[MAP] Rabat -- The Head of Government, Aziz Akhannouch, chaired, Thursday in Rabat, a meeting on the emergency measures needed to cope with the effects of rainfall deficit.

[Chatham House] Experiences from the MENA region show that successful energy subsidy reforms must focus strongly on mitigating social impacts.

[African Arguments] Despite facing harassment, more and more women and girls are defying sexist attitudes and riding bikes and motorbikes around Cairo.

[HRW] Beirut -- Provide Medical Care, Investigate Torture Claims

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The World Bank (WB) will provide $400 million (about 1152.5 million dinars) to support Tunisia's social reforms, said World Bank Vice President for Middle East and North Africa Ferid Belhaj on Tuesday.

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- One hundred and thirty-two (132) olive oil samples will be evaluated by a team of olive oil sommeliers, from February 14 to 17, 2022, within the framework of the 5th edition of the Best Extra Virgin Olive Oil C...

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The number of attacks against refugees and asylum seekers in Tunisia has increased in the past period, notably after shutting down the temporary accommodation centres, Official Spokesperson for the Tunisia Foru...

[Egypt Online] The government has approved a proposal made by the Ministry of the Public Business Sector, putting the minimum wage of workers in affiliated companies at 2,700 pounds per month.

[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah El Sisi arrived on Tuesday 15/2/2022 in the Belgian capital of Brussels to participate in the Sixth European Union - African Union Summit, set for February 17 and 18 at the EU headquarters.

[HRW] Visiting Brussels for a summit between the European Union and the African Union this week, Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is eyeing a series of separate high-profile meetings as another opportunity to boost his tainted image. But instea...

[RFI] Libya's western-based administration has upheld a decision by lawmakers in the country's east to appoint a new prime minister, effectively creating two rival heads of government. The UN has urged all sides to preserve calm "as an absolute prior...

[DW] Thousands of Tunisians demonstrated in the capital after President Kais Saied granted himself new judicial powers in a decree. Saied can now fire and block appointments of judges unilaterally.

[MAP] Rabat -- Several political scientists, invited on Medi1TV Afrique's Saturday TV show "Le Débrief", exposed the true motivations behind the repeated attacks against Morocco from so-called international human rights NGOs, stressing unanimously t...

[Egypt Online] Minister of Planning and Economic Development Hala el Said said on Sunday that the report titled: "Financing Sustainable Development in Egypt" is the first of its kind to deal with development finance at the national level.

[RFI] Tunisians took to the streets in protest on Sunday, hours after President Kais Saied officially replaced a judicial watchdog and gave himself powers to sack judges, block their promotion and ban them from going on strike.

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis -- The fill rate of Tunisian dams reached nearly 49%, as of February 11, the National Observatory for Agriculture said on Sunday.

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis -- Presidential Decree No. 2022-10 dated February 10, 2022 on general amnesty for the offence of issuing bounced cheques was published in the latest issue of the Official Gazette of the Tunisian Republic (JORT) Sunday.

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- 5832 COVID-19 vaccine doses were administered on February 12, including 851 first dose, 789 second doses, 4186 third (booster) shots and 6 vaccine doses needed for travel.

[DW] German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock is ending her first official Middle East trip in Egypt. Her visit comes as Germany's Ministry of Foreign Affairs calls on the country's citizens to leave Ukraine.

[MAP] Panama City -- A Moroccan space was inaugurated on Thursday at the headquarters of the Parliament of Latin America and the Caribbean (Parlatino) in the Republic of Panama, which His Majesty King Mohammed VI has kindly given His August name "Kin...

[Cosafa] SAFA President Dr Danny Jordaan believes the South African national women's team has the talent and ability to conquer not only the continent, but the world.

[UN News] The UN chief is "following closely" the latest political crisis unfolding in Libya, which threatens to return the country to a stand-off position between two rival authorities, following the failure to hold presidential elections in Decembe...

[DW] The UN has said it continues to back Abdul Hamid Dbeibah's administration despite Libyan lawmakers' decision to replace him with former Interior Minister Fathi Bashagha.

[DW] Judges and lawyers demonstrated outside the Palace of Justice in Tunis, protesting President Kais Saied's plan. The legal body, one of the few not under the president's control, has said it's not going anywhere.

[DW] It is the first African scheme in the EU's ?300 billion "Global Gateway" infrastructure plan, the bloc's response to China's Belt and Road strategy.

[New Times] Rwandan champions Rwanda Energy Group (REG) Basketball Club will start their Basketball Africa League (BAL) 2022 journey with a game against Association Sportive Salé (AS Salé) of Morocco on March 6.

[Afrobarometer] A majority of Moroccans express welcoming attitudes toward immigrants, saying they strengthen the country's cultural diversity and help fill job vacancies, according to the latest Afrobarometer survey.

[VOA] Libya's parliament is set to vote on a new prime minister on Thursday, but incumbent Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah has rejected the balloting, saying Libyans should not have another period with an interim government.

[New Times] RWANDA's REG has been drawn against Tunisian powerhouse US-Monastir and four other teams in the Sahara Conference of the regular season of the 2022 Basketball Africa League (BAL), which gets underway on March 5.

[TechCrunch] The MENA region has about 400 million people with $500 billion in annual savings. But as a relatively young population, most of them have minimal equity market and investment exposure.