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Drought is pushing North African economies to the brink and to social unrest
Drought is wreaking havoc on North Africa’s water supply and on its agriculture. All countries in the region are...
Egypt: After wishing each other a happy new year, Egyptians see price hikes that will make 2024 not such a happy year
Bread has always been a source of concern for rulers and leaders. When their prices increase, watch out for the public...
Morocco: Tough times for migrants in Morocco
Fnideq, Morocco, Feb 7, 2020 (Hamza Mekouar) - Mustapha left his home in Guinea two years ago to make the arduous...
Morocco: Rights groups urge Morocco to free people jailed for their political opinion
Rabat, Feb 5, 2020 - Human rights groups called Wednesday for the release of at least 10 Moroccan citizens arrested...
Maghreb rulers feeling a bit generous this week
At least two rulers in North Africa felt a bit generous this week. In Morocco, King Mohammed issued an order to free...
Immigration: Gang arrested in Spain for illegal smuggling of migrants
Madrid, Feb 3, 2020 - Spanish police on Monday said they had arrested 26 suspected smugglers who brought more than 900...
Immigration: Spain faces spike in migrant arrivals
Madrid, Feb 4, 2020 - The number of migrants reaching the Canaries soared last month to 18 times the level of a year...
Algeria: Bus accident in Souk Ahras kills seven people
At least seven people were killed and 25 injured on Tuesday in Algeria's second bus crash in a fortnight, a day after...
Libya: Factory fire in Tripoli kills four
Algeria intensifies harassment of religious minorities
After a two month lull, following heavy criticism on the forced closure of Christian churches in the Kabylie region,...
How UAE security firm deceives jobless Sudanese and sends them to fight in Libya
Khartoum, Jan 28, 2020 - Dozens of Sudanese protested Tuesday in Khartoum, alleging that their relatives had been...
With large Chinese community in the continent, Africa seeks to prevent spread of coronavirus
Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, Jan 29, 2020 - African states, including the continent's biggest economy Nigeria, on...
Sahel: Nearly 300 children killed or maimed in Mali conflict in 2019
Dakar, Jan 28, 2020 - Hundreds of children in the Sahel were killed, maimed or forcibly separated from their parents...
Immigration: Hundreds of migrants rescued at sea to disembark in Italy
Rome, Jan 28, 2020 (AFP) - More than 400 migrants pulled from the sea in recent days will be allowed to disembark in...
Mauritania: Authorities arrest men over homosexuality
Nouakchott, Jan 28, 2020 - Prosecutors in the Mauritania, where homosexuality is outlawed, have detained and charged...
Algeria: Fighter jet crashes in Oum El Bouaghi during training
Algiers, Jan 28, 2020 - An Algerian fighter jet has crashed on a night training exercise in the east of the North...
Algeria: Unrest in El Oued after deadly accident in Still
Tunisia: Journalist and rights activist Lina Ben M’henni dies at 36
Tunis, Jan 27, 2020 - Acclaimed Tunisian blogger Lina Ben Mhenni, who chronicled the popular uprising that toppled...
Egypt: Universities to ban niqab for female staff
Cairo, Jan 27, 2020 - A top Egyptian court has ruled in favour of banning female academic staff at Cairo University...
Political crisis took center-stage in Algeria’s 2019 security profile, says MEA Risk LLC
In a note addressed to its clients, advisory firm MEA Risk LLC said the apparent easing in political tension in...
Libya: the collapsing public health system in Tripoli
Tripoli, Jan 22, 2020 - By Jihad Dhorgham: "The pressure was unbearable," said doctor Mohamad al-Rajehi, recalling a...
Sahel: France takes more steps toward conflict escalation in the Sahel
Opinion by Arezki Daoud: (you can also listen the opinion by clicking on the audio player above) | France's hawks,...
Sahel: Teachers in Mali on strike over pay
Bamako, Jan 21, 2020 - Teachers in Mali declared a strike over a pay dispute Tuesday with the government threatening...
Tunisia: Court Officers to launch nationwide strike on 4 February
Egypt: Court shows unusual defiance to Sisi regime
Cairo, Jan 21, 2020 - An Egyptian court has ordered the country's interior minister to reveal the whereabouts of a...
Sahel: Boko Haram kills more civilians in western Chad
N'Djamena, Jan 20, 2020 - Nine civilians died in western Chad after a female suicide bomber detonated her explosives...
Morocco: Rights group accuses Morocco of holding Belgian-Moroccan in inhuman conditions
Rabat, Jan 17, 2020 - Human Rights Watch on Friday accused Morocco of holding a dual Belgian-Moroccan citizen in...
Sahel: New wave of population displacement in Niger amid rising terrorism
Niamey, Jan 19, 2020 - Nearly 7,000 people have fled the region in western Niger where jihadist fighters killed 89...
Algeria: Dozen killed in bus collision in Biskra
Algiers, Jan 19, 2020 - Twelve people were killed and another 46 injured when two buses collided early Sunday in...
Egypt: More pressure on Sisi over death of US citizen in Egyptian prison
Berlin, Jan 19, 2020 - Secretary of State Mike Pompeo expressed US "outrage" in a meeting Sunday with Egyptian...
Libya: Increase of migrant departures from Libya, Europe returns them
Geneva, Jan 14, 2020 - Heavy clashes have spurred a growing exodus of migrants from Libya, but nearly 1,000...
Sahel: Niger accuses Sudanese asylum seekers of burning refugee camp
Niamey, Jan 6, 2020 - Niger police have arrested more than 300 Sudanese asylum seekers after accusing them of burning...
Libya: More than 300 migrants died in Med crossing from Libya in 2019
Sahel: Mystery about disappearance of civilians in Mali
Bamako, Dec 30, 2019 - Malian authorities and the United Nations have opened investigations into the alleged...
Algeria frees prominent war veteran Lakhdar Bouregaa
Algiers, Jan 2, 2020 (AFP) - Algeria released on Thursday well-known independence war veteran Lakhdar Bouregaa, who...
Algeria: While new Prime Minister speaks of restoring “confidence,” regime continues to repress
Algiers, Dec 27, 2019 - The director of an Algerian internet radio station has been placed in pre-trial detention...
Egypt: Bus accidents kill 28 people in Egypt
Cairo, Dec 28, 2019- At least 28 people including textile workers and several Asian tourists were killed Saturday in...
Moroccan regime confirms its zero tolerance to free speech
Rabat, Dec 26, 2019 - A Moroccan YouTuber (see photo) was sentenced Thursday to four years in prison for "insulting...
The cost of a civil war, tens of thousands of Libyans flee their homes
Tripoli, Dec 27, 2019 (By Nawas Al-Darraji) - Layla Mohammed barely had time to gather her children's belongings...
Algeria: Ongoing rallies expose failure of the Algerian regime’s election drive
Hundreds of thousands of people, including large numbers of students demonstrated on Tuesday, Dec.10 in Algiers and...
Egyptian opponent abroad, Mohamed Ali, sentenced by Sisi court to jail in absentia
Cairo, Dec 10, 2019 - A self-exiled Egyptian businessman and dissident who has accused President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi...
Human Rights Watch decries the violence of the Algerian government
Algerian authorities are cracking down on the protest movement known as “the Hirak,” which opposes holding the...