North Africa
Latest news and analyses on the countries located in the region encompassing the northern portion of the African continent.
Arms trade to Africa can be opaque: why this is dangerous
By Nicolas Florquin*, & Alaa Tartir* Eolika, a Guyana-flagged cargo vessel, had already been detained in the port of Senegalese...
Read moreDetailsLibya: Eastern-based parliament says no elections this year, moves to choose new PM
Libya’s eastern-based parliament voted on Monday that there would be no elections this year and it would choose a new...
Read moreDetailsTunisian Police Close Supreme Judicial Council Offices
Tunisian police have locked the doors of the Supreme Judicial Council, its head told Reuters on Monday, a day after...
Read moreDetailsCoups, COVID and row over Israel test African leaders at summit
Leaders gathered at an African Union (AU) summit called on Saturday for the continent to have a bigger role on...
Read moreDetailsSudan: Deadly clashes erupt at peace-keeping facilities in Darfur
Clashes between military forces and armed groups at the facilities of a former international peace-keeping mission in Sudan’s Darfur region...
Read moreDetailsTunisian president dissolves Supreme Judicial Council
Tunisian President Kais Saied on Sunday dissolved the Supreme Judicial Council, the body that deals with judicial independence, a move...
Read moreDetailsAU Chair Macky Sall lists ambitions for Africa
During a visit to Egypt late last week, President Macky Sall of Senegal, who takes over the chairmanship of the...
Read moreDetailsUN launches renewed bid to resolve conflict in Western Sahara
The UN envoy for the disputed Western Sahara region visited refugee camps in Algeria on Saturday in a renewed bid...
Read moreDetailsNew U.S. Horn of Africa envoy to visit Saudi Arabia, Sudan and Ethiopia
David Satterfield the new US envoy to the Horn of Africa, and Molly Phee Assistant Secretary, will visit Saudi Arabia,...
Read moreDetailsTunisia’s main opposition party calls for protests, defying a decision to ban gatherings
A senior official in Tunisia's main opposition Ennahda party told Reuters it planned to go ahead with a protest against...
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