Guinea’s junta has launched a sweeping crackdown on mining permits, abruptly revoking over 100 licenses for bauxite,...
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Sahel: Russia Reorganizes in Mali: Wagner Withdraws, Africa Corps Moves In
After months of behind-the-scenes talks, Russia has managed to phase out the Wagner Group in Mali and replace it with...
West Africa: Despite Record Oil Production, Senegal Faces Fuel Price Pressure
In Senegal, drivers are feeling the pinch as fuel prices soar to the highest levels in the entire WAEMU region—even...
Morocco neutralizes another terror cell
Rabat, June 3, 2019 - Three suspects accused of belonging to a "terrorist cell" affiliated to the Islamic State group...
Niger Republic facing a Boko Haram onslaught
Comment by Arezki Daoud | 3 June 2019: Niger has now become the focal point of Boko Haram, plunging the Sahel into a...
Sudan army unleashes repression on protesters
June 3, 2019 - Egypt on Monday urged all sides in Sudan to return to the negotiating table as security forces moved...
Algeria cancels 4 July presidential election, a major victory for the Algerian people
By Arezki Daoud: 2 June 2019: The Algerian presidential election scheduled by the regime to take place on 4 July 2019...
Morocco: Mafia fugitive arrested in Tangiers
Rabat, May 30, 2019 - An Italian mafia fugitive wanted for drug trafficking, murder, extortion and other alleged...
Rescues of migrants in the Mediterranean Sea continue
The Italian navy rescued 100 migrants stranded in the Mediterranean on Thursday, as 178 others were taken to the...
Algeria: As Ramadan enters its last week, protesters maintain pressure on government, want radical change
Algiers, May 31, 2019 - Large crowds of Algerians on Friday took to the streets of the capital, where dozens were...
Libya: UN evacuates vulnerable migrants from war-torn Tripoli
Rome, May 30, 2019 - Nearly 150 migrants from East Africa, including 65 minors and 13 babies under one, were rescued...
Morocco: Court adjourns in tourist murder case, suspect admits to crime
Salé, Morocco, May 30, 2019 | By Hamza Mekouar - The alleged leader of a jihadist cell accused of killing two...
Libya hands over suspected Islamic State insurgent to Egypt
Cairo, May 29, 2019 - One of the most-wanted Egyptian militants who was captured in neighbouring Libya last year has...
Egypt: Jazeera journalist kept in Egyptian jail in case of judicial harassment
Cairo, May 29, 2019 - Egyptian prosecutors ordered a journalist working for Qatar's Al Jazeera to remain in detention...
Moroccan lawmakers continue to oppose the Amazigh ethnic rights
An anti-Berber legislative body in Morocco, the Finance and Economic Development Committee in the house of...
Algeria: Victim of judicial harassment, rights activist Kamel Eddine Fekhar dies in hospital
Algerian human rights activist and medical doctor, Dr. Kamel Eddine Fekhar, died on 28 May at a Blida hospital, nearly...
Tunisia: TV owner Nabil Karoui to run for president
Tunis, May 28, 2019 - The controversial founder of a major private television channel in Tunisia has said he will run...
Egypt: Human rights violations and attrocities reported in North Sinai
Beirut, May 28, 2019 - Human Rights Watch (see video below) on Tuesday accused both Egyptian security forces and...
Sahel: Crisis Group suggests provocative idea of dialogue between Mali and insurgents
Dakar, May 28, 2019 - Mali's government should consider "dialogue" with jihadists waging an insurgency in the west...
The Algerian crisis: Army chief General Gaid Salah stalls stability, rejects public call for transition period
Comment by Arezki Daoud: General Gaid Salah, the Algerian military chief who has taken over the leadership of the...
New Sudan ruler visits Egypt’s General Sisi
Cairo, May 25, 2019 (AFP) - The head of Sudan's ruling military council arrived in Cairo Saturday, an airport official...
