This month of June 2024, the Egyptian population reached the record number 106.4 million people. Egyptians added...
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Algeria: Beware of forgery. New law seeks to reduce fraud and white collar crime
(Photo: Magistrates at the Court of Auditors) - Algeria must have some serious problems with official document...
Morocco: Price of butane gas to increase by 25% in April
(Photo: Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch) Morocco will stop subsidizing butane gas in 2026, but prices will begin to...
War in Gaza forces former Middle East foes to seek reconciliation
By Mondafrique: The war in Gaza is forcing feuding States in the Middle East and in the Gulf to seek the path of...
Mali junta ends Algiers Agreement
The ruling junta in Mali announced, on Thursday 25 January, the "end, with immediate effect", of the Algiers agreement...
Trade: Israel-Morocco trade takes a hit amid extreme instability in the Middle East
Last year, Morocco and Israel have had a strong run on their bilateral trade, as the two countries put into effect the...
Sahel: Russia to experience boost of its influence in the Sahel
By Arezki Daoud: Russia’s influence in the Sahel is about to expand further with more cooperation deals announced by...
Sahel: Qatar helps dissipate diplomatic tensions between Mali and Algeria
The North Africa Journal - Qatar has demonstrated its diplomatic skills in the Middle East crisis but it has also been...
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...
Libya: The king is dead, long live the king
Opinion by Arezki Daoud: Pardon me if I am not convinced that Libya's eastern leaders have any interest in the rule...
Sahel: Mauritania sends ex-president Ould Abdelaziz to prison for corruption
A court in Mauritania's capital Nouakchott on Monday sentenced former president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz to five years...
Mali: The taking of Kidal: Why the town in north Mali is so important
Mali's army has retaken the town of Kidal from Tuareg-dominated rebels. Here we look at the significance of the place...
Mali: Southern Malians celebrate army’s taking of northern city of Kidal
Jubilant Malians have taken to the streets and the ruling junta issued triumphant statements saying the military's...
Libya: Companies flock to Benghazi for reconstruction projects
More than 260 Libyan and international companies on Wednesday attended a forum in Benghazi organised by the country's...
Mali: UN withdraws troops adding more instability to the region
UN peacekeepers in Mali announced Monday their pullout has started from two camps in the tense Kidal region, opening a...
Algeria fires CEO of energy giant Sonatrach
Corruption and Politics: By Arezki Daoud: Oil company Sonatrach is once again going through turmoil. This week, CEO...
Egypt: Sisi wants to be reelected ASAP, before switch to flexible exchange rate that could exacerbate social tensions
Egypt will hold a presidential vote on December 10-12, the election authority said Monday, with the winner to be...
Sahel: French President makes pragmatic decision to step away from Niger
French withdrawals from Africa After Mali, Burkina Faso and the Central African Republic, France is being forced to...
Niger and ECOWAS: The cost of collective punishment
Lines of hundreds of trucks stretch back many kilometres close to Benin's northern border with Niger, their cargo...
Libya: Unrest in Derna
By Amanda Mouawad: Hundreds of protesters rallied in Libya's disaster-hit Derna on Monday, accusing the authorities of...
Morocco’s quake: the unbearable loss of the villagers of Moulay Brahim
By Kaouthar Oudrhiri: Lahcen sits in the corner of the village dispensary in Moulay Brahim in Morocco's High Atlas...
Leaders of Francophone Africa gripped by fear, strengthen their own security
By Arezki Daoud: Leaders of Francophone Africa are in state of panic following a series of coups that toppled their...
How Sudan is imploding
War and hunger threaten to "consume" all of Sudan, where hundreds of thousands of malnourished children are at risk of...
Egypt releases political activist Ahmed Douma
Egyptian activist Ahmed Douma, a leading figure in the country's 2011 uprising who has spent the past decade behind...
Sahel: Mali government troops and their Wagner allies are now attacking the ethnic Touaregs
By Arezki Daoud: As I have been saying for a while, the Malian junta is leveraging its honeymoon period with Russia's...
Niger: Toppled president said to be “fine, given the situation”
Niger's detained president was seen by his doctor on Saturday, his entourage said, amid mounting concern for his...
Niger military junta accuses France of plotting counter-coup
By Boureima Hama: Niger's new junta on Monday accused France of seeking to "intervene militarily" to reinstate deposed...
Niger: Army sides with presidential guard in ousting president Bezoum
Niger's armed forces chief on Thursday declared his support for troops who announced they had seized power, despite a...
Tunisia: Panic in Europe over Tunisia’s potential economic collapse
By Francoise Kadri: Western nations fear an economic collapse in Tunisia could trigger even greater migrant flows to...
Mali: Ethnic Tuaregs brace for attacks from army and Russian mercenaries ($)
By Arezki Daoud: The departure of the French forces and the forthcoming exit from Mali of the UN peacekeeping mission...
Tunisia and EU negotiate anti-migration strategy ($)
By Arezki Daoud: The European Union wants Tunisia to do more to stem the influx of undocumented migrants into Europe....
Israel’s settlement expansion plan in West Bank threatens Abrahamic Accords, puts Arab regimes on the defensive
The United States has been working hard toward a diplomatic rapprochement between Israel and Saudi Arabia. But the...
UN peacekeeping missions in Africa at a crossroads
By Amélie Bottollier-Depois: When Mali recently called for a UN peacekeeping force to depart the country "without...
Migrations: Spike in sea crossing incidents shines spotlight on Moroccan and Spanish governments’ inability to manage the crisis
By Valentin Bontemps: Activists on Friday criticised Madrid and Rabat for failing to act faster to help migrants...
Sahel: More trouble in Mali as Touareg groups in north are up in arms over recent junta actions
Armed groups that signed a landmark peace accord in insurgency-hit Mali have alleged widespread fraud during voting in...
Mali rulers pushing for a breakup with UN, accusing it of spying
Mali's ruling junta has asked prosecutors to probe the UN's peacekeeping mission for "espionage" following a report...
Reports of Morocco getting Chinese drones amid rising feud with Algeria ($)
Media sources say Moroccan soldiers have recently undergone training in China on the use of new generation drones, the...
Niger adopting traditional conflict resolution methods to end communal conflicts
By Boureima Hama: Traditional chiefs, officials, human rights activists and NGOs have been criss-crossing the vast...
Mali junta wants people to vote for new constitution to enable power grab
Malians go to the polls on Sunday to pass judgment on the governing junta's constitution, which has fueled speculation...
Libya: UN wants to secure elections in Libya, to put pressure on rival groups
The United Nations said Thursday it would work towards helping Libya's rival factions agree on contested points...
Egyptian policeman clashes with Israeli soldiers, kills three
Three Israeli soldiers and a member of Egypt's security forces were killed Saturday in a rare exchange of fire near...
Sahel: Herders and farmers in south Chad continue to clash, more deaths reported
Clashes between herders and farmers have killed at least 10 people in southern Chad, a region regularly troubled by...