Politics Tunisia’s Kais Saied vows to name PM but measures remain Tunis – Tunisian President Kais Saied vowed on Monday to appoint a prime minister but said emergency measures that... Read more 21 Sep, 2021
News Haftar’s east Libya forces say two dead in helicopter crash Benghazi – Two people died in Libya on Sunday after helicopters belonging to forces loyal to Khalifa Haftar collided in... Read more 20 Sep, 2021
Politics Morocco Islamist party decries ‘violations’ at polls Rabat – Morocco’s moderate Islamist Justice and Development Party (PJD), which was thrashed at last week’s elections, on Sunday denounced... Read more 20 Sep, 2021
News Algeria buries ex-president Abdelaziz Bouteflika in muted funeral Algiers – Algeria on Sunday buried Abdelaziz Bouteflika, the North African country’s longest-serving president, at a cemetery for its independence... Read more 19 Sep, 2021
News Algeria: Big, volatile and oil dependent Algiers – Here are some key facts about Algeria, where veteran ex-president Abdelaziz Bouteflika has died two years after he... Read more 19 Sep, 2021
News Algeria prepares to bury ex-president Abdelaziz Bouteflika Algiers – Flags flew at half-mast in Algeria on Sunday ahead of the funeral of Abdelaziz Bouteflika, the North... Read more 19 Sep, 2021
Coronavirus North Africa virus cases plummeting after summer spike Tunis – Weeks after a spike in coronavirus cases overwhelmed intensive care units across North Africa with severe oxygen... Read more 19 Sep, 2021
Skills Tunisian protesters demand end to president’s power grab Tunis – Several hundred protesters marched through central Tunis on Saturday to demand a return to parliamentary democracy after... Read more 19 Sep, 2021
News Mixed reactions as Algeria’s ex-president Abdelaziz Bouteflika dies aged 84 Algiers – Abdelaziz Bouteflika who ruled Algeria for two decades before resigning in 2019 has died aged 84, leaving behind... Read more 19 Sep, 2021
Politics Tunisia briefly detains politician hostile to president Tunis – Tunisian authorities on Friday beat and briefly detained Seifeddine Makhlouf, according to a lawyer for the controversial... Read more 18 Sep, 2021