North-Africa

It is a case that makes headlines in the Sudanese newspapers: a man died under torture during an interrogation conducted by the forces dessuppi, a paramilitary militia integrated into the Sudanese army during the reign of Omar al-Bashir. These units, which originate from Janjaweed militias, have been repeatedly accused of war crimes in Darfur. This time, the information minister and government spokesman…

This is a first since 2014: an Egyptian delegation was officially scheduled in Tripoli, Sunday, December 27, with the government of national unity in Fayez el-Sarraj. During the Battle of Tripoli, Egypt, along with Russia and the United Arab Emirates and a few Western countries, had supported its rival, the strong man from the eastern part of the country, Marshal Khalifa Haftar. But according to…

In Algeria, the appeal of "Madame Maya", presented as the hidden daughter of ex-president Abdelaziz Bouteflika, was held over the weekend in Tipaza, in western Algiers. This lawsuit is presented as a symbol of the fight against corruption. Initially, on October 14, Zoulikha-Chafika Nachinache (real name) posing as the daughter…

The Tunisian revolution is ten years old. On December 17, 2010, the deterrence of Mohamed Bouazizi in Sidi Bouzid, so the voluntary electric shock five days later by another young person from the region, Houcine Neji, saw the triggers for what we would call the Tunisian revolution, which deposed Ben Ali from on 14 January 2011. Alaa Talbi, originally from the region and Director of the Tunisian Economic and Social Rights Forum, answers questions from our Tunisian correspondent, Michel Picard. .

In Libya, if the ceasefire signed last October is still generally respected, the warlords continue to collide through intermediate communication. On Thursday, Marshal Khalifa Haftar called on his troops to "expel the Turkish occupiers". Ankara's response was not long in coming. There is no question for Ankara about losing…

This Sunday, December 27, the last election rally of the year 2020 will be held in West Africa. In fact, Nigerian voters are urged to go to the polls for the first round of presidential elections as well as for the legislative elections. Status with Wathi. Gilles Yabi: Yes, Niger is one of the Sahel countries that is the…

The arrest and detention of money laundering by former presidential candidate Nabil Karoui provoked strong reactions within his party, in the heart of Tunisia, which has 30 seats in Montage. Its deputies held a press conference in parliament on Friday 25 December. An 870-page expertise pointing out certain false mechanisms and…

We are talking about the situation of journalists and bloggers in Egypt, as two of them have just been arrested in what is the world's third prison for journalists. Far behind China and just behind Saudi Arabia, Egypt is the country with the most detained journalists, 31 according to the RSF, listing two newcomers to Egyptian…

For weeks there have been regular clashes between the armies of the two countries, to which is added the involvement of militiamen.

Former presidential candidate and businessman Nabil Karoui is in jail again in connection with a money laundering case. as reported from Tunis Lilia blaiseIt was an expected arrest in legal circles, as an investigation was still ongoing since the first arrest of Nabil Karoui in August 2019. He had at that time been released in…