UN’s Western Sahara envoy meets with Polisario chief in Algeria
Algiers – The UN’s new Western Sahara envoy met on Sunday with the leader of the pro-independence Polisario Front... Read more
17 Jan, 2022
Holders Algeria shocked at Cup of Nations after gaffe costs Ivory Coast
Douala – Equatorial Guinea inflicted a first defeat in 36 games on Algeria on Sunday to leave the reigning... Read more
17 Jan, 2022
IMF official urges ‘deep reforms’ to Tunisian economy
Tunis – Tunisia’s crisis-stricken economy needs “deep reforms” such as slashing its vast public wage bill, the International Monetary... Read more
16 Jan, 2022
Libya oil, gas exports hit 5-year high of $21.5bn
Tripoli – Libya’s lifeline oil and gas exports raised revenues of more than $21.5 billion in 2021, the highest... Read more
15 Jan, 2022
Tunisians defy ban to protest against president
Tunis – Tunisian police used tear gas and water cannons on Friday to disperse hundreds of demonstrators protesting against... Read more
15 Jan, 2022
Fleeing Tunisia dictator wanted to turn back, recordings reveal
Tunis – Toppled Tunisian dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali was mulling a return home even as he was aboard... Read more
15 Jan, 2022
Morocco backs UN talks on Western Sahara as new envoy visits
Rabat – Morocco on Thursday endorsed United Nations-led talks over the Western Sahara conflict, as the world body’s new envoy... Read more
14 Jan, 2022
Marked decline in Morocco freedoms, rights group says
Rabat – Morocco saw an “unprecedented regression” in freedom of expression and the press in 2021, the kingdom’s most prominent... Read more
14 Jan, 2022
Tunisia lose protest over AFCON match which ended too early
Yaoundé – Tunisia’s protest over their bizarre Africa Cup of Nations defeat to Mali in which the referee blew... Read more
14 Jan, 2022
Tunisia’s Ennahdha urges Friday protests, defying Covid ban
Tunis – Tunisia’s Islamist-inspired Ennahdha party has reiterated calls for demonstrations on Friday marking the anniversary of the country’s revolution,... Read more
13 Jan, 2022
