North Africa

Of the eight Mauritian athletes who will compete in the Olympics in Tokyo, some have a chance to make a splash. To see in particular, boxer Merven Clair, 27, for his second Olympic participation and seventh in the world in his category, 65 kg. RFI met him during a training session at the National Boxing Center in Vacoas. From…

The Libyan military will continue to maintain the critical path of Misrata-Sirte, despite the fact that militias loyal to Putist general Khalifa Haftar do not follow the terms of an agreement, according to a statement. General Abdulhadi Darah, spokesman for the Libyan military's Sirte-Juffra Joint Operations Center, told Anadolu Agency (AA) that pro-Haftar forces have not complied with the terms of the agreement reached after the 5 + 5 military commission on June 20. He noted that the pro-Haftar forces…

The latest disagreements over reaching a compromise to hold elections in Libya in December threaten the roadmap on the way to finally ending a decade of chaos in the war-torn country, analysts say. Seventy-five delegates from the war-torn North African country aired their differences at crazy rallies in Geneva last week. But despite an extra day of unplanned talks, they remain divided over when to hold elections, what elections to hold and on what constitutional grounds - a blockade that threatens to…

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Saturday opened a strategic naval base on the Mediterranean to "secure shipping companies," the presidency said. "It is the latest Egyptian military base on the Mediterranean and will focus on securing the northern and western front of the country," the Egyptian presidency said in a statement. The ceremony was attended by the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, and by the President of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed…

Although preparations for Libya's elections at the end of the year have failed for the time being after members of a dialogue forum could not find common ground during the talks, the Libyan premiere on Saturday called for parliamentary and presidential elections at their scheduled time. "We urge all parties and the UN mission to fulfill their obligations to allow the public interest to prevail and to agree on a mechanism to ensure the timely conduct of elections," Abdul Hamid Dbeibah wrote on Twitter.…

Discussions are continuing in Algeria with a view to forming a new government. President Abdelmajid Tebboune gave Prime Minister Aïmene Abderrahmane, who was appointed on June 30, a week. The announcement is expected at the beginning of the week. The first meeting of the new congregation is scheduled for Tuesday, July 6, and if all goes well, it will support the new team.…

A report published in early July by a group of associations reports threats to individual freedoms acquired in Tunisia for 2020-2021. as reported from Tunis, Lilia blaisePunishing hatred on social networks is not punished, but in return it is punished to express oneself freely, especially when an Internet user criticizes…

The UN mission in Libya has decided to announce the night of July 2-3 to the failure of the inter-Libyan talks in Geneva. Delegates from Libya's political dialogue forum and UN mediators met for four days in the Swiss capital. The discussions were therefore fruitless. The various participants simply failed to agree on the methods of holding a presidential and legislative election in December next year.…

A boat carrying migrants capsized overnight off the coast of Tunisia on Saturday, killing 43 people, the Tunisian Red Crescent said. About 84 migrants were rescued. Mongi Slim, head of the organization, told the Associated Press (AP) that the boat, which was carrying 127 migrants, left Libya's coastal city of Zuwara on Friday to cross the Mediterranean towards Italy. He said 46 Sudanese, 16 Eritreans and 12 Bengalis were among the migrants. Defense Ministry spokesman Mohamed Zekri said the 84…

Tunisian tennis woman Ons Jabeur managed to turn the situation around to beat Spain's Garbine Muguruza in three rounds of the quarterfinals of the Wimbledon tournament. She is the first Arab woman to reach the knockout stages of the Grand Slam tournament. Ons Jabeur shows his progress and does not intend to stop there. Two…