Two lifeless male bodies found in hold of Air Algerie plane, police say
Algiers – The bodies of two men were found in the hold of an Air Algerie plane at Algiers International... Read more
5 Jun, 2022
Tunisia police block protest against Saied referendum
Tunis – Tunisian police used pepper spray on Saturday to disperse protesters against President Kais Saied and a planned... Read more
4 Jun, 2022
Tunisia’s Saied sacks 57 judges, tightens grip on courts
Tunis – Tunisian President Kais Saied on Thursday sacked 57 judges accused of corruption and other crimes, after passing... Read more
2 Jun, 2022
Nigeria agrees step on new gas pipeline through Morocco to Europe
Abuja – Nigeria’s government has directed its state-run oil company NNPC to implement a deal on a gas pipeline... Read more
2 Jun, 2022
Egypt opposition figure walks free after presidential pardon
Cairo – A presidential pardon on Wednesday saw Egyptian opposition figure Yahya Abdelhadi released from jail after three years, a... Read more
2 Jun, 2022
Mauritanian ex-president to face corruption trial
Nouakchott – Mauritania’s ex-president, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, is to go on trial for alleged corruption along with 11... Read more
2 Jun, 2022
Morocco economic rebound threatened by drought, Ukraine war
Rabat – A withering drought and poor harvests plus price hikes fuelled by the war in Ukraine are threatening... Read more
1 Jun, 2022
Tunisia union announces public sector strike from June 16
Tunis – Cash-strapped Tunisia’s powerful UGTT trade union confederation on Tuesday announced a public sector strike on June 16 to... Read more
31 May, 2022
Egypt sentences ex-presidential candidate to 15 years, says judiciary
Cairo – An Egyptian emergency court on Sunday sentenced former presidential candidate Abdelmoneim Aboul Fotouh to 15 years in prison... Read more
29 May, 2022
Amnesty demands Morocco probe ‘assaults’ on 5 Sahrawi activists
Rabat – Human rights group Amnesty International on Friday urged Moroccan authorities to investigate urgently allegations that security forces last... Read more
28 May, 2022
