[Africa Check] The head of a health consultancy claimed South Africa was "the most obese country in Africa". We took a closer look at his evidence.

[Ghanaian Times] Ghana's senior national female team, the Black Queens have left Accra for Rabat ahead of tomorrow's international friendly match against Morocco.

[RSF] Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns the owner's decision to close the leading Algerian French-language daily Liberté, which has been subjected to constant harassment from the government's highest level in recent years. The paper's sudden ...

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The Cabinet meeting held Saturday at the Palace of Carthage under the chairmanship of President Kais Saied looked at four draft decree-laws and seven presidential decrees.

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- President Kais Saied, on Saturday, chaired the Cabinet meeting that saw 4 draft decree laws and 7 presidential decrees discussed.

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Low-income workers are set to lose out from a slew of surprising knockouts in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers

[DW] Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez and Moroccan King Mohammad VI met in Rabat after a year of tense relations. Spain said it backed the kingdom's plan of limited autonomy under Moroccan sovereignty for Western Sahara.

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The paint industry in Tunisia, particularly those who continue to manufacture lead-based household paints "do not care about the health of their consumers."

[Egypt Online] Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Egypt Christian Berger said on Friday 08/04/2022 the EU is working on finishing details of the ?100-million grant, which Egypt will receive, in response to the surging food prices on the he...

[Egypt Online] International Cooperation Minister Rania el Mashat held on Friday 08/04/2022 a number of meetings with representatives of Jordan, Tunisia, Mauritania, Morocco and the World Bank during her visit to Jeddah to attend the Annual High-Leve...

[Egypt Online] Egypt and the World Bank (WB) have probed means on boosting cooperation in using modern irrigation systems.

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Tunisian Ons Jabeur ( world 10th) qualified for the semi-finals of the Charleston Open (USA) after beating Ukrainian Anhelina Kalinina (42nd) by 2 sets to 0 (6-3, 6-2), in the quarterfinals played Friday evenin...

[JusticeInfo.net] Corruption, tax fraud and misappropriation of public property can now be amnestied in Tunisia. On March 21, President Kaïes Saïed used his expanded executive powers to sign a decree on criminal reconciliation, which adds to a law ...

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The Tunisian dinar's exchange rate against the US dollar reached 3.00317 dinars on April 7, against 2.99854 dinars on April 6 and 2.77868 on April 7, 2021, the Central Bank of Tunisia (BCT) said in its daily mo...

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- "Democracy in Tunisia is a settled issue and the upcoming political elections announced by the President of the Republic represent a step towards the consolidation of a solid and sustainable democratic system t...

[New Dawn] Thales strengthens its status as a cybersecurity leader with the creation of a new Security Operations Center on the African continent, based in Morocco.

[VOA] Political analysts say a quest for ever-greater power by Tunisian President Kais Saied risks sending the nation back to pre-revolutionary times of "strongman" rule.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- The Angolan ambassador to Egypt, Nelson Cosme, reaffirmed the Angolan State's interest in strengthening the partnership with the Egyptian authorities, within the framework of bilateral cooperation.

[UN News] The war in Ukraine has increased the risk of a "massive malnutrition crisis" for millions of children in other emergencies because of its already huge impact on global food prices, the UN said on Thursday.

[IPS] Cairo, Egypt -- Tourism to Egypt's GDP is as vital as the Nile to its people. After Egypt's tourism sector began to recover following the Russian plane crash in 2015. Then COVID hit, and now the Ukrainian war shot a bullet through its heart.

[The Point] The Serekunda East Sports Development Organisation (SESDO), the host of OlympAfrica, the current national volleyball champions on Sunday launched a fundraising campaign to facilitate Gambia's representation in the African volleyball club ...

[New Times] President Paul Kagame on Wednesday April 6, received letters of credence from the new High Commissioner of Tanzania, Major General Richard Mutayoba Makanzo and the Ambassador of Libya to Rwanda, Ibrahim Sidy Ibrahim Matar.

[MAP] Rabat -- The Faculty of Letters and Humanities (FLSH) of Rabat organized on Tuesday a symposium under the theme "monotheistic religions bearers of messages of peace".

[MAP] Marrakech -- The National Office of Electricity and Drinking Water (ONEE) has recently commissioned a major project to supply drinking water to the city of Marrakech and neighboring towns and localities from the Al Massira dam, for a total amou...

[MAP] Rabat -- After a great performance along with his horse "All at Once" at the international dressage competition S'hertogenbosh in the Netherlands, Moroccan rider Yessin Rahmouni will officially represent Morocco at the 2022 Dressage World Cup f...

[CAF] Jalel Kadri, the coach of Tunisia, has admitted that his team is in a difficult group at the 2022 World Cup but insists their target is to reach the second round of the tournament in Qatar.

[The Point] The Gambia women national team coach, Mariama 'Bom' Sowe has said that this month's friendly encounter against 2022 African Women's Cup of Nations host, Morocco, will serve as a morale booster for her side that missed out in the final rou...

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)'s Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation launched a call for small grants for associations from Tunisia, Algeria, Libya and Morocco running projects to su...

[SPS] New York (United Nations) -- The United Nations Security Council will meet on 20 April to discuss the conflict in Western Sahara, indicated the United Kingdom, which chairs the UN executive body for the current month.

[CAF] Morocco coach Vahid Halilhodzic believes his side are capable of causing a major upset at the 2022 World Cup after they were handed one toughest groups of the competition.