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...
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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...
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...
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...
NGO says group threatened migrants in Mediterranean rescue
Doctors Without Borders says 112 migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean were threatened by armed men, according to Africa News...
Food aid scaled up in Sudan to prevent famine
Over 700 trucks are making their way to famine-stricken areas of Sudan after clearance came through from the military government,...
Chad ends French troop presence, Senegal to follow
Chad said on November 28th that it had ended its defence co-operation pact with France, a move that could see...
Boualem Sansal: Algeria faces growing calls to release author
The European Parliament has called for the “immediate and unconditional release” of French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal who was arrested by...
Macron acknowledges 1944 West Africa killings as massacre
French president Macron for the first time recognised the killing of West African soldiers by the French army in 1944...
Morocco: French funds to expand health and gender equality
Morocco has signed agreements worth €150m with French Development Agency (AFD) aimed at expanding the country’s compulsory health insurance (AMO)...
Morocco: Five suspects arrested for international gold smuggling
Five suspects were arrested on November 27th by Moroccan law enforcement for alleged involvement in an international gold smuggling network,...
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...
Interpol arrests 1,006 in Africa for cybercrime in two months
1,006 people have been arrested in Africa by Interpol during a two-months cybercrime crackdown, the organisation announced on November 26th...
4 executives from Canadian mining company arrested in Mali
Four executives from a Canadian mining company have been arrested in Mali, according to Africa News and agencies on November...
Nigerian president visits Paris as France eyes renewal of ties
Nigerian president Bola Tinubu began a three-day state visit to France on November 28th in a bid to strengthen bilateral...
