North Africa

Fri, 29 Mar 2024 15:12:04 GMT
North Africa: Tunisia to Host 1st Decarbonisation Mediterranean Forum, End of Sep.2024 (Utica)
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis -- Tunisia will host the first Mediterranean Decarbonisation Forum by the end of September 2024, announced the Tunisian Confederation of Industry, Trade and Handicrafts (UTICA).

Fri, 29 Mar 2024 17:08:43 GMT
Egypt: El Dabaa Nuclear Project Is the Largest Cooperation Project Between Egypt and Russia
[Egypt Online] Alexei Kononenko, Vice President of Atom Astroy Export and Project Manager of the Dabaa Nuclear Station, confirmed that there are a number of contracts signed with Egypt by the Russian nuclear corporation Rosatom and its subsidiaries, ...

Fri, 29 Mar 2024 06:05:40 GMT
Tunisia: Tunisia - Authorities' Targeting of Lawyers Undermines Access to Justice
[AI London] The Tunisian authorities' growing judicial harassment and intimidation of lawyers solely for discharging their professional duties violates their rights and undermines access to justice and effective remedies for victims of human rights v...

Fri, 29 Mar 2024 05:55:38 GMT
Morocco: Morocco's Audiovisual Authority Stresses Citizens' Right to Safe Content Amid Radio Broadcast Controversy
[MAP] Rabat -- The High Authority for Audiovisual Communication (HACA) has called for preserving the citizen's right to vigilant and safe media content, against the backdrop of the case involving an on-air staging of fictitious crimes and the dissemi...

Thu, 28 Mar 2024 15:26:21 GMT
Tunisia: Elections for National Council of Regions and Districts - Isie to Announce Composition Thursday Afternoon
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The Council of the Independent High Authority for Elections (ISIE) will meet on Thursday to approve the results of the elections, following the voting and counting operation which was conducted earlier on Thurs...

Thu, 28 Mar 2024 11:42:01 GMT
Morocco: NGOs Call On Morocco to Save 6 Men Sentenced to Death in Somalia
[Shabelle] Mogadishu, Somalia -- Non-governmental organizations in Morocco have called on their government to intervene and prevent the sentencing of six Moroccans to death in Somalia.

Fri, 29 Mar 2024 06:16:00 GMT
Egypt: Egypt Must Immediately and Unconditionally Release Anti-Torture Protester Mahmoud Hussein
[AI London] The Egyptian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release Mahmoud Hussein who is facing 25 years in prison simply for wearing a T-shirt with an anti-torture slogan, 15 Egyptian and international human rights organizations said...

Fri, 29 Mar 2024 17:08:46 GMT
Egypt: Support From Unesco for Egypt's Initiative to Confront Climate Change
[Egypt Online] The Executive Council of UNESCO issued a resolution unanimously among its members, affirming the support of the organization's 194 member states for Egypt's initiative to support adaptation and resilience in the water sector to confron...

Fri, 29 Mar 2024 06:16:47 GMT
Tunisia: Tunisia - Artist Jailed for Criticizing President: Rached Tamboura
[AI London] On 31 January 2024, the Monastir court of appeals in Tunisia sentenced artist Rached Tamboura to two years in prison on bogus charges for the peaceful exercise of his right to freedom of expression. Rached Tamboura painted a series of gra...

Wed, 27 Mar 2024 16:16:15 GMT
Guinea: Mohammed Vi Mosque in Conakry to Be Officially Open On Friday
[MAP] Rabat -- In accordance with the High Instructions of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, Commander of the Faithful, may God assist Him, the Mohammed VI Foundation of African Ulema, in perfect coordination with the relevant Guinean authorities, will p...

Wed, 27 Mar 2024 16:10:53 GMT
Egypt: PM Witnesses Inking of Contract for Establishing Silos Factory
[Egypt Online] Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouli witnessed on Wednesday 27/3/2024 the inking of a contract for allocating a plot of land for establishing a factory for designing, manufacturing, and setting up silos in the East Port Said zone.

Wed, 27 Mar 2024 16:05:56 GMT
Tunisia: Transport Minister Calls for Faster Updating of Tunisair Restructuring Programme
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis -- Minister of Public Works and Housing and Acting Minister of Transport, Sarra Zaâfrani Zenzri, on Wednesday called for an accelerated updating of the restructuring programme of national carrier "Tunisair" and a red...

Fri, 29 Mar 2024 06:16:31 GMT
Tunisia: Tunisia - Lawyers Tarrgeted With Judicial Harassment and Reprisals
[AI London] Since January 2022, at least 20 Tunisian defence lawyers in high profile cases, have faced judicial harassment through criminal investigations based on their peaceful exercise of their human rights including the rights to freedom of expre...

Wed, 27 Mar 2024 16:11:50 GMT
Egypt: Boosting Cooperation With Giz in File of Training for Employment - Emigration Min
[Egypt Online] State Minister of Emigration Soha Gendy asserted the keenness of her ministry to boost cooperation with the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) in a number of files of mutual interest topped by training for employment.

Wed, 27 Mar 2024 07:49:51 GMT
Mauritania/Morocco: Football - Morocco, Mauritania Draw 0-0 in Friendly
[MAP] Rabat -- Morocco's national football team failed to score as they drew 0-0 with Mauritania in a friendly game, held Tuesday at the Grand Stadium of Agadir.

