Niger seize major French owned uranium mine
Niger authorities have seized a uranium mine, majority-owned and operated by French nuclear fuels company Orano, amid rising tensions between...
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Developing countries spend record amount on foreign debt
Developing countries across the world collectively spent a record $1.4tn to meet their foreign debt obligations in 2023, according to...
Sudanese army recaptures town from militia
The Sudanese army recaptured a town in central Sudan on December 2nd, according to Anadolu Ajensi and agencies Defence minister...
Two migrants dead and one missing off Tunisian coast
Two unidentified bodies were recovered off the eastern coast of Tunisia after a migrant boat capsized, local media reported on...
Ex-PM Benkirane slams media figurehead following Israel defence
Moroccan ex-PM Abdelilah Benkirane slammed the head of the country’s Global Media Holding group, Ahmed Charai, after he published an...
Morocco: Five suspects arrested for international gold smuggling
Five suspects were arrested on November 27th by Moroccan law enforcement for alleged involvement in an international gold smuggling network,...
Newspaper head summoned by Burkina Faso over Mali reporting
Burkina Faso's communications watchdog has summoned the head of the Observateur Paalga newspaper over an article on Mali, according to...
Egypt announces co-operation with Qatar on real estate project
Egyptian PM Mostafa Madbouly said his country and Qatar will work together on a ‘very important’ real estate investment project...
Bejaïa forest in Algeria burns again as wildfires break out
Emergency crews have trying to extinguish wildfires in Algeria's north eastern Bejaïa and Tizi-Ouzou provinces, according to Africa News and...
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: 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...
40 killed in attack on central Sudanese village
A medic said on November 20th that 40 people were killed “by gunshot wounds” during a paramilitary attack on a...
Tunisia border issue fixed more than a decade ago, says Libya
The Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said the border demarcation file between itself and Tunisia was fully resolved more...
UNSC to propose resolution calling for “end of hostilities” in Sudan
With fighting continuing in Sudan, a resolution calling for a ceasefire will soon be table to the UN Security Council,...
Morocco’s population grew to 36.8 million in 2024
The population of Morocco grew to 36.82 million by September 2024, according to the Arab News via Reuters. The information,...
