A vision within which African forces operate together is preferable than forming a unified African military Force, Moroccan foreign minister, Nasser Bourita, said yesterday, about a recent proposal by the...

At least two government soldiers were killed and more than four wounded when a bomb blast targeted a military vehicle on the edge of the Somali capital Mogadishu on Monday,...

Algeria plans to issue sukuk, or Islamic bonds, and develop its small stock exchange as the oil-reliant economy seeks to diversify funding sources, according to a government document reviewed...

The thought of playing soccer as a professional had remained a distant dream for Ezzeldin Bahader for decades – until, at the age of 75, he registered with the...

South Africa’s President, Cyril Ramaphosa, compared US President Donald Trump’s so-called “peace plan” for Palestine to apartheid South Africa’s Bantustan system. The 33rd African Union Summit was launched yesterday...

An Egyptian man has killed his wife and nine-month old baby before killing himself, according to the Egyptian newspaper Al-Watan. According to the newspaper the building contractor strangled his...

Two Egyptians yesterday died in jail as a result of their “deteriorating health conditions”, local media reported. One of the detainees was identified as 61-year-old Ibrahim Al-Batea, who died...

Egyptian authorities have beaten and tortured a masters student living and studying in Italy. Patrick George Zaki, 27, was arrested at Cairo airport on his way into the country...

Kuwaiti Parliament Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanim threw, on Saturday, a copy of the US’ so-called “deal of the century” in the bin, stressing that it “was born dead” and “should...

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Sunday that he raised the cases of Canadians being detained in Egypt with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, Reuters reports. “We always stand...

Several Sudanese protesters were injured on Sunday in protests against the lack of fuel and bread, and in demand of the appointment of civilian governors, interspersed with clashes between...

At the African Union (AU) summit today, in Addis Ababa, Chairman of the (AU) Commission, Moussa Faki, emphasised the “necessity of a political solution in Libya.” Faki called on...

Libya’s Azzawiya Oil Refining Company said today that it was forced to stop refining operations due to a lack of crude supplies and no inventory, Reuters reports. A source...

An OPEC, non-OPEC technical panel has recommended extending a current oil supply cut pact until the end of 2020 and more output reductions due to the impact of the...

Sudan’s government is requesting that the UN deploy a peacekeeping mission in the country to help during the transitional period, a spokesman for Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok said today...

Addressing the annual summit of the African Union (AU) leaders, the chairman of the bloc heavily criticised the US’ so-called peace plan in Middle East, Anadolu Agency reports. “We...

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said yesterday that Africa was sidelined from talks on Libya and urged the reverse of it, Anadolu Agency reports. “We want the Africa representative to...

South Africa aims to free up over a billion dollars in stalled weapons sales, including to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, by amending a document at the...

Algerian specialists highlighted the issue of divorce in the country as official statistics show a sharp increase in divorce rates, Anadolu Agency reported on Friday. The specialists are concerned...

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune stressed the importance of the expected constitutional amendment in adopting legal mechanisms to fight corruption by all possible legal means, to establish a healthy work...

Militias loyal to renegade Libyan general Khalifa Haftar targeted the only international airport in the country’s capital Tripoli on Friday, Anadolu reports. In a statement, the Government of National...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on Tunisia to repatriate nearly 200 children of suspected Daesh fighters who are currently stranded or held in crowded camps or prisons across...

In a behind closed doors meeting with the UN Security Council in New York yesterday, US presidential aide, Jared Kushner, blamed Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas for escalating violence...

The detention of a young woman who broadcast a video criticising the Egyptian President, Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi’s regime, has been renewed for another 15 days. “Down with military rule,...

The military in Sudan said on Wednesday that it backs the recent visit to Uganda by Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, the head of the ruling sovereign council, where he met...

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs, Faisal Bin Farhan Bin Abdullah, arrived in Algeria yesterday for the first time since the election of Abdelmadjid Tebboune as president of the country....

Leader of the Sudanese National Umma Party, Sadiq Al-Mahdi, renewed his party’s rejection of any kind of normalisation with Israel, stressing that the ideas that Tel Aviv can help...

Jean-Paul Cavalieri, head of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Libya, warned of a humanitarian catastrophe in this country, should armed clashes move to densely populated...

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi has pardoned 541 prisoners, many of whom are opponents to the current regime who were arrested and detained for political reasons. The Egyptian Ministry...

Head of Ennahda Shura Council, Abdelkarim Harouni, said that the movement is preparing for early legislative elections in case its proposal fails to foster the formation of a broad...

The United Nations expects eastern Libyan tribal leaders to submit by Thursday their list of conditions to reopen blocked oil terminals, UN envoy Ghassan Salame said, Reuters reports. Libya’s...

Eastern military commander General Khalifa Haftar’s oil blockade has cost Libya nearly $1 billion, Bloomberg reported. Libya’s oil production hit its lowest point since the 2011 uprising against former...