Series: 1279 issue: week ending 24 February 2023

Russian soldiers in the Algerian Sahara ($)F

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Niger: Soldiers sent to prison for attempted coupF

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Egypt to build high-speed rail linkF

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How Morocco’s image is taking a beating at the European Parliament ($)F

Morocco’s image in the European Parliament has taken a hit these days with its members (MEPs) investigating allegations of bribes paid by Morocco to influence the parliament’s positions on issues important to the North Africa nation. Furthermore, MEPs have also been active investigating Morocco’s alleged use of Pegasus spyware and how it is still detaining independent journalists in its prisons. These allegations are making Morocco’s standing in the European parliament difficult to hold. There is even the risk of the country’s representatives being banned from entering the EU parliament’s facilities.

Sahel: IED kills three UN soldiers, injures five others in central MaliF

Three United Nations peacekeepers were killed and five were seriously injured on Tuesday when their convoy struck a roadside bomb in central Mali, the UN mission said.  “A MINUSMA Force convoy hit an Improvised Explosive Device #IED today,” it said in a tweet that gave a preliminary toll. The mission gave no immediate word about […]

Algeria’s aid agency to spend US$1 billion on African developmentF

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune said Sunday the North African nation will allocate a billion dollars to finance development projects across the continent through the Algerian Agency of International Cooperation for Solidarity and Development. The official APS news agency said his decision was announced in a speech read by Prime Minister Aimene Benabderrahmane at the annual […]

Sahel: Intense fight in northern Burkina Faso claims dozens of livesF

At least 51 soldiers were killed in an ambush by suspected jihadists in northern Burkina Faso, the army said on Monday, adding that 160 of the assailants died during counter-attacks. The ambush took place on Friday in Oudalan province near the restive frontier with Mali and Burkina Faso. By the end of Monday, “43 new […]

Africa says it wants to tackle the forgotten Libyan conflictF

Arezki’s Take: There have been so many conferences organized by Libya’s North African neighbors, European nations, the UN and others, looking at ways to bring peace to the beleaguered nation. None of them succeeded.  Now that the west is busy fending off a Russian aggression on Ukraine, the crisis in Libya is no longer a […]

International: Another quake hits turkeyF

A 6.4-magnitude earthquake was recorded Monday in Turkey’s southern province of Hatay, the hardest hit by a February 6 tremor which left more than 41,000 dead in the country, the disaster response agency AFAD said.   The quake hit the town of Defne at 8:04 pm (1704 GMT) and was strongly felt by AFP teams in […]

Tunisia: Police call head of dissolved opposition party Ennahdha for more questioningF

The head of Tunisia’s dissolved parliament is facing a new police inquiry, his Islamist-inspired Ennahdha party said Monday, days after a string of arrests mainly targeting opposition political figures. Rached Ghannouchi, President Kais Saied’s 81-year-old arch-rival, was ordered to appear at a police station in the capital on Tuesday, Ennahdha spokesman Imed Khemiri told journalists, […]