French border policeman will stand trial for transferring hundreds of highly...
Health: No more polio in Africa
Lagos, Aug 25, 2020 - The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday declared that Africa was free of the virus that...
Mali: Negotiators fail to reach agreement on civilian rule
Bamako - Talks between West African envoys and Mali's new military rulers on Monday failed to yield an agreement on...
Algerians called to vote again in November
Algiers, Aug 24, 2020 - Algeria will hold a promised referendum on a revised constitution on November 1, the office of...
Tunisia: New PM submits list of cabinet members to parliament
Tunis, Aug 25, 2020 - Tunisia's prime minister-designate on Tuesday unveiled the country's second government in six...
Algeria’s repressive courts sentence journalist Abdelkrim Zeghileche to prison on bogus charges
Algiers, Aug 24, 2020 - An Algerian journalist was sentenced Monday to two years in prison, his lawyer told AFP, in...
Libya: Warlord Haftar not on board with ceasefire, wants war to continue
Benghazi, Libya, Aug 24, 2020 - A spokesman for eastern Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar has slammed a ceasefire...
As Algeria-EU trade deal approaches, Algerian officials want new terms
Algiers, Aug 23, 2020 - Days ahead of a final deadline, activation of a long-planned Algeria-EU trade deal risks...
Libyans protest poor living conditions
Tripoli, Aug 23, 2020 - Hundreds of Libyans marched in the capital Tripoli on Sunday evening to protest deteriorating...
Immigration: 22 bodies recovered off the coast of Zwara, Libya
Tripoli, Aug 23, 2020 - The Libyan Red Crescent retrieved the bodies of 22 migrants off the coastal town of Zwara on...
Libya: Another initiative that is likely to flop again
A History of Fruitless Initiatives Tripoli, Aug 21, 2020 - Before Friday's announcement of a ceasefire and elections...
Mali: Coup leaders insist on military rule over the coming years
Four Mali soldiers killed in bomb blast: military source Aug 22, 2020 - Four Malian soldiers were killed and one...
Mali: Ousted Malian president “looks tired but relaxed.”
Bamako, Aug 21, 2020 - The United Nations said Friday it had gained access to Mali's ousted president while rebel...