Al-Qaeda’s Sahel branch, Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM or GNIM in French) is now emerging as the region’s...
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Syria’s New Ruler Faces Jihadist Rebellion and Internal Strife
Ahmed Al-Charaa, once a top jihadist leader, now rules Syria after toppling Bashar al-Assad. But his grip on power is...
Franco-Algerian Diplomatic Relations in Turmoil
The Franco-Algerian diplomatic relations are going through a turbulent period. The latest signs of discord between...
Egypt military claims it killed two insurgents in Western Desert
Cairo, Feb 2, 2019 (AFP) - Egypt's military said Saturday it had killed eight jihadists in air strikes in the Western...
Egypt: Al Sisi, President for Life
Cairo, Feb 3, 2019 - Egyptian lawmakers on Sunday tabled proposed constitutional changes that would allow President...
Algeria: Mourad Medelci, Constitutional Council Chief and ally of the President, dies of illeness
The president of the Constitutional Council of Algeria, Mourad Medelci, 76, died early on 28 January after battling...
Niger: Boko Haram attacks Boso, kills four
Niamey, Jan 29, 2019 - Boko Haram militants have shot dead at least four people in a town in Niger near the border...
Algeria: Leader of Islamist MSP party to run in presidential poll
Algiers, Jan 26, 2019 (AFP) - Algeria's main Islamist party, the Movement for the Society of Peace, said Saturday it...
Mali: Two peacekeepers killed by mine in Mopti
Bamako, Jan 25, 2019 - Two UN peacekeepers from Sri Lanka died and six wounded in central Mali Friday when their...
Maghreb: Cold and snow claim lives in central and eastern Maghreb
The North Africa Journal - 26 January 2019: A cold snap and floods killed two in Tunisia and two others in Algeria....
Morocco: Man fears for safety after arrested wearing a dress
Rabat, Jan 25, 2019 (AFP) - Chafik Lafrid's life has become a nightmare since footage of his arrest in Marrakesh on...
Algeria: Courts review cases of jailed journalists
The North Africa Journal - 28 January 2019: Algerian courts have ordered the release of two journalists who were...
Algeria: TV producer Youcef Goucem dies after setting himself ablaze
Algiers, Jan 24, 2019 (AFP) - An Algerian television producer died from severe burns Thursday more than two weeks...
Algeria’s presidential election: and now the big circus
The North Africa Journal - January 24, 2019: President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has convened the electoral committee last...
Mali: Ex-Slovakian spy abducted from his Bamako home, Slovakia denies involvement
Bamako, Jan 22, 2019 (AFP) - A former officer with Slovak intelligence service SIS has been abducted from his home in...
Algeria: More discoveries of war-grade weapons in southern provinces, two insurgents killed
The North Africa Journal: Threat and security assessment and tracking company MEA Risk LLC said the Algerian...
Tunisia: Emboldened after big strike, union chief puts pressure on government, threatens another strike
Tunis, Jan 23, 2019 - Tunisia's powerful UGTT trade union confederation, locked in a dispute with the government over...
Libya: More migrant deaths off the coast of Libya
Tripoli, Jan 22, 2019 - Two migrants have died and nearly 500 have been rescued in the past three days off the coast...
Libya militias agree to end clashes south of capital, 16 killed and scores wounded
Tripoli, Jan 21, 2019 - Rival Libyan militias agreed to a new ceasefire Monday aimed at halting nearly a week of...
Libya: UN still looking for more conferences that produce nothing
Commentary by Arezki Daoud: The United Nations and its envoy, Mr. Ghassan Salame have an interesting take on...
Libya: AP photographer Mohamed Ben Khalifa killed in Tripoli clash
Tripoli, Jan 19, 2019 (AFP) - A Libyan photographer who worked for Associated Press news agency was killed Saturday...
Algeria: Unknown retired general Ali Ghediri to run for president
Algiers, Jan 19, 2019 - A retired Algerian general on Saturday became the first candidate to announce a run for...
Libya: More than 100 migrants missing off Libyan coast
Jan 19, 2019 - Scores of migrants were feared missing off the Libyan coast, the IOM said Saturday after the Italian...
Mali: Al-Qaeda claims responsibility for the Aguelhok attack
[email_link] Bamako, Jan 20, 2019 (AFP) - Jihadist gunmen killed 10 Chadian peacekeepers and injured at least 25...
Egypt sinks deeper into dangerous conservatism, jails TV host Gheiti over gay interview
Editor's note- By Arezki Daoud: Egypt is going through a tumultuous period, not just because of the terror attacks...
Algeria: A presidential election without one single candidate
The North Africa Journal - By Arezki Daoud - 18 January 2019: This is the kind of stuff you only see in the Guinness...
Libya: Ten killed in Tripoli clashes
Tripoli, Jan 17, 2019 (AFP) - Two days of clashes between rival militias near Libya's capital Tripoli have left 10...
North Africa & the Sahel: A tough start for the new year
17 January 2019 - By Arezki Daoud - The hope for some stabilization this year in North Africa and the Sahel appears to...
Tunisia: Union launches nationwide strike in the public sector
January 17, 2019: A public sector strike brought Tunisia to a standstill Thursday as workers heeded calls from a...
Sahel: Attack near Mali-Niger border leaves scores dead
Bamako, Jan 16, 2019 - At least 10 people were killed by "terrorists" in northeastern Mali, including members of an...
Libya: Chaos and more deaths in Tripoli
The North Africa Journal with AFP – January 16, 2919: Just as the UN warned against escalating violence in the Libyan...
Sahel: France threatens UN sanctions on Mali amid escalating violence
January 16, 2019 - France on Wednesday threatened to push for more targeted sanctions to be imposed on Mali after...
Egypt: Army says it killed five insurgents in North Sinai
Cairo, Jan 16, 2019 - Egyptian police killed five suspected Islamic militants in North Sinai, where security forces...
Egypt court orders release of mother held over ‘false news’
Cairo, Jan 15, 2019 (AFP) - An Egyptian court on Tuesday ordered the release of a woman accused of spreading "false...
Tunisia court sentences Jihadists to death over killing of soldiers in 2015
Tunis, Jan 12, 2019 (AFP) - A Tunisian court has sentenced 41 jihadists to death over an attack that killed 15...
Chad: Fighting over gold in Chad near Libya leaves dozens dead
N'Djamena, Jan 13, 2019 - Fighting between Chadian and Sudanese rebels at a remote goldmine in northern Chad has left...
Libya to boycott Arab summit over attacks on flag
Tripoli, Jan 14, 2019 - Libya's internationally recognised government said Monday it will boycott an Arab economic...
Tunisia’s president sued for abuse of power
Tunis, Jan 15, 2019 - Anti-corruption campaigners have filed a lawsuit accusing Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi...
Egypt deports second German alleged ‘jihadist’
Berlin, Jan 14, 2019 (AFP) - Egypt has deported the second of two young German men who were arrested last month as...
Chad’s president sacks two ministers likely over oil field licensing deal
N'Djamena, Jan 11, 2019 (AFP) - Chadian President Idriss Deby Itno has sacked two members of his cabinet, including...
Nigeria: Despite dismal performance, President Buhari thinks he will be reelected
Abuja, Jan 10, 2019 - Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday said he was confident of winning a second term...
Egypt arrests two Germans suspected to be joining Islamic State
Cairo, Jan 11, 2019 - Egypt has arrested two German nationals on suspicion they tried to join an Islamic State group...
Profile: Ahmed Douma, Egyptian Political Activist and Blogger
A leading figure in Egypt's 2011 revolution was handed 15 years in prison on Wednesday after a retrial, a judicial...