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Algeria’s 2026 Budget Plan: Spending Rises with Emphasis on Salaries, Subsidies, and Investment
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Tunisian SMEs Warn of Economic Paralysis Over 20% Bank Guarantee Rule
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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
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
Libya: Fearing an influx of immigrants, Italy renews deal with Libya to block migrants at source
Sahel: Insurgents attack police station in Burkina Faso, kill officer
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
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
Libya: After a two month-closure, Mitiga airport to reopen
Sahel: Almost half million people displaced in Niger
Sahel: Southern Niger hurt by border closure with Nigeria
Sahel: Mali President facing unprecedented public backlash
Sahel: Bamako mayor arrested for corruption
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
Sahel: Insurgents attack Bam Province in Burkina Faso, kill villagers
Tunisia: Army kills suspected militant in Kasserine
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...
Morocco: Amnesty accuses Morocco of using spyware on rights activists
London, Oct 10, 2019 - Two rights activists in Morocco have been targeted by surveillance technology developed by an...
Tunisia: Presidential candidate Nabil Karoui released from prison, campaign to intensify
Tunis, Oct 10, 2019 - Tunisian presidential hopeful Nabil Karoui said Thursday he will "wage battle and win" a...
Algeria: All-out repression as military regime seeks to impose unpopular status quo
Algiers, Oct 8, 2019 - Algerian police Tuesday prevented a weekly protest by students in the capital for the first...
Sahel: Conflict with Jihadists expands to southwest Niger
Niamey, Oct 7, 2019 - Two soldiers were killed and five others wounded in a "terrorist" attack in southwest Niger, a...
Tunisia: Negotiations to form new government underway after election failed to produce single winning party
Tunis, Oct 7, 2019 (AFP) - Tunisia's parliamentary elections held on Sunday appear to have failed to forge a clear...
Sahel: Prison uprising in Chad, one killed
N'Djamena, Oct 7, 2019 (AFP) - At least one inmate was killed and another 11 wounded on Monday in a prison uprising in...
Algeria: Regime finds no helper, unable to replace PM Bedoui
The Algerian military command and its civilian allies (the regime) are reported to be unable to find a prime minister...
Sahel: Mali president Boubacar Keita dismisses coup speculation
Bamako, Oct 6, 2019 - Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita on Sunday rejected as speculation talk of a military...
Tunisia: Legislative elections underway
Tunis, Oct 6, 2019 (By Caroline Nelly Perrot) - Tunisians go to the polls Sunday for the third parliamentary polls of...
Egypt: Tension escalates with Ethiopia over Nile dam
Cairo, Oct 6, 2019 - Egypt has urged international mediation over what it called "deadlock" in talks in Sudan over a...
Western Sahara: The forgotten conflict that is likely to perdure
United Nations, United States, Oct 3, 2019 (AFP) - UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said he hopes to maintain the...