Algeria’s draft finance law for 2026 marks a significant increase in public expenditure, with total spending projected...
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Tunisian SMEs Warn of Economic Paralysis Over 20% Bank Guarantee Rule
A new rule requiring small and medium-sized Tunisian businesses to provide a 20% bank guarantee for service contracts...
Morocco Boosts Russian Oil Imports Despite Sanctions
Morocco increased its imports of Russian petroleum products in August, defying ongoing Western sanctions on Russian...
Egypt: Court shows unusual defiance to Sisi regime
Cairo, Jan 21, 2020 - An Egyptian court has ordered the country's interior minister to reveal the whereabouts of a...
Sahel: Boko Haram kills more civilians in western Chad
N'Djamena, Jan 20, 2020 - Nine civilians died in western Chad after a female suicide bomber detonated her explosives...
Morocco: Rights group accuses Morocco of holding Belgian-Moroccan in inhuman conditions
Rabat, Jan 17, 2020 - Human Rights Watch on Friday accused Morocco of holding a dual Belgian-Moroccan citizen in...
Tunisia: Eight people sentenced to death for 2015 attack
Tunis, Jan 18, 2020 - A Tunisian court on Friday sentenced eight people to death in a trial for a 2015 attack on a...
Sahel: Roadside bomb kills six soldiers in Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou, Jan 17, 2020 - Six Burkina Faso soldiers were killed Friday when their vehicle was hit by a roadside...
Algeria: Dozen killed in bus collision in Biskra
Algiers, Jan 19, 2020 - Twelve people were killed and another 46 injured when two buses collided early Sunday in...
Egypt: More pressure on Sisi over death of US citizen in Egyptian prison
Berlin, Jan 19, 2020 - Secretary of State Mike Pompeo expressed US "outrage" in a meeting Sunday with Egyptian...
Tunisia: Impasse as parliament rejects Jemli’s cabinet
Tunis, Jan 10, 2020 - The Tunisian parliament on Friday rejected the government of Prime Minister-designate Habib...
Libya: Increase of migrant departures from Libya, Europe returns them
Geneva, Jan 14, 2020 - Heavy clashes have spurred a growing exodus of migrants from Libya, but nearly 1,000...
Sahel: People of Mali want foreign troops out
Bamako, Jan 10, 2020 - Hundreds of people in Mali on Friday protested against the presence of foreign troops in their...
Sahel: Massacre in Niger’s Tillaberi region
Niamey, Jan 12, 2020 - A jihadist attack on a military camp in western Niger three days ago left 89 soldiers dead,...
Sahel: Niger accuses Sudanese asylum seekers of burning refugee camp
Niamey, Jan 6, 2020 - Niger police have arrested more than 300 Sudanese asylum seekers after accusing them of burning...
Nile dam dispute between Ethiopia and Egypt simmers
Metekel, Ethiopia, Jan 7, 2020 - Cell phone batteries constantly dying, health centres bereft of modern equipment, a...
Sahel: Mali official claims responsibility for an anti-Trump tweet
Bamako, Jan 7, 2020 - A former Malian government official claimed responsibility Tuesday for embarrassing tweets from...
EgyptAir suspends service to Baghdad
Cairo, Jan 7, 2020 - Egypt's flag carrier has suspended flights to the Iraqi capital for three days for security...
Sahel: Roadside bomb kills five soldiers in Mali
Bamako, Jan 6, 2020 (AFP) - Five Malian soldiers were killed Monday in a roadside bomb attack, a government...
Libya: Dangerous military buildup in Libya
Libyan warlord Khalifa Haftar announced this morning (Monday, 6 January) his troops entered the coastal city of Sirte...
Libya: Warlord Khalifa Haftar’s raid on military school in residential area kills at least 28
Tripoli, Jan 4, 2020 - At least 28 people were killed and dozens injured on Saturday in an air strike on a military...
