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Morocco’s red pepper capital decimated by drought
Morocco’s red pepper capital Oulad Ali Loued has been decimated by the ongoing six-year drought that has threatened to the wipe out the country's entire agriculture industry, according to AfricaNews...
56 killed in Guinea stadium crush following disputed decision
56 people were killed at a football match in southeast Guinea after a controversial refereeing decision led to violence and a stadium crush, the government said on December 2nd according...
Ex-PM Benkirane slams media figurehead following Israel defence
Moroccan ex-PM Abdelilah Benkirane slammed the head of the country’s Global Media Holding group, Ahmed Charai, after he published an article defending Israel and its leaders, according to Middle East...
Hamas and Fatah in talks with Egypt over Rafah crossing
Delegations from Fatah and Hamas are are discussing Egyptian proposals to re-open the Rafah crossing in Cairo, a member of the Fatah Revolutionary Council revealed on December 1st according to...
Egypt: Journalist Sayed Saber jailed for social media posts
Egyptian journalist Sayed Saber was jailed for 15 days in the early hours of November 27th after publishing social media posts that were critical of the government, according to TheNewArab....
Sudanese group forms parallel civilian government in Khartoum
The Rapid Support Forces, or RSF, announced the formation of a civilian parallel government in Khartoum, 19 months after seizing the majority of Sudan's capital, according to Asharq Al-Awsat and...
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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,...
Belgian investigators give up the chase for MoroccoGate agents
A battle between Belgium and Morocco to deliver a token strand of justice towards the latter’s officials who were responsible for the MoroccoGate scandal in...
Disgraced ex-Mauritanian President handed hefty sentence
Former Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz was sentenced to 5 years imprisonment for abusing his position of power whilst in office, according to AFP. ...
Politics
Ex-PM Benkirane slams media figurehead following Israel defence
Moroccan ex-PM Abdelilah Benkirane slammed the head of the country’s Global Media Holding group, Ahmed Charai, after he published an article defending Israel and its...
Egypt: Journalist Sayed Saber jailed for social media posts
Egyptian journalist Sayed Saber was jailed for 15 days in the early hours of November 27th after publishing social media posts that were critical of...
Sudanese group forms parallel civilian government in Khartoum
The Rapid Support Forces, or RSF, announced the formation of a civilian parallel government in Khartoum, 19 months after seizing the majority of Sudan's capital,...
South Sudan’s president commits to 2026 election at Juba forum
South Sudanese president Salva Kiir Mayardit affirmed his commitment to a general election in December 2026, according to Africa News and agencies on November 28th....
Ismail Lghazauoi: Moroccan activist charged for Israel boycott
Ismail Lghazauoi, a Moroccan anti war protester affiliated with the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) has been charged with incitement to violence after calling on the public...
EU offers aid of €200m for Morocco earthquake rebuild
The European Union will offer 200 million euros ($210 million) to help Morocco earthquake reconstruction efforts, in what appears to be an olive branch in...
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Thousands of dogs killed in Morocco in clean-up for World Cup
Animal welfare groups warn that thousands of dogs are being killed in World Cup venues across Morocco, according to the Mirror on October 16th. Campaigners...
Nigerian football team claim Libya plane diversion ‘revenge’
In an extraordinary move of international petulance, Nigerian football players refused to play in a match with Libya, after having their plane diverted hundreds of...
120 people allege sexual misconduct against Diddy
The jailed rapper and mogul Sean "Diddy" Combes has been accused of sexual misconduct by 120 people, as he awaits trial on charges of sex...
Heavy rains in Morocco and Algeria take lives, destroy homes
Unusual heavy rains have hit both Morocco and Algeria in desert areas that killed nearly two dozen people and destroyed homes and critical infrastructure, according...
26 years missing: Algerian man found alive in neighbour’s cellar
The Algerian civil war was the cause of 200,000 deaths and 20,000 kidnappings; the family of Omar bin Omran assumed that he was one of...
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