UN security council welcomes five new non-permanent members
Five new non-permanent members have been added to the United Nations security council for the 2025 to 2026 period. The...
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Mauritania produces its first gas in major milestone
Mauritania has produced its first gas in collaboration with Senegal, in what is a major leap forward for the North...
Child refugees 20% of Italian migrant arrivals in 2024
In 2024, 8000 unaccompanied child refugees arrived in Italy, representing over 13% of the total influx, according to the UN...
Moroccan fertilizer company signs major deal with China
Morocco's state-owned OCP has signed a $205m deal with a Chinese company, in what is a major milestone for the...
Libya: Key North African summit to be held in Tripoli
Preparations for third key trilateral summit between Algeria, Libya and Tunisia have begun, in an effort to insulate against so-called...
Sudan leader says no return to pre-war situation with RSF militia
Sudanese sovereign council leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan ruled out the possibility of a return to the pre-war situation with the...
Shark attack at Red Sea resort kills foreigner, injures another
Egypt's ministry of environment said in statement on December 30th that a shark attack in the Red Sea resort town...
Ivory Coast becomes latest country to as French troops to leave
The Ivory Coast became the latest African country to ask French troops leave, following the footsteps of other former French...
Tunisia: Tourism revenue surges to $2.3bn
Tunisia's tourism revenue's have grown by a significant 7.8 percent in 2024, to $3.2bn, according to the MiddleEastMonitor on December...
Tunisia: Major strikes at phosphate mining company
Strikes at a phosphate mine in Tunisia were attended by 96 percent of the workforce, in one of the largest...
Kaouther Ben Hania: The Tunisian that made history in 2024
Tunisian filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania made history in January 2024 by becoming the first Arab women to ever have two...
First aid convoy reaches area of Khartoum since war began
An aid convoy has reached a besieged area of Khartoum for the first time since the civil war began last...
Algeria: Major crackdown on #ManichRadi movement
The Algerian government has arrested dozens of activists in the past few days, in what could be the biggest crackdown...
Egypt completes trial run of Suez Canal extension
Egypt said on December 28th it had successfully tested a new 10km channel near the southern end of the Suez...
69 dead after boat sinks in Moroccan waters
Malian authorities say at least 69 people, including 25 Malians, have died following a Spain-bound West African boat capsized off...
