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Tunisia: president Saied appoints Zenzri as new Prime Minister
Tunisian President Kais Saied has appointed Sarra Zaafrani Zenzri as the new head of government, marking the second female prime minister in Tunisia and North Africa. According to The New...
Desert locust hotspot found in Libya’s Sirte
New desert locust hot spots have been discovered in Sirte and several cities in central and southern Libya, confirming fears of their spread. According to The Libya Observer on March...
New Manchester-Rabat route announced by Ryanair
Irish airline Ryanair is about to launch a new route linking Manchester to Rabat from March 30th According to The North Africa Post, the route will operate twice weekly, said...
Elem Eyrice Tepeciklioglu: Türkiye’s role as a mediator in Africa
Türkiye’s recent mediation efforts suggest that its role as a reliable mediator in Africa will continue to grow, while its policy of non-intervention in African conflicts reinforces its neutrality Following...
Chad and South Sudan condemn Sudanese threats
Sudan’s neighbours South Sudan and Chad have warned of regional escalation after condemning threats made by a top Sudanese general. According to Saudi news agency Asharq Al-Awsat on March 25th,...
Civil war looms in South Sudan
South Sudan is on the edge of entering into its second civil war in the past decade. As reported by France 24, Nicolas Haysom, a top United Nations official has...
Geopolitics
Graft
Prosecutors demand 20-year jail term for ex-Mauritanian president
Mauritanian prosecutors have demanded an appeals court impose a 20-year jail sentence on former president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz for abuse of office and embezzlement,...
Morocco falls further down corruption index
Transparency International reported in its 2024 Corruption Perceptions Index, published on February 11th, that Morocco lost a point and dropped to 37 out of 100,...
Mauritanian ex-president in court on graft charges
Former Mauritanian president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz appeared in court on November 13th to start his appeal against a jail sentence for abuse of power...
Head of Tunisian olive oil firm held on corruption suspicion
The head of CHO group, Tunisia's leading olive oil exporter, has been detained on suspicion of corruption, local media reported on November 11th according to...
Moroccan press blame PM Akhannouch for jobs “massacre”
Aziz Akhannouch, Morocco’s business tycoon Prime Minister estimated, by some accounts, to be the fifth richest man in Africa is struggling with the Moroccan economy,...
Politics
Tunisia: president Saied appoints Zenzri as new Prime Minister
Tunisian President Kais Saied has appointed Sarra Zaafrani Zenzri as the new head of government, marking the second female prime minister in Tunisia and North...
UN raises alarm over arbitrary arrests in Libya
The UN has raised alarms over the wave of arbitrary arrests in Libya, marking a departure from its strict line of support for the western...
Algeria accuses far-right in France of fuelling diplomatic tensions
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has increased efforts to attribute the current crisis between Algeria and France as a result of the far-right wing within French...
US push for Black Sea ceasefire in Saudi talks with Russia
US and Russian officials began talks in Saudi Arabia on March 24th aimed at advancing a broader ceasefire in Ukraine, with the US pushing for...
Algerian President claims Macron now only reference for relations
French President Emmanuel Macron is now the “only point of reference” for relations between the two countries according to Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune. According to...
İmamoğlu jailed pending trial, protests erupt across Turkey
A Turkish court has jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu pending trial on March 23rd over allegations of corruption and aiding terrorist organisations, according to The...
Tabloid
French film star Depardieu begins trial on sexual assault charges
French film star Gérard Depardieu, famous both inside and outside of France and the highest-profile figure in French cinema to face allegations of sexual assault...
Arsène Wenger launches FIFA development project in Egypt
Arsène Wenger, former Arsenal manager and current FIFA chief of global football development, launched a FIFA-backed talent development initiative in Cairo on February 7th, reported...
Libyan rap music restricted because it “violates moral values”
Eastern Libya's interior ministry have instated new restrictions on rap music, artists must request permission from the culture ministry before sharing any new songs. According...
Famous Tunisian rapper and alleged drug kingpin arrested
A famous Tunisian rapper has been arrested and is believed by authorities to be the kingpin of a drug trafficking network. According to Watan on...
French NGOs to quit X following Trump inauguration
Over 80 French NGOs and organisations say they will stop using the X app, previously known as Twitter, as of Donald Trump’s inauguration on January...
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