North Africa
Thu, 02 Jun 2022 05:04:26 GMTLibya: Oil Firm Says Crude Gushing From Broken Desert Pipeline
[DW] A broken pipeline in Libya is releasing thousands of barrels of oil into the desert every day. The news is the latest blow to the country's struggling oil sector.
Wed, 01 Jun 2022 14:35:12 GMTLibya: EU Court Rejects Alleged Wagner Group Financer's Appeal Against Libya Sanctions
[RFI] A top EU court on Wednesday rejected a bid by Kremlin-linked oligarch Yevgeny Prigozhin, alleged financier of the Wagner mercenary group, to overturn sanctions imposed over the conflict in Libya.
Wed, 01 Jun 2022 12:25:32 GMTRwanda: Over 100 More Refugees Jet in From Libya
[New Times] A plane carrying 132 refugees and asylum seekers evacuated from Libya landed yesterday May 31, at the Kigali International Airport.
Thu, 02 Jun 2022 06:16:37 GMTNigeria: FEC Approves NNPC, Ecowas Deal On Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline
[Premium Times] The pipeline would traverse 15 West African countries to Morocco and Spain.
Thu, 02 Jun 2022 04:50:29 GMTEgypt: Q-Commerce Platform Appetito Bags Lamma for Over U.S.$10 Million
[TechCrunch] Appetito, the Egyptian platform that delivers groceries and household products to customers from 11 dark stores across three cities in the North African country, is acquiring Lamma, an identical startup with operations in the Maghreb reg...
Wed, 01 Jun 2022 12:39:37 GMTLibya: 12 Gambians Released From Libya Jail
[The Point] In April 2022, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad engaged the Libyan authorities to release and hand over 12 Gambian nationals who had already served 1 year jail term to the Gambian Association ...
Wed, 01 Jun 2022 12:08:52 GMTTunisia: Ennahdha's 'Secret Apparatus' Case - 'Defendants On Run and Their Whereabouts Unknown' (Defence Group)
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The defence group of martyrs Chokri Belaid and Mohamed Brahmi said that some of the defendants in the so-called Ennahdha "secret apparatus" case, including Ridha Barouni and Mustapha Khedher, are on the run and...
Wed, 01 Jun 2022 05:29:37 GMTKenya: KCB Stun Al Ahly to Clinch Africa Women's Volleyball Club Title
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya Commercial Bank stunned record champions EG to be crowned the Africa Women's Volleyball Club champions after a thrilling 3-1 victory in Kelibia, Tunisia on Tuesday night.
Wed, 01 Jun 2022 11:18:12 GMTEgypt: PM Says Govt Working On New Plan of Contributions By Climate Change Council #AfricaClimateCrisis
[Egypt Online] The Egyptian government is working on a national contribution plan that the National Council for Climate Change is to adopt as Cairo launched The National Strategy for Climate Change 2050 as part of preparations for the COP27 summit, w...
Wed, 01 Jun 2022 11:12:12 GMTEgypt: Oil Min - Decarbonization Day to Be Organized At COP27 #AfricaClimateCrisis
[Egypt Online] Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Tareq el Molla said on Tuesday 31/5/2022 that Decarbonization Day would be organized on the sidelines of the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) scheduled to be held in November in ...
Tue, 31 May 2022 08:34:49 GMTLibya: Russia's Wagner Group Set Landmines Near Tripoli
[HRW] Beirut -- ICC Prosecutor Should Investigate Use of Unlawful Mines, Booby Traps
Tue, 31 May 2022 05:52:54 GMTEgypt: Archaeologists Unearth Large Collection of Statues and Coffins at Saqqara Necropolis
[Egypt Online] An Egyptian archaeological mission in the Bubastian Cemetery at the Saqqara Necropolis unearthed a collection of 250 wooden painted coffins and the biggest ever bronze cachette containing a collection of 150 bronze statues of ancient E...
Tue, 31 May 2022 04:42:18 GMTNorth Africa: Climate Change Puts Agrivoltaic Projects in the Spotlight #AfricaClimateCrisis
[DW] With record-high temperatures in Northern Africa and food security worries from Egypt to Morocco, agrivoltaic projects in the region are getting more and more attention.
Wed, 01 Jun 2022 05:33:52 GMTMorocco/Egypt: Wydad Beat Al Ahly to Clinch Third CAF Champions League Title
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Wydad Athletic Club have won the 2021-22 CAF Champions League title after beating defending champions Al Ahly of Egypt 2-0 at the Mohamed V Stadium in Casablanca on Monday evening.
Sun, 29 May 2022 13:12:07 GMTEgypt: Egypt Signs U.S.$8.7 Billion Deal With Siemens for High-Speed Rail System
[DW] The German company said it has sealed the biggest order in its history to build the world's sixth-largest rail network. Tracks will connect cities along the Nile with the Red and Mediterranean seas.
