Algeria's role as Spain's top natural gas provider is back in the spotlight. After a significant two-year diplomatic...
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Moroccan Activist Detained Over Controversial Social Media Post
Moroccan activist Ibtissame Lachgar, known for her advocacy for individual liberties, women's rights, and LGBTQ+...
Tunisia: Armed Militias Attack the UGTT
By MondAfrique: On Thursday, August 7, 2025, unidentified groups attempted to forcefully enter the Tunisian General...
Sahel: French soldiers killed in Mali in helicopters’ collision during sweeping operation
Paris, Nov 26, 2019 (By Daphne Benoit and Jérôme Rivet) - Thirteen French soldiers were killed in Mali when two...
Libya: Russia’s alleged involvement in Libya prompts US re-engagement
Since Donald Trump became President of the United States, North Africa and the African continent in general, have not...
Egypt harasses Coptic human rights activist Ramy Kamel
Cairo, Nov 25, 2019 - An Egyptian Coptic rights activist is facing charges of joining a "terror" group and spreading...
Algerian military launches campaign against repression on peaceful protesters
Algiers, Nov 22, 2019 - Authorities arrested more than 80 people during a night-time protest in the Algerian capital,...
Libya: Concern over increase in Mediterranean Sea crossing from Libya
The UN voiced alarm Friday at a "spike" in migrant boats departing from Libya this week, following fresh raids around...
Egypt: Court sentences Libya’s Mohamed al-Mesmary to death over 2017 attack
Cairo, Nov 17, 2019 - An Egyptian military court sentenced a Libyan man to death and 32 other defendants to life over...
Libya: Europe urges release of kidnapped Libyan lawmaker
Tripoli, Nov 17, 2019 - Thirteen European diplomatic missions in Libya, including the EU delegation, demanded Sunday...
Algerian lawmakers pass controversial petroleum law
After signaling their opposition to almost all the laws that the Bedoui government submitted, the lawmakers of of the...
Algeria among worse offenders in cracking down on Facebook users
Algerians have experienced seven deliberate disruptions in access to Facebook during the first six months of 2019,...
Tunisia: Uproar over an MP accused of indecency
Tunis, Nov 13, 2019 - Tunisian women protested outside parliament Wednesday against the swearing in of a newly...
Libya: Schools close, education minister pressured to resign
Tripoli, Nov 14, 2019 (By Nawas Al-Darraji) - A Libyan teachers' strike over salaries and "phantom" employees has...
Egypt’s dismal rights records exposed to global scrutiny
Geneva, Nov 14, 2019 - Egypt faced strong criticism at a UN review of its rights record Wednesday, with diplomats...
Sahel: Mali and French soldiers on the offensive in the Sahel
Bamako, Nov 11, 2019 - Mali is conducting a giant operation against jihadists in the country's troubled centre using...
Egypt: UN experts report of brutal prison conditions in Egypt, thousands inmates at risk
On 8 November 2019, UN experts issued a damning statement reporting that "the prison regime in Egypt may have directly...
Tension over Ethiopian dam on the Nile River
Ethiopia's construction of a massive power dam on the Blue Nile is raising tensions with Egypt, which depends on the...
Sahel: Dozens killed in ambush on convoy of Canadian gold miner Semafo in Burkina Faso
An escalation of attacks across the Sahel is now affecting mining operations, with Canadian firm Semafo reporting...
Algerian regime shuts down at least 12 Evangelical Protestant churches
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) issued a statement saying that it was deeply concerned...
Algeria judges confirm allegiance to military regime in exchange for a 20% salary increase
[chat] November 6, 2019: By Arezki Daoud: The Algerian crisis has intensified over the past two weeks, with the head...
Sahel: France claims it killed second most wanted Jihadi and member of GSIM
France on Tuesday announced the death of a top jihadist leader in Mali as it sought to reassure the West African...
Libya: Khalifa Haftar’s warplane strikes police station in Ain Zara, kills two
Tripoli, Nov 6, 2019 - Two Libyan policemen were killed in an air strike on a police station in the suburbs of Tripoli...
Algeria: International Commission of Jurists blasts Algerian regime for its handling of Judges
Geneva-based International Commission Jurists (ICJ) blasted Algeria today (6 November) on its handling of the judges...
Sahel: Massacre in Mali’s Menaka region
A "terrorist attack" on a military post in strife-torn northeastern Mali has left 49 soldiers dead, the army said...
Libya: Fearing an influx of immigrants, Italy renews deal with Libya to block migrants at source
Rome, Oct 31, 2019 - Italy has renewed a controversial agreement signed in 2017 with Libyan coastguard to block...
Sahel: Insurgents attack police station in Burkina Faso, kill officer
Ouagadougou, Nov 1, 2019 - A police commissioner was killed during a brutal assault by gunmen on a police station in...
Egypt: cash-strapped Egypt wants to sell equity in its military-owned businesses
Cairo, Oct 31, 2019 - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi suggested Thursday listing military-owned companies on...
Algeria: Public banks prepare to strike on 10 November
The ongoing strike of judges and lawyers is giving a new momentum to unions operating in public banks. On October 30,...
Egypt claims it killed more insurgents in North Sinai
Oct 29, 2019 - Egyptian security forces killed 13 suspected militants in a raid in the restive North Sinai, the...
Egypt: US concerned about jailing by Egypt of journalist Esraa Abdel Fattah
Washington, Oct 29, 2019 - A senior US official said Tuesday he had asked Egypt to free blogger and journalist Esraa...
Libya: After a two month-closure, Mitiga airport to reopen
Tripoli, Oct 29, 2019 - Flights are to resume at Tripoli's Mitiga airport, closed for almost two months after being...
Sahel: Almost half million people displaced in Niger
Niamey, Oct 24, 2019 - The number of refugees and internally displaced people in Niger now stands at more than...
Sahel: Southern Niger hurt by border closure with Nigeria
Dan Issa, Niger, Oct 23, 2019 (by Boureima Hama) - "Nothing crosses into Nigeria and nothing comes out. It's...
Sahel: Mali President facing unprecedented public backlash
Bamako, Oct 23, 2019 (By Amaury Hauchard and Serge Daniel) - Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has few strong...
Sahel: Bamako mayor arrested for corruption
Bamako, Oct 23, 2019 - Malian police have detained the mayor of capital city Bamako, a high-profile political figure,...
Tunisia: New President Kais Saied takes oath of office
Tunis, Oct 23, 2019 - Tunisia's new President Kais Saied took the oath of office on Wednesday after his surprise...
Libya: Warlord Haftar launches airstrike on Misrata, as rivalry between UAE and Turkey wrecks havoc on Libya
Forces of east-Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar said Friday they launched air strikes on military sites in Misrata, an...
Sahel: Insurgents attack Bam Province in Burkina Faso, kill villagers
Ouagadougou, Oct 21, 2019 - Nine people were killed in northern Burkina Faso late Sunday, in the latest attack in a...
Tunisia: Army kills suspected militant in Kasserine
Tunis, Oct 20, 2019 - An Al-Qaeda leader was killed and another wounded during an anti-terror raid in Tunisia on...
Tunisia: Some policy challenges facing President Kais Saied
Tunis, Oct 16, 2019 - Tunisia's president-elect Kais Saied has won a clear mandate to fight corruption and promote...
Algeria: Regime loses control of the economy, construction sector collapses
French version here- By Arezki Daoud - 10 October 2019: While the Algerian government is working to pass its 2020...
Libya: Warlord Haftar’s warplanes kill at least three children near Tripoli
Tripoli, Oct 14, 2019 - At least three children were killed and eight civilians wounded Monday in an air strike on a...