Mali's army has retaken the town of Kidal from Tuareg-dominated rebels. Here we look at the significance of the place...
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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...
Morocco uses threat of migrants to force Spain to change its position on the Western Sahara conflict
Morocco-Spain relations facing new challenges as Morocco focuses solely on Western Sahara politics By Hazel Ward,...
Sahel: The extraordinary end of a reign: Day after he was proclaimed president of Chad, Deby allegedly dies in battle
Deby replaces Deby: what a surprise! A four-star general who is a son of Chad's slain president Idriss Deby Itno will...
MENA region more vulnerable to Covid-19 with the start of Ramadan
The World Health Organization expressed concern Wednesday that the Covid-19 pandemic could worsen in the Middle East...
Sahel: Mass killings continue, another deadly week in Mali and Niger
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Repression: How the Egyptian army destroyed the Sinai in the name of the “war on terror”
Egyptian troops have demolished more than 12,300 buildings in the Sinai Peninsula since 2013 in a campaign of forced...
Tunisia: State companies on the brink of collapse
By Aymen Jamli - Tunisia's state-owned firms are in dire straits, facing a perfect storm of debt, mismanagement, the...
Algeria’s anti-regime Hirak movement is back
Thousands of anti-government protesters took to the streets across Algeria on Friday, as the "Hirak" pro-democracy...
Algerians take back their streets, reaffirm illegitimacy of Tebboune regime
By Abdelhafid Daamache - Thousands marched in Algeria's capital and other cities Monday to mark the second...
Algeria’s president announces upcoming release of political prisoners, early elections
By Amal Belalloufi and Philippe Agret - Algerian President Abdelmadjid declared pardons for jailed anti-government...
Morocco: Uproar in Morocco as death toll in textile flooded workshop rises to 28
By Hicham Rafih - Authorities in Morocco faced mounting questions and calls for accountability Wednesday, two days...
The Amazigh people of Libya struggling for recognition
Amid increasing violence between two rival factions, the country’s biggest indigenous people get set for an uncertain...
Sahel: Bad governance, terrorism and foreign meddling cause displacement of two million people in the Sahel
More than two million people have been forced to flee their homes within their own countries' borders owing to...
Egypt: Decade after anti-regime protests, General Sisi neutralized opposition, killed democracy
The Muslim Brotherhood's existential fight: can it manage a comeback? The Arab Spring a decade ago gave Egypt's Muslim...
Tunisia: Street riots continue for fourth night in Tunisia
Tunisia braced for further protests Tuesday after hundreds were arrested in four nights of street clashes between riot...
Tunisia: Economic and social despair fuel unrest in Tunisia
Tunisia has seen a new wave of street clashes since the North African country marked the 10th anniversary of its...
Tunisia: Chaos and unrest in several cities, troops deployed
Tunisian authorities said Monday they had arrested more than 600 people and deployed troops after a third consecutive...
Turkey’s growing influence in the Maghreb, from drones to soap operas
By Hamza Mekouar: Turkey is boosting its influence across North Africa, analysts say, intervening militarily in...
Sahel: Massacre in west Niger, hundred killed in ‘terror’ attacks
"Terrorists" killed around 100 people in two villages in western Niger, the latest in a string of civilian massacres...
Tunisia: Gulf monarchies are not ripping apart just Libya, they are now focused on Tunisia via their local proxies ($)
How Ennahdha chief Ghannouchi sides with Qatar and Abir Moussi is the UAE's darling in Tunisia. In Tunisia, two...
How Arab people’s efforts to bring democracy are undermined by online fake news
The incompetent Arab regimes: Opinion by Arezki Daoud Arab governments have perfected the science of fake news and...
In North Africa, hospitals are in a state of war
Covid assaults the MENA region Iran, Jordan and Morocco have recorded thousands of new Covid-19 infections in recent...
The Western Sahara conflict reignites
For three decades, a UN-monitored ceasefire has kept a fragile peace in the disputed Western Sahara. Now a row over a...
Tensions escalate in the Western Sahara: Morocco and Polisario brace for confrontation
Polisario Front declares end of truce The pro-independence Polisario Front declared a three-decade-old ceasefire in...
Tunisia’s problem with its radicalized youth
The killing of three people at a church in France has focused attention on extremism in the suspected attacker's...
Algeria: Failed referendum with another doctored election
Algerians approved a revised version of the North African country's constitution with two thirds of votes cast, the...
Sahel: UN chief signals potential for dialogue with insurgents in the Sahel, but Paris won’t allow it
Editor's commentary by Arezki Daoud: France won’t let it happen Perhaps this is another opportunity for the world and...
Libya: Hopes for resolution of Libya crisis as rivals to meet and oil production resumes
Libya's state oil firm gave the green light Sunday for production to resume at a major oil field, as the UN announced...
Egypt: With their rulers sowing the seeds of misery, Egyptians brave the seas to flee to Europe
Thousands of desperate migrants bound for Europe have perished in the Mediterranean Sea. In one impoverished Egyptian...
Algeria intensifies judicial harassment of Hirak activists
Since the sentencing of journalist Khaled Drareni and the re-arrest of Mohamed Laalami, several political activists...
Algeria: Government-controlled court sentences journalist Drareni to two years in prison
Algerian journalist Khaled Drareni was jailed for two years on appeal Tuesday, a defence lawyer said, in a case seen...
Libya: Police in Al-Marj open fire on civilians who were protesting economic despair
Protesters in Libya's second city Benghazi set fire to the headquarters of the parallel eastern administration...
Tunisia: Knife attack kills policeman in Sousse, Islamic State claims responsibility
The Islamic State group claimed responsibility on Monday for a knife attack in Tunisia which killed one National Guard...
Egypt’s brutal and punitive judicial system
Egyptian human rights groups on Saturday accused the authorities of "recycling" judicial cases against dissidents to...
Libya: Weapons continue to pour into Libya, despite arms embargo
United Nations, United States, Sept 3, 2020 - The interim UN envoy for Libya, Stephanie Williams, on Wednesday...
Libya: Another initiative that is likely to flop again
A History of Fruitless Initiatives Tripoli, Aug 21, 2020 - Before Friday's announcement of a ceasefire and elections...
Libya: Foreign countries ‘continue to massively arm Libya’ says Germany’s top diplomat
Tripoli, Aug 17, 2020 - German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas, visiting war-torn Libya's capital Monday, warned of a...
Regional affairs: Tensions rise in Eastern Mediterranean Sea
France said Thursday it was "temporarily reinforcing" its military presence in the eastern Mediterranean Sea amid...
Niger: Intense counter-insurgency operation underway in southern Niger
Koure, Niger, Aug 10, 2020 - Troops in Niger backed by French air power launched a hunt Monday for the killers of...
Turkey resumes search for oil in eastern Mediterranean, causes uproar at EU
Turkey's resumed search for oil and gas in the eastern Mediterranean is "extremely worrying", the EU said Sunday after...
Algeria military establishment continues to undergo leadership purge
On Tuesday, 4 August, Algerian President Tebboune officially dismissed General Abderrahmane Arrar, the head of the...