Military tightens its grip in Algeria with cabinet reshuffle
The army chief Said Chengriha has been given a role in Algeria’s government in a cabinet reshuffle that expands the...
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Morocco: China’s Xi Jinping meets with crown prince and PM
Chinese President Xi Jinping made a short visit to Morocco on November 21st, meeting with the Crown Prince Moulay El...
Mali: Junta’s new PM appointment consolidates army control
All three branches of the Mali government are now under military control after fired civilian prime minister Choguel Maiga was...
Mali: Former Al-Qaeda linked police chief jailed for 10 years
The International Criminal Court has sentenced the al-Qaeda linked former head of Islamic police in Timbuktu to 10 years in...
Egypt: 173 pro-Palestinian detainees release dates put back
Egyptian pro-Palestinian detainees arrested in protests last year will continue to serve time behind bars without trial, according to TheNewArab....
Sudan civil war: Russia vetoes UN resolution for ceasefire
Russia has vetoed a UN resolution on November 19th calling for an immediate ceasefire in Sudan and the delivery of...
COP29: Egyptian PM pleads for green energy funds
Egypt’s Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly has warned the COP29 conference his country’s renewable energy targets will be at “serious risk”...
Morocco: Journalist Hamid Mahdaoui jailed for defamation
Moroccan journalist Hamid Mahdaoui was sentenced to 18 months in prison on a charge of defamation against a government minister...
Russia-Africa Partnership Forum: Morocco and Russia’s FMs meet
Morocco’s minister of Foreign Affairs Nasser Bourita met with his Russian counterpart on November 10th at the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum,...
Western Sahara: Morocco not against Atlantic access for Algeria
Morocco’s King Mohammed VI has said he does not oppose granting Algeria access to the Atlantic Ocean through Western Sahara,...
Italian court rules Egypt unsafe for repatriated migrants
An Italian court has dealt a fresh blow to Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s migrant policy by ruling that applications...
Morocco: Military accords signed with Czechia and Azerbaijan
Morocco has signed two military and technical cooperation agreements with Azerbaijan and the Czech Republic during an air show in...
Libya: 27 more bodies found Arab Spring mass grave
The number of bodies found in an Arab Spring mass grave in Libya’s capital Tripoli has risen to 73, according...
Libyan Football Federation to challenge AFCON sanctions
The Libyan Football Federation plans to take legal action to reverse sanctions imposed on them after the national side’s Africa...
Libya and Italy sign slew of deals amid Meloni trip to Tripoli
Libya and Italy have signed a slew of business agreements with an aim to boost cooperation between the two Mediterranean...
