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...
Sahel: Russian mercenaries of the Wagner Group take over base left by French military in Mali
Russian mercenaries arrived in the Malian town of Menaka on Wednesday just days after France's military pullout from...
Sahel: Chaos and killings accelerate in Mali
UN report highlights the brutality of Mali’s army Civilian deaths and rights abuses by Malian soldiers surged in the...
Energy: Morocco convinces Nigeria to move forward with gas pipeline to Europe
Nigeria's government has directed its state-run oil company NNPC to implement a deal on a gas pipeline to Europe...
Global food market to worsen with France experiencing dry periods
By Maxime Mamet with Adam Plowright in Paris French farmer Robin Lachaux is worried about his wheat. In normal years,...
From spikes in food prices to canceled flights, Russia’s war on Ukraine is hitting Africa hard
By Patrick Markey and Joel Olatunde Agoi From airlines in Nigeria to shoppers in Malawi, Africans are feeling the...
Tunisia: Struggling to make ends meet, Tunisians show no interest in presidential poll
By Kaouther Larbi Tunisian President Kais Saied, who last year grabbed power in what critics labelled a coup, has now...
Libya: Political impasse as rival authority in east insists on PM Dbeibah departure
War-torn Libya's parliament rejects any "interference" in its work, its speaker told the UN envoy on Monday after she...
Libya: Another promise from Libya: legislative elections in five months
Libya's interim prime minister Abdelhamid Dbeibah reaffirmed Monday that he will only cede power to an elected...
Libya: Concerts and fireworks planned in Libya to celebrate 11th anniversary of Kaddafi’s fall
By Hamza Mekouar Libyans on Thursday mark 11 years since the revolt that toppled dictator Moamer Kadhafi, but the...
Sahel: Belgium is no longer sending troops to Mali
Belgium has for now ruled out deploying a contingent of some 250 troops to Mali, the Belgian defence minister's office...
Libya now has two prime ministers: expect fresh violence ahead
Libya since Kadhafi: a decade of civil war and chaos With Libya now having two rival prime ministers, this is a...
Sahel: How to destroy a nation: ordinary Malians speak of their horrific life
By Amaury Hauchard Some are men of arms, who have taken up a gun out of need or for a cause. Others are just ordinary...
Tunisia: Growing fear that Tunisia may be sliding towards autocracy
Opponents of Tunisian President Kais Saied have condemned his "illegal" decision to dissolve the country's top...
Tunisia’s president continues to degrade government, dissolves judicial watchdog
By Aymen Jamli and Francoise Kadri Tunisian President Kais Saied on Sunday dissolved a top independent judicial...
Energy: Morocco secures gas supply from Spain
Spain on Thursday said it would help Morocco ensure its energy security by allowing it to transport supplies through...
Tunisia: Rights abuses of the Ben Ali era return as normal practice in today’s Tunisia
Photo: Noureddine Bhiri The United Nations on Tuesday expressed concern over human rights abuses in Tuesday and...
Sahel: Political impasse in Mali as opposition groups and junta disagree on transition details
A major coalition of Malian political parties on Sunday rejected the military-dominated government's plan for a...
Sahel: Disasters hit Niger hard
By Boureima Hama Few countries in the world struggle with as many burdens as Niger. The arid Sahel state is the...
Mali: How insurgents are in total control in the north of the country
By Amaury Hauchard Security forces in the Menaka region of northeastern Mali are struggling with a kaleidoscope of...
Western Sahara: Biden administration confirms its support of Morocco’s roadmap on Western Sahara
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken offered praise Monday for Morocco's proposal on Western Sahara, marking fresh...
Libya: More voices call for rejection of Seif al Islam Kadhafi’s presidential bid
Elders from several cities called for a boycott of presidential elections and protesters shut voting stations in...
Libya: The resurrected old demons: Seif al-Islam Kadhafi to run for president
Seif al-Islam Kadhafi: Profile of a criminal who wants to be president Seif al-Islam, the son of slain Libyan dictator...
Algeria: Series of audits unveils dismal practices and secrecy in public fund management
Operating outside of the democratic principals and without any legitimacy, the various regimes that governed Algeria...
North Africa’s skilled workers looking to leave their countries in droves
Subscriber access: Algeria is experiencing a mass exodus of medical doctors and other skilled professionals,...
Egypt’s repressive regime wants to punish rights advocate over single tweet
An Egyptian court is to issue a verdict on November 29 in the case of Hossam Bahgat, one of the country's most...
Elusive peace: Libyan militias damage only functioning oil refinery during violent clash
Libya's only operational oil refinery was "severely" damaged after gunmen battled for three hours around the complex,...
Algeria: Regime’s war against civil society intensifies
A court in Algiers dissolved NGO and civil society organization Youth Action Rally (RAJ), causing uproar among...
Sahel: UN and NATO mulling over support to Sahelian armies in combating militant groups
NATO is studying options to bolster support for the multinational G5 Sahel force in the troubled three-borders region...
Tunisia: President Saied appoints fellow academic to run government
By Aymen Jamli: Tunisia's president on Wednesday named geologist Najla Bouden as the country's first ever female prime...
Algeria closes airspace to all Moroccan planes
By Abdellah Cheballa: Algeria said Wednesday it has closed its airspace to all Moroccan planes due to "provocations...
Libya: Violence reignites in Libya amid slow political progress
Two Libyan army units used heavy artillery in an exchange of fire overnight centring on a barracks in a densely...
Algeria cuts ties with Morocco after months of diplomatic turmoil
Morocco says Algeria's cutting of diplomatic ties 'unjustified' Morocco's foreign ministry said Tuesday that Algeria's...
Algeria and Morocco squabble again, relations set to deteriorate further
A long history of distrust and wasted time Algeria is to review its relations with Morocco, accusing it of involvement...
International: Chaos in Lebanon
By Ibrahim Chalhoub with Hashem Osseiran in Beirut: A fuel tank explosion in Lebanon killed 28 people and injured 80...
Libya: Strong disagreements over December elections in Libya
A day of UN-led talks between delegates from war-torn Libya failed to reach agreement on a constitutional framework to...
Egyptian military accused of committing extra-judicial killings
Amnesty International called Thursday for an investigation after it said an Egyptian army video apparently showed...
Tunisian police arrest more parliamentarians critical to the president
Tunisian security forces have arrested two MPs from an Islamist party opposed to a power grab by President Kais Saied,...
Tunisia: Islamist party Ennahda calls for new legislative and presidential elections
By Kaouther Larbi: Opponents of Tunisia's President Kais Saied, who sparked a crisis by ousting the premier and...
Tunisia: Political crisis intensifies as President suspends parliament and dismisses Prime Minister
Islamist ruling party slams president's decision to suspend parliament as 'state coup' Tunisia's ruling party, the...
Tunisian government in crisis amid exploding Covid-19 cases
Tunisia's government stumbled deeper into crisis on Wednesday over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic, after...