Algeria: A new government cabinet that fails to impress
Newly appointed president, Abdelmadjid Tebboune announced his first government cabinet, which comprises 39 members,...
Sahel: Mystery about disappearance of civilians in Mali
Bamako, Dec 30, 2019 - Malian authorities and the United Nations have opened investigations into the alleged...
Algerian regime releases prominent political prisoners, seeks to ease public pressure
Well-known independence war veteran Lakhdar Bouregaa, was released from jail on 2 January 2020. He had been detained...
Tunisia: 28 ministers in PM Jemli’s incoming cabinet
Tunis, Jan 2, 2020 - Tunisia's prime minister-designate on Thursday unveiled a proposed government composed of...
Algeria: While new Prime Minister speaks of restoring “confidence,” regime continues to repress
Algiers, Dec 27, 2019 - The director of an Algerian internet radio station has been placed in pre-trial detention...
Algeria: New prime minister with academic credentials hired to perform miracles
Algiers, Dec 28, 2019 - Algeria's new president on Saturday named as his prime minister an academic turned political...
Egypt: Bus accidents kill 28 people in Egypt
Cairo, Dec 28, 2019- At least 28 people including textile workers and several Asian tourists were killed Saturday in...
Moroccan regime confirms its zero tolerance to free speech
Rabat, Dec 26, 2019 - A Moroccan YouTuber (see photo) was sentenced Thursday to four years in prison for "insulting...
Algeria: Hirak anti-regime movement continues for 45th week
Algiers, Dec 27, 2019 - Tens of thousands of Algerians demonstrated Friday for the second consecutive week since the...
Sahel: France escalates anti-insurgent offensive in Mali
Paris, Dec 23, 2019 - France's armed forces said Monday they had carried out a drone strike for the first time, during...
Sahel: Roadside-bomb attacks kill four in Mali
Bamako, Dec 20, 2019 - Two soldiers and two civilians have been killed and another six people injured in separate...
Regime in Algeria faces insurmountable wall, population rejects presidential appointee
Algiers, Dec 20, 2019 - Algerian demonstrators on Friday rejected a call for dialogue by the country's new president,...
Algeria: Tebboune sworn in as president, faces insurmountable challenges
Algiers, Dec 19, 2019 - Establishment insider Abdelmadjid Tebboune was sworn in Thursday as Algeria's new president, a...
Sahel: Boko Haram raids village in western Chad, kills scores
Fourteen people were killed and 13 were missing after Boko Haram jihadists attacked a fishing village in western Chad...
Tunisia: Can President Kais Saied deliver on his pledges
Sidi Bouzid, Tunisia, Dec 17, 2019 - Tunisia's president on Tuesday commemorated the start of the uprising that...
Algerians back to the street, reject dialogue with new President Tebboune
Algiers, Dec 17, 2019 - Students, teachers and other demonstrators rallied in their thousands in Algeria's capital...
Algeria: With its Algeria venture CEO in prison over alleged corruption, Volkswagen suspends production in Algeria
Carmaker Volkswagen has suspended production in Algeria, where the head of its local partner has been detained since...
Morocco arrests suspected insurgent
Moroccan anti-terror police announced Sunday the arrest of an alleged jihadist who "planned a suicide attack". The...
Libya: Warlord Khalifa Haftar promises onslaught on Tripoli
Tripoli, Dec 12, 2019 - Libyan military strongman Khalifa Haftar announced a "decisive battle" for the capital Tripoli...
Violent election in Algeria, troubled outlook
Algiers, Dec 12, 2019 - Algeria held a tense presidential election Thursday meant to bring stability after a year of...
Sahel: Niger gets military equipment from US
Niamey, Dec 10, 2019 - The United States is donating $21 million (19 million euros) of military equipment to Niger...
Libya: French oil company Total to buy Marathon Oil’s stake in Libya’s Waha oil concessions
Libya's National Oil Corporation said Tuesday it had agreed to let French oil giant Total buy US outfit Marathon Oil's...