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Mali: Diplomatic Rift Widens as France Expels Malian Envoys, Halts Counterterrorism Ties
Tensions between Mali and France have escalated after Paris expelled two Malian diplomats and suspended joint...
Sahel: Drone Incident Escalates Diplomatic Rift on Algeria–Mali Border
The diplomatic crisis between Algeria and Mali, long simmering over border security and regional influence, escalated...
Algeria: Pro-democracy activist Fodil Boumala on trial, prosecutor wants one year’s prison term
Algiers, Feb 24, 2020 - An Algerian prosecutor is seeking a year's prison sentence for Fodil Boumala, a leading figure...
Algerians maintain their revolt against unpopular regime
Algiers, Feb 22, 2020 - Several thousand people gathered in the Algerian capital Saturday on the first anniversary of...
Egypt: Mubarak’s sons cleared by court in market manipulation case
Cairo, Feb 22, 2020 - An Egyptian court on Saturday acquitted two sons of former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak and...
Algerians wrap up full-year of rallies with pledge to continue until old regime falls
Algiers, Feb 21, 2020 - (photo: Twitter: @khaleddrareni) Algeria this weekend marks a year since the birth of an...
Algeria: City of Bordj Bou Arreridj in the spotlight of the Hirak revolution
Bordj Bou Arreridj, Algeria, Feb 20, 2020 (By Amal Belalloufi): When a group of young people took to the streets of...
Sahel: Malian troops re-enter Timbuktu
Bamako, Feb 18, 2020 - A Malian army battalion comprising regulars and former rebels has entered the northern city of...
Tunisia: President threatens to dissolve parliament as cabinet unable to form
On Monday, 17 February, Tunisian President Kais Saied said that without a vote of confidence to validate the future...
Algerians brace for major anti-government rallies this weekend, police continue to repress
Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of the capital Algiers, on Tuesday, 18 February, during the 52nd weekly...
Sahel: Rights activist in prison for speaking about Chad’s president’s health
N'Djamena, Feb 14, 2020 - Amnesty International said the head of a human rights group in Chad was being "secretly...
Sahel: Chad announces date for legislative elections after a five-year delay
N'Djamena, Feb 14, 2020 - Chad will hold parliamentary elections on December 13 after a five-year delay blamed on...
Algeria: The fall of a media provocateur and owner of a propaganda machine
Media provocateur Anis Rahmani, owner of Algeria’s Ennahar TV, was put on detention warrant by a court in Algiers as...
Algeria faces economic turmoil and nothing that Tebboune is doing will fix anything
By Arezki Daoud - (13 February 2020): The Algerian government appears clueless when it comes to fixing the economy, or...
Sahel: With failure of foreign forces in Mali, president forced to seek negotiations with insurgents
Bamako, Mali, Feb 11, 2020 (By Amaury Hauchard) - Mali's President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has opened the door to talks...
Libya: Unusual consensus in the UN Security Council, but no solution in sight
United Nations, United States, Feb 13, 2020 - The UN Security Council on Wednesday adopted a resolution calling for a...
Tunisia: President Kais Saied’s unsettled foreign policy
Tunis, Feb 13, 2020 (By Caroline Nelly Perrot) - Tunisian President Kais Saied's first major foray into international...
Algeria: Bouteflika’s brother and notorious ex-intelligence chiefs to remain in jail
Blida, Algeria, Feb 11, 2020 - An Algerian military court on Monday upheld a 15-year prison term for the brother of...
Libya: African Union gets in the game after complaining of isolation
Addis Ababa, Feb 10, 2020 - The African Union vowed Monday to boost efforts to end the crisis in Libya and support a...
Libya: African Union pressured to do more on the Libyan crisis
Addis Ababa, Feb 8, 2020 - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday said he supported the African Union (AU)...
Mali government seeks to assert control over restive north, to send troops to Kidal
Bamako, Feb 7, 2020 - Malian troops are due to redeploy before February 10 to the northern town of Kidal, long a...
African crises: The ineffectiveness of the African Union
Addis Ababa, Feb 7, 2020 - Seven years ago, amid extravagant celebrations marking the African Union's 50th...
Tunisia: President fires Tunisia rep in UN over his criticism of US Mideast plan
Tunis, Feb 7, 2020 - Tunisia fired its ambassador to the UN on Friday accusing him of failing to consult the foreign...
Libya: Russia in denial over its mercenaries in Libya
United Nations, United States, Feb 6, 2020 - Russia on Wednesday blocked a UN draft resolution on Libya due to...
Algeria: Sonatrach CEO Kamel Chikhi dismissed, company fails to stabilize
On 5 February 2020, Sonatrach CEO Kamel Eddine Chikhi was dismissed from his position by a government decree. He was...
Algeria: The emperor has no clothes, a president with no real power
There have been troubling developments in Algeria, confirming that newly appointed president, Abdelmadjid Tebboune has...
Maghreb rulers feeling a bit generous this week
At least two rulers in North Africa felt a bit generous this week. In Morocco, King Mohammed issued an order to free...
Sahel: France sends 600 more soldiers to Mali
Paris, Feb 2, 2020 - France said Sunday it was boosting its military presence in the Sahel by adding a further 600...
Mauritania: UAE targets Mauritania, sets foothold there with investment commitment
Abu Dhabi, Feb 2, 2020 - The United Arab Emirates will pump $2 billion into investment and development projects in...
With oppression and no free speech, North Africans turn to football stadiums for politics
By Hamza Mekouar - From Casablanca to Algiers via Tunis, the chants belted out across football stadiums echo young...
Libya: UN sees ray of hope in Libya crisis, announces principal of “lasting truce” agreed by belligerents
Geneva, Feb 4, 2020 - Representatives of the warring parties in Libya meeting in Geneva have agreed on the principle...
Investigators probing role of Libya into financing of French ex-president Sarkozy’s election campaign
Paris, Jan 31, 2020 - A businessman at the heart of a probe into alleged Libyan financing of French ex-president...
Algeria intensifies harassment of religious minorities
After a two month lull, following heavy criticism on the forced closure of Christian churches in the Kabylie region,...
Sahel: Destabilization of Burkina Faso underway
Ouagadougou, Jan 28, 2020 (By Armel Baily) - Six soldiers were killed and several went missing Tuesday after a...
Sahel: Turmoil in Mali
Bamako, Jan 28, 2020 - A court in Mali's capital Bamako ordered the temporary release of former coup leader Amadou...
Sahel: Concern in France as US military prepares to reduce its presence in the Sahel
Washington, Jan 27, 2020 - French Armed Forces Minister Florence Parly warned Monday that expected cuts to the...
Tunisia: Journalist and rights activist Lina Ben M’henni dies at 36
Tunis, Jan 27, 2020 - Acclaimed Tunisian blogger Lina Ben Mhenni, who chronicled the popular uprising that toppled...
Egypt: Universities to ban niqab for female staff
Cairo, Jan 27, 2020 - A top Egyptian court has ruled in favour of banning female academic staff at Cairo University...
Political crisis took center-stage in Algeria’s 2019 security profile, says MEA Risk LLC
In a note addressed to its clients, advisory firm MEA Risk LLC said the apparent easing in political tension in...
Libya: Despite calls for ceasefire, Haftar continues to attack Tripoli
There is little to no hope that warlord Khalifa Haftar and his supporters will listen to calls for reason and endorse...
Tunisia: Court Officers to launch nationwide strike on 4 February
Sahel: Somber assessment about Burkina Faso’s stability, say MEA Risk LLC
Advisory firm MEA Risk LLC released a brief to its client suggesting that the instability in Burkina Faso and...