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DR Congo president vows military action against M23 fighters
President of Democratic Republic of Congo Félix Tshisekedi said on January 29th that the army are mounting an intensive military response as Rwandan M23 fighters advance. According to AfricaNews the...
EU complicit in Tunisian sale of migrants to Libyan gangs
The EU has been accused of complicity in the sale of Sub-Saharan migrants in Tunisia to Libyan gangs for as low as £10. According to GB News on January 30th,the...
Tunisian authorities selling migrants to Libyan gangs
A damning new report by human rights groups says the EU is "complicit" in the systemised selling of migrants by Tunisian authorities to Libyan gangs for as little as £10....
DR Congo president vows “vigorous” military action
The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo says his army is mounting a "vigorous" military response to the Rwanda-backed M23's capture of the critical city of Goma in the...
Western Sahara: Spanish diplomats barred from entry
Spanish diplomats have been prevented from leaving their plane after they arrived in Moroccan occupied Western Sahara to speak with the pro-independence Sahrawi people. According to left-wing Spanish outlet El...
Tunisia pays off $1bn in foreign loans
Tunisia has paid off $1.18bn of foreign loans this month as the country struggles to control its heavy debts. According to The New Arab on January 30th, the country is...
Geopolitics
Graft
Mauritanian ex-president in court on graft charges
Former Mauritanian president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz appeared in court on November 13th to start his appeal against a jail sentence for abuse of power...
Head of Tunisian olive oil firm held on corruption suspicion
The head of CHO group, Tunisia's leading olive oil exporter, has been detained on suspicion of corruption, local media reported on November 11th according to...
Moroccan press blame PM Akhannouch for jobs “massacre”
Aziz Akhannouch, Morocco’s business tycoon Prime Minister estimated, by some accounts, to be the fifth richest man in Africa is struggling with the Moroccan economy,...
Belgian investigators give up the chase for MoroccoGate agents
A battle between Belgium and Morocco to deliver a token strand of justice towards the latter’s officials who were responsible for the MoroccoGate scandal in...
Disgraced ex-Mauritanian President handed hefty sentence
Former Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz was sentenced to 5 years imprisonment for abusing his position of power whilst in office, according to AFP. ...
Politics
Russia operating from Libyan base in bid to secure political position
Russia are allegedly renovating an unused airbase in southern Libya, in a bid to strengthen and secure their military and economic position in Africa. According...
Tunisian Union warns jailed journalists` health an imminent danger
On January 27th The National Syndicate of Tunisian Journalists warned of the deterioration of the health of jailed journalists Mohamed Boughalleb and Shaza El-Haj Mubarak....
New French PM set to negotiate budget, saving 4000 teaching jobs
French PM François Bayrou has said 4,000 teaching jobs will not be cut in the 2025 budget, reversing a decision taken by previous French Leader,...
Italy: Giorgia Meloni under investigation for Libya scandal
Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni has been placed under judicial investigation after her government released a Libyan prison officer with an International Criminal Court arrest...
Moroccan Islamist group label monarchy as undemocratic
Moroccan Islamist movement, Al Adl Wal Ihsane (AWI), are publicly opposing the legitimacy of the monarchy, for the first time in many years. According to...
Morocco’s underground Islamist group challenges the monarchy
Morocco's underground Islamist group has openly criticised the country's monarchy system for the first time in years, as speculation over of the group's participation in...
Tabloid
French NGOs to quit X following Trump inauguration
Over 80 French NGOs and organisations say they will stop using the X app, previously known as Twitter, as of Donald Trump’s inauguration on January...
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 of Marsa Alam has killed...
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 Oscar nominations, according to ArabNews...
Morocco, Spain, Portugal and Saudi Arabia confirmed as World Cup hosts
The 2030 World Cup will be partially held in Morocco, sharing the tournament with Spain and Portugal, while the 2034 edition will be held in...
Thousands of dogs killed in Morocco in clean-up for World Cup
Animal welfare groups warn that thousands of dogs are being killed in World Cup venues across Morocco, according to the Mirror on October 16th. Campaigners...
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