Morocco: Korean company wins major train contract
Korean industry heavyweight Hyundai Rotem has won a $1.5bn train contract with Morocco, making the biggest single deal the company...
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Deadly knife attack reignites France’s immigration debate
The French Prime Minister will chair an emergency meeting on 26 February following the deadly knife attack which reignited debate...
Tunisian court issues death sentences for political leader’s murder
A Tunisian court sentenced eight people to death over the assassination of Tunisian opposition leader, Mohamed Brahmi. Reported by VOA...
Tunisia “astonished” at UN criticism of human rights record
Tunisia has expressed “deep astonishment” after the United Nations (UN) accused it of political crackdowns, dismissing the criticism as inaccurate....
Forced Palestinian displacement condemned by African nations
The Pan-African Parliament (PAP) has condemned any plan for the forced displacement of Palestinians from their land and adopted a...
France expands sanctions against Algeria
Frances new foreign minster is set to impose sanctions on Algeria as diplomatic efforts to mend relations fail. According to...
Algeria state oil firm signs deal with China-based Sinopec
Sonatrach, the state oil and gas firm in Algeria said on February 25th that it had signed a contract for...
Egypt rejects parallel government in Sudan
Egypt rejects the establishment of a parallel government in Sudan, the Sudanese Foreign Ministry announced on February 23rd according to...
USAID cuts by Trump causing hunger in Sudan
The freezing of development aid from the US known as USAID by president Donald Trump has forced the closure of...
US imposes economic sanctions on Iranian oil
The US State and Treasury departments have levied a barrage of economic sanctions on 22 people and 13 ships linked...
South Africa faced with severe power cuts
South Africa's power company Eskom has announced controlled outages, as they cut 3,000 megawatts of electricity from the grid due...
Morocco: Local business brushed aside for tourism industry
Local businesses in Morocco are being outcompeted by new hotels and development projects ushered in by the Government's aggressive tourism...
Europe accused of greenwashing using North African energy
According to Greenpeace, European countries are extracting renewable energy from North African countries, particularly Egypt and Morocco, in order to...
Canary Islands President travels to Mauritania over migration
The President of Canary Islands, Fernando Clavijo, travelled to Mauritania for an official visit on Thursday 20th to address the...
Algerian minister makes official visit to Spain for first time since 2022
Algeria's Interior Minister Ibrahim Murad completed an official state visit to Spain, the first by an Algerian official since a...
