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Algeria: Regime’s war against civil society intensifiesF

A court in Algiers dissolved NGO and civil society organization Youth Action Rally (RAJ), causing uproar among opposition parties and rights organizations. The politically motivated court ruling essentially banned an organization that was largely involved in charity...

Sahel: UN and NATO mulling over support to Sahelian armies in combating militant groupsF

NATO is studying options to bolster support for the multinational G5 Sahel force in the troubled three-borders region of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso, where a surge in jihadist violence has cost thousands of lives, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a...

Tunisia: President Saied appoints fellow academic to run governmentF

By Aymen Jamli: Tunisia's president on Wednesday named geologist Najla Bouden as the country's first ever female prime minister-designate, to form a government with limited executive clout after the president seized wide-ranging powers two months ago. The university...

Algeria closes airspace to all Moroccan planesF

By Abdellah Cheballa: Algeria said Wednesday it has closed its airspace to all Moroccan planes due to "provocations and hostile practices" by its neighbour, in the latest dispute between the countries at odds mainly over Western Sahara. The move comes after Algeria...

Defense: US offers more military aid to EgyptF

Sep 15, 2022

President Joe Biden's administration on Wednesday approved most military aid to Egypt for a second straight year...

Tunisia: Cash-strapped Tunisia faces rationing and food shortagesF

Sep 9, 2022

By Habib Haj Salem Cash-strapped Tunisia is facing a dearth of imported foodstuffs from dairy products to coffee,...

Sahel: Region of Talataye in Mali falls in the hands of Islamic State affiliate after bitter fight with Al QaedaF

Sep 7, 2022

Jihadists affiliated to the Islamic State group have seized a town in northern Mali after bitter fighting with local...

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