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...
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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...
Moroccan navy rescues 141 migrants bound for Canaries
The Moroccan navy rescued 141 migrants attempting the crossing from Mauritania to the Canary Islands on February 18th, according to...
UN experts warn of growing IS threat in Africa
UN experts warned of a growing Islamic State (IS) threat in West Africa and the Sahel on February 15th, according...
Libya: Groundwater deluge floods coastal homes
Groundwater deluge is flooding coastal homes, streets, and farmland in north-western Libya, according to AFP on February 14th. Locals are...
Spanish FM’s Algiers visit scrapped with hours to spare
Spain’s foreign minister's planned Algiers visit was cancelled last minute on February 12th, according to Yabiladi and agencies. With no...
Morocco: trade deficit down 7% amid tourism boom
Morocco’s Foreign Exchange Office announced a 7.3% reduction in the country’s 2023 trade deficit on February 4th, according to Reuters....
35 Jordanians hacked with Pegasus spyware
35 Jordanians were found to have been hacked using Pegasus spyware in a February 1st report, according to AP. Pegasus was...
Morocco’s Atlas Lions knocked out of AFCON
A January 31st loss to South Africa knocked Morocco’s Atlas Lions out of the African Cup of Nations (AFCON), according...
Libya deports Egyptian migrants
Libyan authorities deported 350 irregular Egyptian migrants on January 31st, according to AFP. The country’s Mediterranean coast has become a...
Morocco: Atlas Lions coach reignites “Arab” identity issue
Morocco’s Atlas Lions Football coach, Walid Reguragui, reignited the national debate around identity in a January 30th statement, according to...
Almost 100 migrant deaths and disappearances in January 2024
Almost 100 deaths and disappearances of migrants crossing the Mediterranean have been recorded since the new year, according to Reuters...
Three Sahel states leave ECOWAS bloc
Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso declared their immediate departures from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in a...
Libya: Production to resume at Sharara oil field
Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) declared the resumption of production at the Sharara oil field on January 29th, according to...
