North Africa

Tue, 30 Apr 2024 15:46:23 GMT
Tunisia: Presidential Election - National Salvation Front Will Not Field Candidate
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis -- National Salvation Front President Ahmed Nejib Chebbi on Tuesday announced that the front will not field a candidate in the next presidential election, given the current situation, which he said does not meet the condi...

Tue, 30 Apr 2024 15:47:40 GMT
Tunisia: Blue Entrepreneurship Among Young People in Tunisia Remains 'Poorly or Under-Exploited' (Citet Study)
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis -- Despite being a real driver of economic development, blue entrepreneurship among young people in Tunisia remains "poorly or under-exploited" due to several factors linked mainly to their lack of knowledge of the marine...

Tue, 30 Apr 2024 15:44:12 GMT
Tunisia: Palestinian Writer Adania Shibli Receives Iron Shield in Kasserine
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis -- A ceremony in honour of Palestinian writer Adania Shibli, author of "Minor Detail", was held on Monday at the Semmama Arts and Crafts Centre in Kasserine.

Tue, 30 Apr 2024 15:48:27 GMT
Tunisia: Tunis Hosts African Lion 2024 Joint Military Exercise
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis -- Tunis is hosting the African Lion 2024 joint military exercise between Tunisian and American armed forces on April 29-May 10, in the presence of exercise directors from both sides and a group of Tunisian and American m...

Fri, 26 Apr 2024 15:55:29 GMT
Tunisia: Trade Deficit Shrinks 4.16 Percent to Tnd 1,540.1 Million in March 2024 [upd 2]
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis -- The monthly trade deficit shrank 4.16% in March to TND 1,540.1 million compared to the previous month, reads the National Institute of Statistics (INS) monthly report on Foreign Trade at Current Prices, March 2024.

Fri, 26 Apr 2024 11:31:17 GMT
Egypt: Inside Egypt's Secret Scheme to Detain and Deport Thousands of Sudanese Refugees
[The New Humanitarian] Aswan, Egypt -- 'I pleaded with the soldiers, but they refused to help us.'

Thu, 25 Apr 2024 15:59:18 GMT
Egypt: Chinese Textile Alliance Explores $300 Million Integrated Textile City in Egypt
[Egypt Online] During a meeting between Hossam Heiba, CEO of the General Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI), and a delegation from the Chinese Council for Textiles and Ready-made Garments, an alliance from China expressed its interest in ...

Fri, 26 Apr 2024 04:09:07 GMT
Morocco: Morocco's Experience in Implementing SDGs Highlighted in Addis Ababa
[MAP] Addis Ababa -- The Kingdom of Morocco's experience in implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) was highlighted in Addis Ababa on Thursday by Minister of Solidarity, Social Integration and the Family, Aawatif Hayar.

Thu, 25 Apr 2024 12:30:53 GMT
Libya: As Yet Another UN Libya Envoy Quits, His Successor Must Be Bolder
[Chatham House] To break through Libya's political stalemate, the UN must be willing to pursue a bolder strategy, despite the risks of failure.

Thu, 25 Apr 2024 10:01:39 GMT
Tunisia: Head of State Focuses On Return of Tunisians Abroad and Functioning of Govt in Meeting With PM
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis -- President Kais Saied met with Prime Minister Ahmed Hachani at Carthage Palace on Wednesday evening to discuss the progress of the government's work over the past few days, in particular measures relating to the return ...

Thu, 25 Apr 2024 04:44:21 GMT
Algeria: President Tebboune Conducts Partial Reshuffle of Walis
[Algerie Presse Service] Algiers -- The president of the Republic, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, on Wednesday conducted a partial reshuffle of walis (provincial governors), the presidency of the Republic said in a statement.

Wed, 24 Apr 2024 04:54:33 GMT
Egypt: WFP and EU Forge New Partnership to Empower Refugees and Host Communities in Egypt
[WFP] Cairo -- Yesterday, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Egypt and the European Commission's Service for Foreign Policy Instruments (FPI) launched a new partnership to empower refugees, people affected by crisis, and host communitie...

Tue, 23 Apr 2024 15:54:42 GMT
Tunisia: Consultative Meeting Between Leaders of Algeria, Tunisia and Libya - Need to Unify Positions, Strengthen Dialogue
[Algerie Presse Service] Tunis -- At the end of their 1st Consultative Meeting held on Monday in Tunis, the leaders of Algeria, Tunisia and Libya emphasized the need to unify their positions and strengthen consultation and coordination in order to bo...

Tue, 23 Apr 2024 15:46:45 GMT
Tunisia: Nineteen Human Corpses Fished Out in Last 24 Hours
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Nineteen human corpses were fished out in the last 24 hours by the Sfax National Guard and midland coast guard units, and were taken to the mortuary, according to a National Guard General Directorate press rele...

Tue, 23 Apr 2024 10:49:39 GMT
Tunisia: Tunisian, Algerian and Libyan Leaders Stress Need to Unify Their Positions and Visions
[Tunis Afrique Presse] At the end of the first consultative meeting held in Tunis on Monday at the invitation of President Kais Saied, the leaders of Tunisia, Algeria and Libya stressed the need to unify their positions and consolidate the tradition ...

