North Africa
Sat, 19 Nov 2022 19:43:54 GMTWest Africa: French-Speaking Countries Begin Tunisia Summit Focused On Economy
[RFI] The world's French-speaking countries gathered in Tunisia on Saturday for talks focused on economic cooperation, more than a year after President Kais Saied began an internationally criticised power grab.
Thu, 17 Nov 2022 11:58:58 GMTAfrica: Blowing Hot Air - How Top Emitters are Doing on their Energy Transitions #AfricaClimateCrisis
[allAfrica] Sharm el-Sheikh -- Finding sustainable forms of energy is one of the critical global challenges we face when dealing with the climate emergency and that means an urgent move away from fossil fuels.
Sat, 19 Nov 2022 19:29:32 GMTAfrica: Can an African Team Win the World Cup?
[The Conversation Africa] Many football lovers hope an African team will finally win the men's 2022 Fifa World Cup. The world has been waiting for this since the great Brazilian player Pelé predicted (in the 1970s) that an African country would win ...
Sat, 19 Nov 2022 18:58:09 GMTAfrica: Russia Pushes Military Diplomacy in Africa Amid Ukraine War
[DW] Troop training, arms sales and mercenaries are the pillars of Russia's security support in Africa. But analysts say the war in Ukraine has exposed the risks to African nations of relying on Russian military support.
Sat, 19 Nov 2022 07:13:40 GMTEgypt: Egypt Reclaims 5 Million Feddans - Agriculture Ministry
[Egypt Online] The Egyptian state is implementing mega projects in the agricultural sector to raise the cultivated areas to more than 9.7 million feddans, Spokesman for the Agriculture Ministry Mohamed Al Qersh said Friday
Fri, 18 Nov 2022 07:43:25 GMTTunisia: Being Black in Tunisia
[VOA] Tunis -- Growing up in a working-class Tunis neighborhood, Zied Rouine didn't think much about his skin color. Not when children insulted him at school, or when his football teammates nicknamed him Pele, after Brazil's dark-skinned football leg...
Sat, 19 Nov 2022 07:15:45 GMTEgypt: Sisi Receives Phone Call From Brazilian President-Elect
[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah El Sisi received on Tuesday15/11/2022 a phone call from Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
Wed, 16 Nov 2022 06:41:53 GMTLibya: Some Leaders 'Actively Hindering Progress Towards Elections', Security Council Hears
[UN News] Efforts continue to get political leaders in Libya to overcome their differences so that long-awaited presidential and parliamentary elections can finally take place, the Security Council heard on Tuesday.
Wed, 16 Nov 2022 09:49:12 GMTKenya: Kenya Lionesses Drawn With Tunisia in Dubai 7s
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Kenya national women's sevens team, Lionesses, have been drawn in Pool A at the Dubai Sevens International Invitational Women's Category.
Thu, 17 Nov 2022 07:42:17 GMTTunisia: 80 Years Ago, Nazi Germany Occupied Tunisia - but North Africans' Experiences of World War II Often Go Unheard
[The Conversation Africa] Eighty years ago, in November 1942, the Nazis occupied Tunisia. For the next six months, Tunisian Jews and Muslims were subjected to the Third Reich's reign of terror, as well as its antisemitic and racist legislation. Resid...
Wed, 16 Nov 2022 05:47:10 GMTMorocco: Generational Gaps in Feminist Movements
[African Arguments] Debating Ideas aims to reflect the values and editorial ethos of the African Arguments book series, publishing engaged, often radical, scholarship, original and activist writing from within the African continent and beyond. It off...
Tue, 15 Nov 2022 10:18:09 GMTEgypt: 98% of RSV-Infected People Have Cold-Like Symptoms - Health Ministry Spox
[Egypt Online] Spokesman for the Ministry of Health Hosam Abdel Ghaffar said 98% of people infected with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) have cold-like symptoms.
Tue, 15 Nov 2022 10:12:03 GMTTunisia: 'Focus On Tunisia' During 'Strasbourg, Unesco World Book Capital 2024'
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- "As part of the first Tunisia-France exchanges in the audio book field, which began with an experiment in 2019, "La plume de Paon" will endeavour to continue this adventure in new events, notably during the "St...
Tue, 15 Nov 2022 14:27:56 GMTEgypt: Egyptian Authorities Arrest Journalist Ahmed Fayez for Reporting On Alaa Abdelfattah
[CPJ] New York -- Egyptian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release journalist Ahmed Fayez and drop all charges against him, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Monday.
Tue, 15 Nov 2022 04:47:14 GMTEgypt: Hunger Striking Activist 'Alive', Family Says
[DW] Alaa Abdel-Fattah is still alive eight days after refusing to drink water in protest at his imprisonment. The activist's sister confirmed the receipt of a letter from him in his handwriting.
