Larbi Sadiki: Tunisia is still hoping for change amidst crisis
Reports and rumours about a decline in President Kais Saied’s health underscore the classic political concept that the physical state...
Day: 29 July 2026
Tunisia: Power cuts kill thousands of chickens amid heatwave
Tunisia has been experiencing intense heatwaves in recent weeks. As demand for air conditioning has increased, the national electricity provider...
Niger and Benin negotiate conditions to open border
As Benin and Niger prepare to reopen the border, Niamey requires some conditions be met which were stated on the...
First woman elected as President of Algerian Parliament
The Algerian People's National Assembly has elected its first woman as president on the 28th of July. According to Africanews,...
Thousands rally in Tunis calling for end of president’s rule
Thousands of Tunisians in protest took to the streets of the capital, Tunis, to demand the resignation of President Kais...
Libya’s national oil corporation places the local market first
Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC) confirmed that priority in the distribution of gas produced inside Libya is given to meet...
Africa: Extreme ocean temperature rises threaten economic stability
A forecast El Niño - a natural climate pattern in which ocean surface temperatures rise - could cause up to...
Senegal: President launches new party after political split
Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has launched a new political party, formalising his split with former ally Ousmane Sonko and transforming...
Foreign powers test Libya’s sovereignty
As reported by Libya Gazette on July 27, Libya’s political future is being shaped by foreign powers as much as...
Libya gas plant resumes production after protestors lose control
Libyan government forces took back control of gas plant Mellitah and resumed production, Asharq Al-Awsat and agencies report on July 28th....
Russia expands Sahel security role as Western ties weaken
Russia’s growing military cooperation with the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) marks a further shift in West Africa’s security landscape,...
UN expert calls for Israeli defence cooperation to end
Defence cooperation with Israel is under increased scrutiny from Francesca Albanese, the UN special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territory,...
Niger: Army drone strikes kill at least seven
Amid growing instability across Niger, at least seven people have died following army drone strikes in western Niger, according to...
Algeria extinguishes all wildfires after 20-day battle
For the first time since the wave of wildfires began on July 8th, 2026, Algeria's civil protection authorities announced that...
Iran executes two men for alleged killing during anti-government protests
Two men have been executed by Iranian authorities for participating in protests in January 2026, The Arab Weekly and agencies...
