North Africa

Prime Minister AbdallaHamdok is facing instability both in Sudan and in the region and is calling for unity between the political and military forces since the fall of Omar El-Bashir in 2019. During a press conference on Tuesday, June 22, he therefore launched an initiative to reduce tensions in the country and talks about reforming the military sector.…

A second conference on Libya was held again on Wednesday in Berlin, 18 months after the previous one, with some twenty countries and international organizations, including the transitional government, in place since the spring in Tripoli. Two goals were on the menu, the election scheduled for the end of December and the withdrawal of foreign forces. In this second file, progress has been announced.…

The summer market for football transfer opened in early June and ends in late August, in most major European leagues. Some African players seem particularly coveted during this transfer window. Here are seven. Patson Daka (Zambia)The author of two fantastic seasons with Red Bull Salzburg arouses the striker a lot of envy,…

When the world powers met in Berlin on Wednesday to seek lasting peace in Libya by ensuring that the conflict-torn North African country stays steady on the road to general elections on December 24, Turkey is represented by Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu under the motto "Libya belongs to the Libyans." Representatives of Libya's caretaker government joined US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and the foreign ministers of France, Turkey and Egypt in UN-sponsored talks. While Russian Foreign Minister…

How do I manage and distribute authors' rights for artists in Africa in an increasingly digital world? This is one of the debates that excited the participants in the sixth edition of Moca, the African creativity movement, which was held last week in Paris. Platforms and telephone operators are increasingly using the work of artists and artists need to take greater advantage of it. This is particularly…

Germany is hosting a new international conference on Libya on Wednesday 23 June. The presence of many countries and actors on the ground should make it possible to consolidate the progress made in recent months, in particular as regards the conduct of elections. The withdrawal of foreign forces planned by the first conference in Berlin 18 months ago has not been followed.…

French leaders of Amesys and Nexa Technologies are accused of participating in an act of torture for the sale of surveillance equipment to Egypt and Libya. This follows a complaint from the International Federation for Human Rights and The League of Human Rights. To date, four men, former directors or still in office, have been…

A dozen tourists, Russians and a Lithuanian, were arrested just over a week ago in the Chadian Sahara, near Faya-Largeau, in the north of the country. They were returned to the capital Ndjamena manu militari, and were admitted to an exclusive hotel pending the completion of the ongoing investigation to determine the reasons for their presence in an area considered "red".…

Local spectators will be able to participate in the Olympic Games (July 23-August 8), announced the organizers of Tokyo 2021. For African athletes who will participate in these Olympics, can count on the support of an audience, even very limited because of Covid- 19, is a relief. The 68,000 seats at Tokyo Olympic Stadium are far…

The National Unity Government unilaterally announced the opening of the coastal road between Sirte and Misrata, a road that is still closed alongside Khalifa Haftar's forces, the latter leading the largest military operation since October last year, and I followed a peace agreement. He has just declared that he has closed the border with Algeria. Khalifa Haftar is thus sending several messages to the…