North-Africa

Algeria and Morocco joined countries on the red list of France on Friday, August 20. This list applies to countries where "active circulation of the virus is observed with the presence of variants of concern". Unvaccinated people returning from these two countries must present a convincing reason, a PCR test in less than 48 hours and must isolate themselves for ten days.…

The WHO is trying to ease the controversy over Covid-19 vaccines being exported from South Africa to Europe, a case revealed by the "New York Times". As the continent lags behind in vaccination and deliveries planned under the Covax initiative are slow, the New York Times revealed this week that millions of doses of the Johnson…

France has added Morocco and Algeria to its list of countries considered to be areas at high risk for Covid-19. The measure means that from Saturday, people arriving from either country will be subject to more stringent protocols, including self-isolation. A recent increase in the number of…

Sucaf (Sucrerie africaine de Centrafrique), a subsidiary of the French group Castel, is accused by a US NGO, The Sentry, of providing financial support to armed groups for several years in exchange for securing its operations. Sentry, a non-governmental organization specializing in tracing illegal financing in conflict zones,…

Algeria sets the tone for its western neighbor. Algae accuses Rabat of being involved in the deadly fires that ravaged the northern part of the country, killing more than 90 people. An accusation that is likely to exacerbate tensions between two countries with complicated relations for decades. Following these allegations, Algiers announced on Wednesday, August 18, the reconsideration of its relations…

The Tunisian presidency announced this Tuesday, August 18, the easing of the curfew, which now begins at midnight instead of at. A decision made after the improvement of the health situation. The main indicators of the Covid-19 epidemic show encouraging data: reduction in the number of infections and deaths reported daily. as…

Every August for twelve years, World Humanitarian Aid Day has been an opportunity to remind people that humanitarian workers risk their lives to help local people. For them, Africa represents one of the most dangerous regions. At least four countries on the continent are at-risk countries. Of the 72 people who have died this…

On Wednesday, Algeria accused two groups it recently designated as terrorist organizations of carrying out devastating forest fires, adding that one of them was supported by Morocco and Israel.The president's office said police had arrested 22 people for starting the deadly fires, but said the ultimate responsibility lay with the Rashad group and MAK, an autonomy movement for the most Amazigh-speaking Kabylie region.Algeria designated both groups as terrorist organizations this year. The presidency said…

In Libya, thousands of Africans have been imprisoned for years in abuses where they have been abused. Among them are many Syrian migrants, who had chosen to become mercenaries in order to cross into Europe. The migrants who are in these centers are intercepted by the Libyan Coast Guard during the crossing of the Mediterranean…

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Wednesday that Turkey is willing to mediate between Ethiopia and Sudan to resolve a border dispute and to find a peaceful solution to the Tigray conflict in Ethiopia, which has displaced tens of thousands and left millions hungry. Erdoğan spoke at a joint press conference with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. The visit comes amid a widening of the Tigray conflict, which began in November following a political fallout between Abiy and the leaders of the Tigray…