Tue, 23 Apr 2024 11:13:08 GMT
Tunisia: First Consultative Meeting Between Presidents of Tunisia, Algeria and Libya Concludes [upd 1]
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis -- The first consultative meeting between Tunisian President Kais Saied, Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune and President of the Presidential Council of Libya Mohamed Younes al-Manfi concluded in Tunis on Monday.

Tue, 23 Apr 2024 11:11:58 GMT
Tunisia: Ministerial Meeting Approves Start of Actual Use of Biometric ID Card and Passport in H1 2025
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis -- A ministerial working session held on Monday at the Government Palace in the Kasbah decided to take practical measures to start the actual use of the biometric national identity card and the biometric passport during t...

Tue, 23 Apr 2024 11:11:08 GMT
Tunisia: President Saied Sees Off Algerian and Libyan Leaders After First Consultation Meeting
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis -- President Kais Saied saw off President of the Republic of Algeria, Abdelmadjid Tebboune and President of the Presidential Council of Libya, Mohamed Yunus al-Menfi, on Monday evening at the presidential suite of Tunis C...

Mon, 22 Apr 2024 10:10:37 GMT
Tunisia: Two Missing People Found Dead After Boat Sinks Off Coast of Djerba
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis -- Coastguard units, on Sunday, found the two people who had been missing since Saturday on board a fishing boat off the coast of Djerba, a security source told TAP.

Mon, 22 Apr 2024 04:32:27 GMT
Egypt: Streamlining Egypt's Food Value Chain Through Technology
[Africa Renewal] Farah Emara's agri-tech start-up connects fresh fruit and vegetables farmers to buyers by leveraging data and technology

Fri, 19 Apr 2024 09:57:25 GMT
Tunisia: Interior Minister Inaugurates Central Civil Protection Workshop Created Under Tunisian-German Co-Operation
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Manouba -- Interior Minister Kamel Feki inaugurated on Thursday evening the headquarters of the central workshop of the Civil Protection in Manouba, the first part of which was completed at a cost of 3.5 million dinars, as part...

Fri, 19 Apr 2024 05:04:43 GMT
Tunisia: Tunisian Journalist Mohamed Boughaleb Sentenced to 6 Months in Prison for Defamation
[CPJ] New York -- The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Tunisian authorities to immediately and unconditionally release journalist Mohamed Boughaleb after he was convicted by a Tunis court of defamation and sentenced to six months in prison o...

Fri, 19 Apr 2024 05:01:43 GMT
Egypt: CPJ, Others Request Update On Egyptian Journalist Alaa Abdelfattah From UN Working Group On Arbitrary Detention
[CPJ] The Committee to Protect Journalists joined 26 press freedom and human rights organizations in an April 17 letter to the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (UNWGAD) seeking updates regarding the urgent appeal filed on November 14, 2023, ab...

Thu, 18 Apr 2024 15:23:07 GMT
Tunisia: Current Water Situation Remains Worrying Despite Recent Rainfall (Ridha Gabouj)
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis -- The current water situation in Tunisia is still worrying, despite recent rainfall. The filling rate of dams stands at just 36%, Secretary of State to the Minister of Agriculture, Water Resources and Fisheries in charge...

Thu, 18 Apr 2024 10:23:48 GMT
Tunisia: Tunisia Takes Part in Worldfood Poland, April 16-18
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis -- Five companies from the agri-food sector, operating mainly in the olive oil, table olives, dates and by-products, pasta and couscous sectors, are taking part in the 10th edition of the World Food Poland international t...

Wed, 17 Apr 2024 10:11:04 GMT
Libya: Libya UN Envoy Resigns
[VOA] Abdoulaye Bathily, the United Nations envoy for Libya has resigned.

Thu, 18 Apr 2024 15:47:51 GMT
Egypt: President El-Sisi Receives King of the Kingdom of Bahrain
[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi received, 17-4-2024, King of the Kingdom of Bahrain, His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa, at Cairo International Airport, the military music was played to welcome the Bahraini king.

Fri, 19 Apr 2024 09:58:48 GMT
Tunisia: SNJT Denounces 6-Month Prison Issued for Journalist Mohamed Boughalleb
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis -- The National Union of Tunisian Journalists (SNJT) denounced the 6- month prison sentence handed down to journalist Mohamed Boughaleb on Wednesday evening, following a complaint lodged against him by an official of the ...

Wed, 17 Apr 2024 14:54:43 GMT
Egypt: Dollar Exchange Rate Stable At Beginning of Wednesday's Transactions
[Egypt Online] The dollar exchange rate was stable at the start of Wednesday's transactions at Egypt's major banks.

Wed, 17 Apr 2024 10:08:28 GMT
Tunisia: Improvement of Consular Services Under Review
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis -- The Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, set up by the National Security Council, met on Tuesday in the presence of representatives from several ministries.

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