Fri, 29 Mar 2024 11:09:00 GMT
Egypt: Cost of Living Crisis Worsens in Egypt Soon After the IMF Loan Deal
[People's Dispatch] Egyptians, already reeling under a cost of living crisis amid record-high inflation, are suffering a further erosion of purchasing power

Wed, 27 Mar 2024 08:09:12 GMT
Tunisia/Egypt: Egypt Capital Cup - Tunisia's Soccer Team Finish Third After Win Over New Zealand's On Penalties 4-2
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis -- Tunisia's national soccer team finished third in the Egypt Capital Cup, part of the FIFA 2024 Series, after defeating New Zealand 4-2 on penalties shoot-out in a placement match at the Cairo Stadium on Tuesday night.

Tue, 26 Mar 2024 04:55:01 GMT
Rwanda: Rwanda Receives More Refugees From Libya As UK Politicians Play Ping Pong With Asylum Plan
[New Times] On Thursday, March 21, 91 refugees arrived in Rwanda from Libya. They were refugees from Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan, and South Sudan who had been trying to get into Europe but instead got stuck in Libya.

Wed, 27 Mar 2024 08:50:29 GMT
Senegal: HM the King Congratulates Bassirou Diomaye Faye On Election As President of Senegal
[MAP] Rabat -- His Majesty King Mohammed VI sent a message of congratulations to Bassirou Diomaye Faye, on the occasion of his election as president of the Republic of Senegal.

Mon, 25 Mar 2024 12:26:38 GMT
Egypt: Ministry of Agriculture Denies News of Deadly Virus Affecting Poultry
[Egypt Online] The Cabinet's media center has denied reports claiming that a new deadly virus is affecting poultry in farms.

Mon, 25 Mar 2024 12:27:47 GMT
Egypt: PM Chairs Meeting to Prepare for Second Meeting of Higher Council for Investment
[Egypt Online] Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli chaired a meeting Sunday, at the Government Headquarters in the New Administrative Capital, to prepare for the second meeting of the Higher Council for Investment in the presence of CEO of the General Au...

Tue, 26 Mar 2024 09:49:53 GMT
Egypt: Education Minister Receives the US Ambassador to Cairo
[Egypt Online] Minister of Education and Technical Education, Reda Hegazy, received ambassador Hero Mostafa Garg, USA Ambassador in Cairo, and her accompanying delegation, to discuss enhancing aspects of cooperation between the two sides in the field...

Mon, 25 Mar 2024 12:39:46 GMT
Tunisia: Deep Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Visible From Tunisia Monday
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis -- The National Institute of Meteorology (French: INM) announced a deep penumbral lunar eclipse visible from Tunisia on Monday.

Mon, 25 Mar 2024 12:28:48 GMT
Egypt: Senate Speaker Praises Egypt, Mauritania Relations
[Egypt Online] Senate Speaker Abdel Wahab Abdel Razek praised bilateral relations binding Egypt and Mauritania, and the distinguished levels reached by bilateral cooperation.

Tue, 26 Mar 2024 09:51:59 GMT
North Africa: Egypt Welcomes UN Security Council's Resolution for Ceasefire in Gaza
[Egypt Online] Egypt has expressed its approval in a statement released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on March 25, regarding the adoption of a resolution by the United Nations Security Council calling for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip during Ram...

Tue, 26 Mar 2024 08:10:31 GMT
Egypt: 'We Were Taught a Lesson By Continental Heavyweights Egypt'
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- National men's volleyball team coach Elisha Aliwa admits they were taught a lesson by Egypt in the African Games final that they lost in straight sets.

Mon, 25 Mar 2024 12:28:21 GMT
Egypt: Sports Min. Congratulates Wrestling Federation After 4 Wrestlers Qualified to 2024 Olympic Paris
[Egypt Online] Sports and Youth Minister Ashraf Sobhi asserted on Sunday the importance of implementing President Abdel Fattah El Sisi's directives to support Egyptian athletes, referring to great successes achieved by the Egyptian sports system than...

Mon, 25 Mar 2024 04:40:28 GMT
Egypt: UN's Guterres Begins Solidarity Mission to Egypt and Jordan Amid Regional Crises
[UN News] In the face of escalating conflicts and humanitarian crises, UN Secretary-General António Guterres is set to embark on his annual Ramadan solidarity trip, commencing this weekend in Cairo, Egypt. The trip, which coincides with the holy...

Sat, 23 Mar 2024 17:54:19 GMT
Libya: Migrant Organization - At Least 65 Bodies Found in Mass Grave in Libya
[VOA] The bodies of at least 65 migrants have been discovered in a mass grave in Libya, the International Organization for Migration said Friday, adding that it is "profoundly shocked and alarmed."

Mon, 25 Mar 2024 16:04:23 GMT
Africa: Egypt, Nigeria Unassailable As Curtains Fall On 2023 African Games
[Daily Trust] As the curtains fall on the 2023 African Games in Ghana, Egypt who have become serial winners of the 'continental Olympic Games' are poised to win their seventh title as Team Nigeria are also sure of finishing the games in second positi...

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