Sun, 29 May 2022 12:25:33 GMTEgypt: Shoukry, Blinken Discuss Bilateral Ties
[Egypt Online] Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry held a phone call on Saturday 28/05/2022 with US State Secretary Antony Blinken on means of promoting bilateral ties.
Mon, 30 May 2022 08:01:14 GMTAfrica: Belmadi Names Seven New Call Ups in 2023 AFCON Qualification Squad
[CAF] Algerian head coach Djamel Belmadi has named seven new faces into his squad of 25 players ahead of next month's TotalEnergies 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualification matches at home against Uganda and away to Tanzania.
Sat, 28 May 2022 17:50:48 GMTTunisia: Nation Drifts Into Even More Dangerous Territory
[ISS] President Kais Saied, a constitutional law professor, now seems irretrievably offside constitutionally.
Mon, 30 May 2022 07:26:10 GMTNorth Africa: Medical Product Alert N°3/2022 - Falsified Intratect (Human Normal Immunoglobulin)
[WHO] Falsified Intratect (Human normal immunoglobulin) identified in the WHO Regions of the Americas, Eastern Mediterranean and South-East Asia
Fri, 27 May 2022 08:03:43 GMTAlgeria: Algeria Targets Diaspora Critics
[HRW] Efforts to Crush Domestic Protests Reaches Algerians Abroad
Fri, 27 May 2022 07:09:48 GMTLibya: 'Protracted Political Impasse' Further Polarising Libya - UN Political Affairs Chief
[UN News] Despite UN efforts, political, economic and security deadlock continues in Libya, the UN political affairs chief told the Security Council on Thursday, adding that human rights there have also deteriorated.
Thu, 26 May 2022 09:13:01 GMTTunisia: 75 People Missing, One Dead, After Migrant Boat Sinks Off Tunisia
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Seventy five people were missing after a crowded boat of migrants sank off Tunisia on Wednesday, the International Organization for Migration said and a security official said, as the numbers risking the danger...
Thu, 26 May 2022 09:11:39 GMTTunisia: Focus On Olive Oil as Exports Grow to 60 Destinations Worldwide
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The development of the olive oil sector through improving its competitiveness and its value added was at the heart of the 28th meeting of the Tunisian Council of olive oil in package, held Tuesday in Tunis, in ...
Fri, 27 May 2022 05:38:35 GMTRwanda: U.S. Monastir End Zamalek's Unbeaten Run, Advance to the 2022 BAL Final
[New Times] US Monastir earned themselves a second chance to compete for the Basketball Africa League (BAL) title after beating Zamalek in the semi-finals in Kigali on Wednesday.
Wed, 25 May 2022 15:25:33 GMTEgypt: 'People Said It's Haram' - Happy Mums Show Reality of Adoption in Egypt
[African Arguments] Individuals telling their stories and shifts in popular culture are gradually eroding the stigma around Kafala adoption.
Thu, 26 May 2022 09:31:18 GMTGambia: IOM Facilitates Voluntary Return of Gambians From Libya, Niger
[Foroyaa] IOM facilitated voluntary returnees; the highest number of Gambian migrants supported in a single day (Photo IOMRobertKovacs)
Thu, 26 May 2022 08:16:39 GMTRwanda: U.S. Monastir Captain on Lessons Learnt From Last Year's Loss - BAL Semis
[New Times] Radhouane Slimane, the Captain of US Monastir says his side go into the tie with lessons they learnt from the loss they suffered at the hands of the Egyptian club in the finals of last year's showpiece.
Thu, 26 May 2022 04:43:12 GMTEgypt: Health and Wellness Platform Esaal Raises U.S.$1.7 Million to Scale Across MENA
[TechCrunch] There's a vast unmet demand for medical consultation in developing markets like Egypt due to low doctor supply. As of 2018, Egypt's doctor to citizen ratio stood at 1:2,000; you can paint a picture when you walk into any government hospi...
Thu, 26 May 2022 06:17:25 GMTEgypt: Egypt Rolls Out Agricultural Projects to Tackle Future Food Shortages
[VOA] Cairo -- As worries mount about food shortages due to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, Egypt - the world's largest importer of wheat - says it is preparing a series of agricultural projects to help curb food imports and provide increasingly...
Tue, 24 May 2022 06:29:32 GMTNorth Africa: Addressing Highest Rates of Youth Unemployment in the World in Middle East and North Africa
[UN News] More than 33 million new jobs need to be created by 2030 in the Middle East and North Africa region by 2030, if the world's largest unemployment hot spot is to be substantially improved, four United Nations agencies said on Monday.