Authorities detain over 2000 irregular migrants in Libya
Security forces in Libya detained more than 2000 irregular migrants in one day during a large-scale security operation in the...
Day: 5 February 2026
US deploys small military team to Nigeria
Washington has confirmed the deployment of a small military team to Nigeria on February 3rd, as reported by Africa News...
Mali’s fuel supply stabilised despite jihadist violence
Mali's fuel supply has been largely stabilised, despite the January 29th attack on a fuel tanker convoy by jihadist fighters,...
Saif al-Islam, son of Muammar Gaddafi, assassinated in Libya
The son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has been confirmed dead in Libya, as reported by The Libyan Observer...
Iran loosens internet restrictions for some citizens
Iranian authorities reduced internet access restrictions for some of the country's 92 million citizens, as reported by BBC News and...
Libya gas push highlights east–west energy divide
Libya is setting out plans to expand its natural gas output, signalling a push to play a larger role in...
Yossi Mekelberg: Palestinian citizens of Israel fighting societal racism
Last year was the deadliest on record for Palestinian citizens of Israel, with 252 of them murdered, including 23 women....
Syria: Curfews signal a major shift in the northeast
Syrian Kurdish security forces have announced temporary curfews in two major cities in the country’s northeast ahead of the implementation...
Ethiopia’s economy set for faster growth this year
Ethiopia expects its economy to grow by more than 10% this year, following strong performance in agriculture and other key...
Morocco urges evacuations as floods displace 108,000 people
Torrential rains have triggered one of Morocco’s largest flood evacuations in years, as rivers burst their banks and dams overflow...
Yemen coastline sees spike in Africa to Gulf migration
According to data from the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), the Yemeni coastline saw a spike in illegal migrants originating...
Turkey blocks aid convoy to Syria’s Kurdish regions, NGO says
A renewed blockade has stalled life-saving aid to Syria’s Kurdish-majority of Kobane, as Turkey stopped a humanitarian convoy amid escalating...
Longer sentence signals turning point for Tunisia’s opposition
A Tunisian court of appeal has increased the prison sentence of opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi to 20 years, deepening a...
