Sudan extends opening of Adré border for aid to Darfur
Responding to international scorn, the Sudanese government has extended the opening of the Adré border crossing with Chad for another...
Day: 15 May 2025
Mauritania’s former president jailed for corruption
Mauritania’s former president has been jailed for 15 years and fined three million dollars on charges of corruption. The move...
Libya: Clashes continue across Tripoli
Hopes that a new government and president can be elected and peace can be realistically attained, either with a UN...
Egypt signs $221 million in oil and gas deals
On May 14th, Egypt’s oil ministry signed five new agreements with unnamed foreign companies for oil and gas exploration in...
Tunisia’s democracy faces breaking point
The future of Tunisian democracy hangs in the balance after former Prime Minister Ali Laarayedh was sentenced to 34 years...
Jean Sovon: Mauritania deports large flow of Sub-Saharan migrants
Hundreds of migrants from sub-Saharan Africa are being detained and deported from Mauritania. Some members of civil society in Mauritania...
Drone strikes mark new phase in Sudan War as conflict escalates
Port Sudan, once seen as a safe haven, has come under a wave of drone strikes aimed at critical infrastructure....
Dr Mustafa Fetouri: Tripoli riots compromise Libya’s stability
Clashes erupted rather suddenly in Libya’s capital, Tripoli, underscoring the fragile security situation in the country. The violence which involved...
Ugandan troops breach UN arms embargo
Amnesty International has warned both the UN and the public in a new report of a series of clear breaches...
Gunfire continues across the capital of Libya
Gunfire has continued to be heard across districts of Tripoli despite the fact that the authorities in Libya had declared...
