ECOWAS lifts sanctions against Guinea and Mali
After voiding Niger's sanctions, West Africa's economic bloc removed Guinea and Mali's restrictions, according to Africa news and agencies. The...
Month: February 2024
Tunisia: Saied compromises independence of central bank
The new Central Bank of Tunisia governor is charged with averting a debt crisis with IMF talks in limbo, according...
France’s FM visit to Morocco shadowed by homophobia
The French Foreign Minister’s visit to rescue relations with Rabat was tainted by homophobia, according to The New Arab and...
Burkina Faso mosque attack leaves dozens dead
Dozens were killed in an attack on a mosque in eastern Burkina Faso during morning prayers, BBC News reported. Local sources...
ISIS bride loses UK citizenship appeal case
ISIS bride Shamima Begum lost her Court of Appeal challenge over the decision to remove her British citizenship, it was...
Moroccan actress uses Keffiyeh dress to support Palestine
British Moroccan actor Laila Rouass expressed her support for the Palestinians in Gaza with a bold fashion statement at a...
ECOWAS lifts sanctions against Niger
West Africa’s economic alliance, ECOWAS, promises to lift Niger's restrictions in a bid to stop three states leaving the union,...
Chinese fleet heads to Red Sea amid rising tensions
China has dispatched a fleet to the Red Sea amid the rising tensions provoked by the Iran-backed Houthi militias’ attacks...
Spain’s PM visits Moroccan King, assures Sahara support
Spanish prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, stressed his country’s position supporting the autonomy plan presented by Morocco in 2007 to resolve...
Moroccan blogger does jail time over minister drug ring slur
Suggesting links between a minister and a drug trafficking network has earnt a Moroccan blogger two years in prison, according...
Tunisia: Saied’s critic jailed for 6 months
A Tunisian Court sentenced President Saied’s opposition figure, Jawher Ben Mbarek to six months in prison reports Africa News and...
Libya: Protestors shut oilfield over pay row
Libya’s Petroleum Facilities Guard (PFG) announced the closure of North Hamada oilfield on February 24th, according to Asharq Al-Awsat and...
Tunisia’s ex president sentenced to 8 years in absentia
Saied intimidates electoral candidates after sentencing Tunisia's former president to eight years in jail, according to The Associated Press. Tunisia’s...
Migrants in Tunisia react to Albania Italy deal
Migrants in Tunisia expressed divided opinions as to a new Italy-Albania migration deal on February 23rd, according to Africa News...
Libya: Paramilitary groups claim they will leave Tripoli
Paramilitary groups in Tripoli agreed to leave the Libyan capital on February 21st after a spate of deadly clashes, according...
