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Niger: Arbitration Tribunal Sides With Orano on Uranium Stock, Escalating Niger Dispute
An international arbitration panel has ordered Niger to halt any sale or transfer of uranium currently at the center...
Niger: Heavy Rains Force Back-to-School Delay
For the second year in a row, Niger’s public education system is adjusting its calendar in response to extended...
Morocco: Four arrested in Nador on suspicion of terrorism
Rabat, July 7, 2020 - Morocco on Tuesday arrested four alleged members of a "terrorist cell" linked to the Islamic...
Egypt is one step away from full military takeover of government
Cairo, July 6, 2020 - Egypt's parliament on Monday approved amendments allowing active or former military personnel to...
Sahel: Mali opposition wants President Keita to resign
Mali's protest leaders stepped up pressure on President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita on Sunday, calling for more...
Moroccan authorities’ relentless harassment of journalist Omar Radi
Moroccan authorities have arrested a journalist for "public drunkenness and violence", authorities said Monday, days...
Tunisia: The struggle to identify dead migrants
The identity of dozens of migrants who drowned off Tunisia last month might have been lost without a trace, like...
Egypt announces arrest of man accused of abusing dozens of women
Egyptian authorities on Saturday arrested a man who allegedly sexually abused dozens of girls and women, in a case...
Libya: Air raids against recaptured Al-Watiya airbase
Tripoli, July 5, 2020 - Libya's UN-recognised government Sunday condemned overnight air raids against a recaptured...
Mali: New massacre in Mopti’s Bandiagara region
Unidentified armed men massacred 31 civilians in simultaneous attacks on several Mali villages this week, then killed...
Egypt: Court confirms 15-year sentence for activist Ahmed Douma
Cairo, July 4, 2020 - Egypt's top appeals court upheld Saturday a 15-year prison sentence for a leading figure of the...
Niger: Insurgents release kidnapped aid workers
Ten Niger humanitarian workers abducted by suspected jihadists as they were distributing food have been released a...
Algeria: Several opposition figures and rights activists released from prison
Editor's note: Also to be released are Samir Benlarbi et Slimane Hamitouche Algiers, July 2, 2020 - Two key figures in...
WHO concerned about state of Covid-19 in MENA region
The World Health Organization warned Wednesday the Middle East faces a "critical threshold" amid a relaxation of...
Algeria: Oligarch Ali Haddad gets 18 years in prison
An Algerian court on Wednesday handed heavy prison sentences to several former allies of ousted president Abdelaziz...
France’s massive challenges in the Sahel
France is increasingly optimistic about the effectiveness of its anti-jihadist campaign in the Sahel, but experts...
Testimonials: Migrants’ nightmares in Libya
Onboard the Ocean Viking, June 29, 2020 - Libya lies behind and Europe ahead though the mist -- rescued migrants can...
Global Covid-19 infections are soaring, world unable to halt spread
Geneva, June 29, 2020 - The coronavirus pandemic is "not even close to being over", the WHO warned Monday, as the...
Burkina Faso: From favored tourist destination to a hotbed of terrorism
By Armel Baily with Patrick Fort in Abidjan: Little more than five years ago, Burkina Faso was on the up, priding...
Libya: Haftar’s deadly mines
Mines have killed or wounded more than 100 people, including many civilians, south of Libya's capital following deadly...
Algeria: Two more troops killed in counterinsurgency sweep in Medea
Algiers, June 28, 2020 - Two Algerian soldiers, including an officer, were killed when a bomb exploded during an army...
Libya: Sudan captures alleged mercenaries headed to Libya
Sudan said Sunday it has arrested 122 of its nationals as they headed to neighbouring Libya to fight as "mercenaries",...
Tunisia: Why the Tataouine region struggles with unrest
Tataouine, Tunisia, June 26, 2020 - In the southernmost Tunisian town of Tataouine, being young often means being...
Libya: Reports of foreign mercenaries in Sharara oil field
Russian and other foreign mercenaries have entered a key oil field in southern Libya, the conflict-hit country's...
Sahel: Civilian death toll from central Mali’s crises nears 600 so far this year
Geneva, June 26, 2020 - Unrest in central Mali, plagued by jihadist attacks and inter-community violence, has killed...
Tunisia: Prime Minister predicts just 7% GDP contraction
Tunis, June 25, 2020 - Tunisian Prime Minister Elyes Fakhfakh warned Thursday that his country's economy, hit hard by...
Egypt accused of intimidating family of activist Mohamed Soltan
Washington, June 25, 2020 - Local and international rights groups on Thursday accused Egypt of "harassing and...
Niger: Humanitarian workers kidnapped in Tillaberi
Niamey, June 25, 2020 - Armed jihadists abducted 10 humanitarian workers as they were distributing food in a village...
Sahel: Understanding the political crisis in Mali
Bamako, June 25, 2020 (By Amaury Hauchard and Laurent Lozano) - Mali's government is facing a rising wave of protests,...
How despair and misery fuel North Africa migration
"Here, I don't exist -- I die little by little. My only hope is to leave for Europe." Algiers, June 25, 2020 (By Amal...
Morocco cracks down on abortion practice
Rabat, June 24, 2020 - Moroccan police said they arrested 11 people Tuesday for "illegal abortions" in the kingdom,...
Tunisia: Activist Tarek Haddad released as government hopes riots in Tataouine subside
Tunis, June 24, 2020 - A protest leader in southern Tunisia was released Wednesday, a lawyer said, four days after his...
Algeria: President chooses status quo, maintains anti-democracy hardliners in bloated cabinet
(Photo: Hardliner Justice Minister Zaghmati maintained in post) Late on Tuesday, the Algerian presidency announced a...
Burkina Faso army raids insurgent locations near border with Ivory Coast
Ouagadougou, June 23, 2020 - Burkina Faso's security forces said on Tuesday they had destroyed two jihadist bases in...
UN gives Egypt’s Sisi a gentle nudge to stop threatening Libya
United Nations, United States, June 22, 2020 - The UN said Monday the "last thing" Libya needs is more conflict on its...
Egypt: Despite spike in infections, Egypt allows reopening of some public places, no hookah allowed
Cairo, June 23, 2020 - Egypt will partially reopen cafes, restaurants, places of worship, cinemas and sporting clubs...
Mixed feelings among Muslims as Saudi Arabia cancels the Hajj pilgrimage
Kuala Lumpur, June 23, 2020 - Muslims expressed disappointment Tuesday at Saudi Arabia's decision to scale back this...
Algeria: Five more people sentenced to prison for protesting
Algiers, June 23, 2020 - Five people were sentenced Tuesday in Algeria to between six months and a year behind bars...
Niger: Concern over fraud in defense purchasing
Niamey, June 23, 2020 - Niger's state prosecutor on Tuesday reported evidence of fraud and other crimes in a military...
Amnesty says Morocco used NSO’s Pegasus software to spy on journalist Omar Radi
Jerusalem, June 22, 2020 - Amnesty International said Monday that software developed by Israeli security firm NSO...
Criminality: Drug gang war leaves 10 dead in northern Niger
Niamey, June 22, 2020 - Clashes between rival drug runners left at least 10 dead last week in northern Niger near the...
Egypt amplifies instability in Libya with threat to attack
Tripoli, June 21, 2020 - Libya's UN-recognised Government of National Accord on Sunday denounced Egypt's warning of...