The GenZ212 protest movement in Morocco, which emerged following the deaths of eight women in an Agadir hospital, has...
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Mauritania and Senegal Report Rift Valley Fever Deaths Amid Regional Outbreak
Health authorities in Mauritania and Senegal are grappling with a new outbreak of Rift Valley Fever (RVF), a...
Morocco’s Youth Rally for Schools, Hospitals and Jobs
On the evening of September 27, 2025, hundreds of young Moroccans dressed in black gathered near Parliament in Rabat...
Libyan journalist Ismail Abuzreiba gets 15 years in prison by illegitimate court linked to warlord Haftar
The UN's mission in Libya has voiced "dismay" at the sentencing of a journalist to 15 years in prison in the country's...
Generalized repression in the Arab world
Repressive Arab regimes are taking advantage of the Covid-19 pandemic to crack down on the opposition, freedom of...
Migration: Dozens die each month on Africa’s migration routes
Thousands of migrants have died after suffering "extreme" abuse while crossing Africa, according to a UN report on...
The seeds of future crises: More troubles for Egypt’s poor
Wandering Cairo's bustling streets, Zeinab was struggling to survive by selling tissues when the coronavirus left her...
Tunisia: More unrest in Southern Tunisia over economic despair
Hundreds of Tunisians demonstrated in the south of the country on Saturday against unemployment and the death of a...
Morocco: Second outbreak of Covid-19 forces shutdown of Tangiers
The city of about a million inhabitants was locked down from Monday at noon local time, with public transport...
Tunisia: The struggle to identify dead migrants
The identity of dozens of migrants who drowned off Tunisia last month might have been lost without a trace, like...
Tunisia: Why the Tataouine region struggles with unrest
Tataouine, Tunisia, June 26, 2020 - In the southernmost Tunisian town of Tataouine, being young often means being...
Tunisia: Activist Tarek Haddad released as government hopes riots in Tataouine subside
Tunis, June 24, 2020 - A protest leader in southern Tunisia was released Wednesday, a lawyer said, four days after his...
Egypt: Despite spike in infections, Egypt allows reopening of some public places, no hookah allowed
Cairo, June 23, 2020 - Egypt will partially reopen cafes, restaurants, places of worship, cinemas and sporting clubs...