Tue, 15 Nov 2022 08:37:54 GMTMorocco: Morocco Elected to Ramsar Standing Committee for 2022-2025
[MAP] Geneva -- Morocco was elected to the Standing Committee of the Convention on Wetlands "RAMSAR" as representative of the North African sub-region, for the period 2022-2025, on the sidelines of the 14th session of the Conference of the Parties (C...
Tue, 15 Nov 2022 10:40:51 GMTMorocco: 19th Fifm Marked By Strong Presence of Moroccan Cinema (Artistic Director)
[MAP] Marrakech -- The 19th edition of the Marrakech International Film Festival (FIFM), placed under the High Patronage of HM King Mohammed VI, is marked by a strong presence of Moroccan cinema, said the artistic director of the Festival, Remi Bonho...
Tue, 15 Nov 2022 10:40:17 GMTMorocco: Ministry of Health, UNHCR Join Forces to Increase Refugees' Access to Health Care and Social Protection
[MAP] Rabat -- A framework partnership agreement aimed at promoting refugees' access to health and social protection was signed, Monday in Rabat, between the Ministry of Health and Social Protection and the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) in Mo...
Tue, 15 Nov 2022 10:37:58 GMTMorocco: Morocco Takes Part in 44th Cairo International Film Festival
[MAP] Cairo -- The 44th edition of the Cairo International Film Festival kicked off Sunday with the participation of 97 films from 52 countries, including Morocco.
Tue, 15 Nov 2022 09:02:08 GMTAlgeria: President Tebboune Orders Preparation of Implementing Regulations On Payment of Increases in Salaries, Pensions and Unemployment Benefits From January 2023
[Algerie Presse Service] ALGIERS-During a meeting of the Council of Ministers he chaired Monday, the President of the Republic, Abdelmadjid Tebboune ordered the Government to prepare the implementing regulations on the increase in salaries, retiremen...
Mon, 14 Nov 2022 11:47:54 GMTTunisia: Date Harvest Estimated At 250.000 Tonnes in Kebili
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The date harvest season has been underway since the end of October 2022 in the governorate of Kebili with a 25% progress rate, Head of the Local Authority for Agricultural Development Belgacem Ammar told TAP.
Mon, 14 Nov 2022 04:42:47 GMTEgypt: COP27 Shines Light On Civil Liberties in Egypt, but It'll Take Work to Achieve Real Freedom
[The Conversation Africa] The ability to speak freely in Egypt is currently very constrained. Individuals, groups and NGOs face significant barriers to participation in the political process. And the same holds for the exchange of opinions in the eve...
Mon, 14 Nov 2022 09:37:51 GMTTunisia: Tunisian Férid Boughedir Receives Henri Langlois Award
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Tunisian filmmaker, critic and film historian Férid Boughedir received the Henri Langlois award at the 2nd İzmir International Mediterranean Cinemas Meeting (November 7-12).
Mon, 14 Nov 2022 12:43:48 GMTSouth Africa/Morocco: Sundowns Lose to Morocco's As Far in CAF Women's Champions League Final
[SAFA] Sundowns Ladies were reduced to nine players after receiving two red cards and the South Africans never recovered from the numerical disadvantage.
Mon, 14 Nov 2022 08:38:28 GMTMorocco: HM the King Sends Message of Congratulations to Members of Far Women's Football Club After Winning CAF Champions League
[MAP] Rabat -- HM King Mohammed VI, may God assist Him, sent a message of congratulations to the members of the FAR women's football club following its victory in the Women's Champions League of the Confederation of African Football (CAF).
Sun, 13 Nov 2022 08:39:50 GMTAfrica: Reminder - Media Accreditation for TotalEnergies CHAN Algeria 2022 Window
[CAF] The media accreditation application window for TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) Algeria 2022 is still open.
Sat, 12 Nov 2022 17:00:19 GMTMorocco: Morocco Destined to Be the Unlikely Heroes of Qatar
[Scrolla] Morocco will head into the Qatar World Cup with the dark horse label as they attempt to make amends for their performance in 2018.
Fri, 11 Nov 2022 17:35:51 GMTAfrica: Announcement on Team Energy Africa
[UNECA] November 10, 2022 - After reviewing its relationship with some of the private sector partners in Team Energy Africa, ECA has decided to cancel the initiative with immediate effect. The ECA is committed to working with the private sector to im...
Fri, 11 Nov 2022 05:01:09 GMTEgypt: Authorities Intervene in Dissident's Hunger Strike
[DW] Detained pro-democracy activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah has been refusing to eat or drink. His family now says Egyptian authorities have intervened medically to sustain him.
Fri, 11 Nov 2022 09:37:52 GMTAlgeria: Angola, Algeria Boost Parliamentary Cooperation
[ANGOP] Luanda -- Algerian ambassador to Angola Abdelhekim Mihoubi proposed the creation of a Friendship and Solidarity group between the Angolan and Algerian parliaments aimed at increasingly strengthening relations in this area between the two coun...