Morocco: Unions to stage historic protests over new strike laws
Moroccan trade unions have announced a general strike to protest a new law which they say will eliminate the right...
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Nearly all USAID staff to be placed on leave
The US has ordered nearly all staff of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) to be placed on leave...
Libya: Rap music restricted amid fears it corrupts the youth
Eastern Libya has imposed sweeping restrictions on rap music, claiming it might encourage children into prostitution or suicide. According to...
UK-Tunisia deal putting migrants at risk argue rights groups
Human rights organisations has condemned the UK's multi-million pound migration deal with Tunisia, arguing the country cannot be considered a...
Morocco’s unemployment rate rises to 13.3% in 2024
Morocco's unemployment rate has risen to 13.3%, marking a black spot on an otherwise thriving economy. According to Middle East...
Algeria ready to normalise with Israel amid softening rhetoric
Algeria's president has said his country would be ready to normalise relations with Israel if Palestinian statehood is achieved, the...
Rwanda-backed Congo rebels declare ceasefire in Goma
Rwanda-backed rebels who took control of the eastern DR Congo city of Goma have declared a unilateral ceasefire in the...
Algeria warns of ‘irreparable split’ with France
President of Algeria Abdelmadjid Tebboune criticised a "toxic climate" in relations with France and established conditions for resuming dialogue with...
National Rally to chair Franco-Moroccan friendship committee
The right-wing French National Rally party led by Marine Le Pen has been elected chair of the Franco-Moroccan parliamentary friendship...
US senator warns Tunisian president “will go the way of Assad”
A US senator has urged his country to cut aid to Tunisia, warning President Kais Saied that he "will go...
Ringleader of Morocco’s migrant boat tragedy arrested
The leader of the migrant smuggling operation which resulted in a tragic deaths of 50 people off the coast of...
Libyan activist told he was victim of Israeli spyware
A Libyan activist based in Sweden was told by WhatsApp that he had been targeted with military-level spyware that they...
Egypt unveils Gaza plan that rejects displacement
The foreign minister of Egypt Badr Abdelatty said on February 2nd that his country has a plan for reconstruction in...
French PM to put job on line by forcing budget through
French Prime Minister François Bayrou will force through France's budget without a vote on February 3rd, in a move likely...
Burkina Faso issues first new bloc passport
The ruler of Burkina Faso Ibrahim Traoré became the first person to receive the new Alliance of Sahel States (AES)...
