France accuses Algeria of trying to humiliate it
French interior minister Bruno Retailleau has accused Algeria of “trying to humiliate France” after the former colony refused to admit...
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Sudan changes banknotes in move that prompts criticism
Sudan has introduced new banknotes to compel people to open bank accounts has to boost bank deposits and with them...
Libya deports 600 people back to Niger
Over 600 people have been forcibly deported from Libya to Niger on a “dangerous and traumatising” journey across the Sahara,...
President of EU parliament visits Egypt
Roberta Metsola, president of the European parliament, was in Cairo on January 8th to hold high-level talks focusing on strengthening...
Five people killed in Los Angeles wildfires
Five people have been killed at least and more than 1,500 buildings incinerated in wildfires that have torn through a...
UK special forces investigated over Libya shooting
Members of the Special Boat Service are being investigated over a UK special forces operation in Libya two years ago,...
Lebanon approves extradition of Egyptian Qaradawi to UAE
Lebanon has chosen to extradite Egyptian opposition figure Abdul Rahman al-Qaradawi, descendant of the late Muslim Brotherhood scholar Yusuf al-Qaradawi,...
Descendant of Algeria’s Emir Abdelkader killed in Syrian jail
The death of Sheikh Khaldoun Al-Hasani Al-Jazairi by the deposed Assad government in the notorious Sednaya prison in Syria was...
Egypt, Cyprus and Greece warn of instability after Assad overthrow
The rulers of Egypt, Cyprus and Greece called for a timeline for political transition in Syria on January 8th, citing...
Gunfire heard near presidency in Chadian capital
Gunfire was heard near the presidency in Chadian capital N'Djamena on January 8th, two local residents told Reuters. They added...
French government condemns celebrations of Le Pen death
Officials in France have condemned street celebrations marking the death of notorious far-right figure Jean-Marie Le Pen, according to RFI....
Libya’s eastern parliament approves transitional justice law
Libya's eastern parliament has approved a national reconciliation and transitional justice law, according to three lawmakers via Reuters, in an...
Mali accuses Algeria of funding Tuareg militia groups
A statement by the military junta ruling Mali this week accused neighbour Algeria of "interference" and supporting "terrorist groups," specifically...
Egypt inflation expected to ease to 24.2% in December
Inflation in Egypt is expected to have eased to 24.2% in December as food prices continued to cool, according to...
US sanctions Sudanese militia leader it accuses of genocide
The US imposed sanctions on January 7th on a Sudanese militia leader that it determined had committed genocide, report Reuters....
