North Africa
Latest news and analyses on the countries located in the region encompassing the northern portion of the African continent.
Libya: Armed convoy moves into Tripoli to shore up al-Dbeibah
A convoy of fighters moved into Tripoli from the Libyan city of Misrata on Saturday to shore up the interim...
Read moreDetailsTunisia president, Kais Saied names a new temporary Supreme Judiciary Council
Tunisia’s president issued a decree on Saturday to establish a provisional Supreme Judiciary Council, effectively replacing the present council, the...
Read moreDetailsLibyan prime minister survives assassination attempt — reports
Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah escaped an apparent assassination attempt early on Thursday when bullets hit his car, according to...
Read moreDetailsCDC says Africa vaccine manufacturing drive is for long term
Africa's efforts to build up capacity to manufacture vaccines against COVID-19 are not designed to meet this year's needs but...
Read moreDetailsArms 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...
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