North Africa
Fri, 15 Apr 2022 10:23:28 GMTEgypt: Agriculture Minister Announces Plan to Import Wheat from India
[Egypt Online] Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation el Sayed el Quseir announced on Thursday 14/4/2022 approving India to import wheat according to a report raised by head of the Central Administration of Plant Quarantine Ahmed el Attar.
Fri, 15 Apr 2022 10:38:25 GMTMorocco: Govt Committed to Achieving All SDGs - Akhannouch
[MAP] Rabat -- The government is committed to achieving all the sustainable development goals, said Thursday in Rabat, Head of Government Aziz Akhannouch.
Fri, 15 Apr 2022 10:24:21 GMTEgypt: Egypt, Norway Discuss Enhancing Agricultural Sector's Ability to Face Climate Change
[Egypt Online] Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation El Sayed el-Quseir discussed with CEO of Norway's EAT Foundation Gunhild Stordalen enhancing the flexibility of the agricultural sector, supporting innovation of adaptation systems to face c...
Fri, 15 Apr 2022 10:21:21 GMTWestern Sahara: Exercising Right to Self-Determination Is Only Applicable Option
[SPS] New York -- The representative of the Polisario Front to the United Nations and Coordinator with MINURSO Sidi Mohamed Omar underlined that the only applicable option for the settlement of the conflict in Western Sahara is to enable the Sahrawi ...
Fri, 15 Apr 2022 09:59:42 GMTTunisia: IACE Charts Out Way of Resilience After Russian-Ukrainian Conflict
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Tunisia, which is facing a budgetary pressure and lacks additional resources for ambitious resilience programs needs a better national coordination and developing regional programmes to cope with the new shock ...
Fri, 15 Apr 2022 09:55:07 GMTTunisia: Tunisia, EU's Second Supplier of Workwear and Fourth Jeans Supplier in 2021
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Tunisia was the European Union's second supplier of workwear and its fourth jeans supplier in 2021, the Technical Textile Centre (French: CETTEX) said in a EU market analysis.
Fri, 15 Apr 2022 09:11:37 GMTMorocco: Oujda - Eight People Arrested for Alleged Links to Counterfeiting Criminal Network
[MAP] Rabat -- The judicial police of Oujda arrested, on Thursday, on the basis of accurate information provided by the General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (DGST), eight individuals, aged between 20 and 43, for their alleged links with a ...
Fri, 15 Apr 2022 10:24:58 GMTEgypt: PM Follows Up On Sovereign Fund of Egypt's Plan to Attract More Investments
[Egypt Online] Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli said that the State is moving forward in adopting plans and proposals that would attract more domestic and foreign investments via ambitious programs meant to propel various economic sectors.
Wed, 13 Apr 2022 05:38:49 GMTNorth Africa: Algeria Accuses Morocco of Killing Three People in Western Sahara
[DW] Tensions between the two north African neighbors have risen again after reports of a Moroccan air strike. Algeria has claimed that the attack was "targeted."
Tue, 12 Apr 2022 11:11:49 GMTLibya: Khalifa Haftar Loyalists Suspend Participation in Dialogue
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- There has been mixed reactions following the decision by soldiers loyal to Khalifa Haftar to suspend their participation in the 5+5 committee. The military committee was set up at the Berlin political agreement and is one of ...
Wed, 13 Apr 2022 07:30:54 GMTEgypt: Egypt Names Ehab Galal As New Coach After Carlos Queiroz Exit
[CAF] Egyptian Football Association (EFA) has announced the appointment of former Ismaily defender Ehab Galal as the new head of the national team.
Wed, 13 Apr 2022 07:30:49 GMTLibya: Frenchman Corentin Martins Named New Coach of Libya
[CAF] The Libyan Football Federation has appointed Frenchman Corentin Martins as the new coach of their senior national team.
Wed, 13 Apr 2022 05:46:16 GMTRwanda: BAL 2022 - Robert Pack in Egypt to Scout Rwanda Energy Group's Opponents
[New Times] Robert Pack Jr, the American coach of Rwanda Energy Group (REG) Basketball club is currently in Cairo - Egypt to attend group-stage games of the Nile Conference, as a way of keeping an eye on his team's potential opponents at the playoffs...
Wed, 13 Apr 2022 05:16:48 GMTEgypt: Pylon Gets U.S.$19 Million to Scale Software for Water and Electricity Distribution Companies
[TechCrunch] Pylon, an Egyptian infrastructure management platform for water and electricity companies in emerging markets, has raised a $19 million seed round.
Mon, 11 Apr 2022 13:33:47 GMTAfrica: South Africa Not Africa's 'Most Obese Country' - but Comes Close
[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.
Mon, 11 Apr 2022 13:12:27 GMTMorocco/Ghana: Black Queens Off to Morocco for Friendly
[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.
Mon, 11 Apr 2022 11:36:33 GMTAlgeria: RSF Deplores Owner's Decision to Close Leading Algerian Daily
[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 ...
Sun, 10 Apr 2022 10:37:22 GMTTunisia: Cabinet Meeting Looks At Set of Draft Decree-Laws and Presidential Decrees
[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.
Sun, 10 Apr 2022 10:37:19 GMTTunisia: President of the Republic Chairs Cabinet Meeting
[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.
Sat, 09 Apr 2022 11:24:38 GMTAfrica: World Cup Eliminations Dash Small Business Hopes From Colombia to Nigeria
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Low-income workers are set to lose out from a slew of surprising knockouts in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers
Sat, 09 Apr 2022 11:11:42 GMTMorocco: Morocco, Spain Mend Ties After Change in Policy On Western Sahara
[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.
Sat, 09 Apr 2022 13:25:49 GMTTunisia: Lead-Based Paint Industry 'Does Not Care About Its Consumers' Health' - NGO
[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."
Sat, 09 Apr 2022 13:08:10 GMTEgypt: Berger - EU Works On Finishing Details of €100-Mln Grant to Egypt
[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...
Sat, 09 Apr 2022 13:07:09 GMTEgypt: Int'l Cooperation Minister Meets Representatives of Jordan, Tunisia, Mauritania, Morocco, WB
[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...
Sat, 09 Apr 2022 12:59:19 GMTEgypt: Egypt, WB Discuss Cooperation in Modern Systems of Irrigation
[Egypt Online] Egypt and the World Bank (WB) have probed means on boosting cooperation in using modern irrigation systems.
Sat, 09 Apr 2022 12:50:49 GMTTunisia: Tennis - Charleston Open - Ons Jabeur in Semi-Finals
[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...
Fri, 08 Apr 2022 10:31:17 GMTTunisia: Tunisia - A 'Reconciliation' Law That Goes Against Transitional Justice
[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 ...
Sat, 09 Apr 2022 13:24:13 GMTTunisia: Tunisian Dinar's Exchange Rate Against Us Dollar Exceeds 3 Dinars
[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...
Sat, 09 Apr 2022 12:51:38 GMTTunisia: Othman Jerandi Meets G7 Ambassadors
[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...
Mon, 11 Apr 2022 08:16:07 GMTMorocco: Thales Launches Its Sixth Cyber Security Operations Center in Morocco to Serve the African Continent
[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.