Libya: Tripoli braces for a long war, Haftar wants no negotiations
May 26, 2019 - Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar, who is leading a military offensive against the UN-recognised...
Egypt unfreezes assets of Habib al-Adly, one of Mubarak’s most ruthless security chiefs
Cairo, May 26, 2019 - Egypt has unfrozen the assets of its Mubarak-era interior minister, who was acquitted on all...
Sahel: Boko Haram kills four soldiers and journalist in Chad
N'Djamena, May 26, 2019 - Four Chadian soldiers and a television reporter were killed when their vehicle hit a mine on...
Algeria: A funny election charade
Comments by Arezki Daoud | 26 May 2019 | The regime in Algeria that is trying to move the country into an unw anted...
Libya: Building of lawmakers opposing warlord Haftar hit by rocket
Tripoli, May 24, 2019 - A hotel complex in the Libyan capital serving as a base for lawmakers opposed to strongman...
Algeria: Despite peaceful nature of the protest movement, police intimidate and seek to escalate tension
Algiers, May 24, 2019 - Algerian police on Friday threw up a tight cordon around a key protest site, arresting dozens...
Tunisia: UN expert held in Tunisia over ‘espionage’ freed on bail: sources
Tunis, May 21, 2019 (AFP) - A United Nations arms expert held in Tunisia since late March on espionage charges was...
Libya: Death toll in battle for Tripoli exceeds 500, no break for civilians in Ramadan
Tripoli, May 21, 2019 (By Imed Lamloum) - Violent clashes raged Tuesday south of Tripoli, marking an uptick in...
Egypt: Regime of General Sisi arrests more rights activists
Cairo, May 17, 2019 - Amnesty International voiced concern Friday of a new crackdown against rights activists in Egypt...
Algeria: Police struggle to control the crowds in new Friday mass protest
Algiers, May 17, 2019 - Thousands of Algerians pushed through police tear gas in the capital Friday, to rally at the...
Libya: Four kidnapped foreign workers in Libya released
May 17, 2019 - Three Filipino civil engineers and a South Korean colleague kidnapped in Libya last July have been...
Sahel: Death toll in ambush on Niger soldiers increases to 28
Update: May 17, 2019 (AFP) - The Islamic State group Thursday claimed an ambush on an army patrol in Niger that killed...
Sahel: Flood in Mali capital Bamako, scores dead
Bamako, May 16, 2019 - Heavy floods claimed 15 lives Thursday in the Malian capital Bamako along with serious...
Egypt: War rages in northeast Egypt, 52 killed in latest clash
Cairo, May 16, 2019 (AFP) - Egypt's army on Thursday said 47 militants and five of its troops were killed as part of...
Libya: Haftar follows Sarraj’s path, visits European leaders
Rome, May 16, 2019 - Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar, who has launched a military offensive against the UN-recognised...
Libya: Migrants in distress rescued off Libyan coast
May 15, 2019 - German charity Sea-Watch reported rescuing 65 migrants in distress off Libya on Wednesday, sparking an...
Tunisia: UN-Tunisia feud over arrest of UN expert for alleged espionage
Tunis, May 16, 2019 - Tunisia on Thursday rejected a United Nations claim that an arms expert arrested in the North...
Algeria: Unemployment riots in oil-rich Adrar
Algiers, May 15, 2019 - At least 24 police officers have been wounded in clashes with protesters rallying against...
Sahel: Another ambush in Niger claims at least 17 soldiers
May 15, 2019 - Gunmen killed 17 Niger soldiers in an ambush near the border with Mali, a security source said...
Libya: More weapons flowing into Libya
May 13, 2019 - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has told the Security Council he is deeply concerned by the...
Sahel: Terror attack on Christian church in Badlo, Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou, May 12, 2019 - Gunmen killed a priest and five parishioners during mass Sunday in an attack on a Catholic...
Tunisia: Government faces domestic pressure as it negotiates free-trade deal with EU
Tunis, May 12, 2019 - Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed said Sunday his government would not sign any free-trade...