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Sahel: Russia Replaces Wagner in Mali Under Pressure from Algeria, Touaregs Brace
As Wagner withdraws from Mali, Russia is not stepping away, but it’s reshaping its presence there. Under quiet...
Mauritania: Ex-President Verdict Puts Mauritania’s Legal System Under Spotlight
Mauritania’s high-profile corruption trial of former President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz has sparked a bigger...
Mali: French forces say they hit alleged Jihadis in Mopti
Paris, Feb 25, 2019 - French warplanes struck a group of jihadists in central Mali over the weekend, killing or...
Algeria: With Bouteflika assured to win, his Prime Minister tells protesters the “ballot box will decide”
Algiers, Feb 25, 2019 - Algeria's prime minister on Monday insisted voters would determine if ailing President...
Egypt: Canadian national held in custody in Egypt on unknown charges
Feb 24, 2019 - A Canadian citizen has been arrested in Egypt, his family has told public news network CBC, asking that...
Egypt: Opposition party members arrested by Sisi regime
Cairo, Feb 23, 2019 - An Egyptian opposition party founded by Nobel laureate Mohamed El Baradei denounced Saturday a...
Algeria: Police use teargas to stop anti-Bouteflika protester in the capital
Algiers, Feb 22, 2019 - Clashes broke out in the Algerian capital Friday between security forces and demonstrators...
Libya: Growing ethnic conflict in southern Libya as Haftar’s army reaches Oubari
Oubari, Libya, Feb 22, 2019 (AFP) - In the southern Libyan city of Oubari, shops are shuttered and tension is...
France says it killed al-Qaeda Maghreb commander Abu Hamame
Feb 22, 2019 - French armed forces have killed a top jihadist leader in an air and ground ambush in Mali, the...
Libya: Murzuk’s security chief murdered
Feb 21, 2019 - Armed men have murdered a security official in southern Libya, the UN-backed government said Thursday,...
Algeria: Fighter jet crashes during routine exercise, two crew killed
Feb 21, 2019 - An Algerian fighter jet has crashed during an overnight training exercise, killing its two crew...
Egypt: Executions by hanging continue this week
Cairo, Feb 20, 2019 - Egypt hanged nine men on Wednesday for the 2015 assassination of the prosecutor general,...
Morocco: Public school teachers lament fixed-term contracts, face antiriot police in violent Rabat protest
Rabat, Feb 20, 2019 - Moroccan security forces Wednesday fired water cannon at public school teachers demonstrating in...
Sahel: Security forces free Mali official from jihadists
Bamako, Feb 20, 2019 (AFP) - A senior government official and a journalist abducted by suspected jihadists in Mali...
Egypt: Terror attack in Cairo kills three policemen
Cairo, Feb 19, 2019 - A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device in the heart of ancient Islamic Cairo, killing...
Algeria: More protests against Bouteflika’s run for fifth term ($)
The North Africa Journal - February 19, 2019: An increasing number of Algerians are pushing back against a fifth...
Algeria: Security chiefs issue threats against opposition, get blatantly involved in politics ($)
The North Africa Journal: February 19, 2019: “Enemies from within, ungrateful and those who feed on daydreams and...
Tunisian oil workers kidnapped in Libya freed
Tripoli, Feb 17, 2019 - Fourteen Tunisian oil workers kidnapped in Libya were freed Sunday night after three days in...
Libya: US hits al-Qaeda position near Ubari
Feb 14, 2019 - The US carried out an air strike against Islamist group Al-Qaeda in southern Libya on Wednesday night,...
Egypt escalates executions by hanging
Feb 13, 2019 - Three prisoners convicted of killing a police officer were hanged in Egypt on Wednesday, bringing to...
Niger: Suspected Jihadis strike in southwest Niger, kill three
Feb 13, 2019 - Two policemen and a civilian were killed on Wednesday in a village in remote southwestern Niger, a...
Algeria: National security boss fired
Algiers, Feb 13, 2019 - President Abdelaziz Bouteflika sacked Algeria's police chief on Wednesday, the interior...
Tunisia accused of dragging its feet in repatriating Tunisian children living in foreign refugee camps
Tunis, Feb 12, 2019 - Officials in Tunisia have been "dragging their feet" on efforts to repatriate Tunisian children...
Morocco: Police arrest three foreign nationals suspected to have links to Islamic State
Rabat, Feb 12, 2019 - Moroccan authorities said Tuesday they had arrested three French nationals suspected of links to...
European Parliamant adopts EU-Morocco fishing agreement, angering Polisario Front
Strasbourg, France, Feb 12, 2019 (AFP) - The European Parliament on Tuesday adopted a new fishing agreement with...
Libya: New offensive of self-proclaimed Marshal Haftar further destabilizes southern regions
Libya, Feb 7, 2019 - A military push in southern Libya which strongman Khalifa Haftar says is aimed at rooting out...
Mali: The rise of Wahhabism in Mali
Bamako, Feb 10, 2019 - Mali's chief Muslim leaders on Sunday called for the resignation of Prime Minister Soumeylou...
Algeria: Bouteflika allegedly confirms he will run, opposition calls it “irresponsible”
Ailing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika declared he will seek a fifth term in April elections in a message published by...
Algerians brace for a ‘President for Life’
Algiers, Feb 10, 2019 - Algeria's ailing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika is to seek a fifth term in April elections,...
Libya: As lawlessness and abuse on migrants spike, thousands left Libya voluntarily last year
Tripoli, Feb 6, 2019 (AFP) - More than 16,000 migrants returned home from conflict-wracked Libya in 2018 under a...
Tunisia: Teachers protest after months on strike
Tunis, Feb 6, 2019 - Thousands of Tunisian teachers took to the capital's streets Wednesday to demand bonuses and...
Sahel: French fighter jets hit rebels entering Chad from Libya
Paris, Feb 6, 2019 (AFP) - French warplanes have carried out fresh attacks against an armed convoy which crossed into...
Libya: Haftar forces enter al-Sharara oil fiel
Libya, Feb 6, 2019 (AFP) - A force led by Libyan military strongman Khalifa Haftar, engaged in an offensive in...
Burkina Faso: Jihadi attack on Yatenga, near Mali, leaves 14 people dead
Ouagadougou, Feb 4, 2019 - Fourteen civilians were killed in a jihadist attack in northern Burkina Faso near the Mali...
Niger: US military to help Niger confront Boko Haram incursions and attacks
Niamey, Feb 4, 2019 - The United States turned over a communications and operations centre to the Niger army on Monday...
Sahel: Burkina Faso braces for more attacks on mines, asks industry to up security posture
Ouagadougou, Feb 1, 2019 - Authorities in Burkina Faso told mining companies on Friday to toughen up "anti-jihadist"...
Libya-based Chadian rebels cross border to Chad, get bombed by French Air Force
Paris, Feb 4, 2019 - French warplanes on Sunday struck twice to halt an armed group that crossed into northern Chad...
Morocco: Swine flu outbreak kills nine in Morocco
Rabat, Feb 2, 2019 (AFP) - An outbreak of swine flu in Morocco has left nine people dead in the past week, the...
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...