North Africa

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…

In Tunisia, more than three weeks after taking temporary power, the President of the Republic, Kaïs Saïed, has not yet proposed a roadmap or a new head of government, but he continues the messages and sharpens the tone against corruption and political parties. as reported from Tunis, Lilia blaiseIt is a status quo that remains…

The prefect of Wour, a town in the far north of the country, was attacked in his home by a soldier on Wednesday 18 August. The tension had been going on between the two authorities for several days, around a story about the seizure of vehicles that are suspected to be part of a stolen car dealership. The government condemns the soldier's attitude and supports the prefect.…

In Sudan, floods have already affected more than 50,000 people across the country. Floods in the Nile and heavy rain killed six people on Wednesday, August 18, in the state of the Nile north of the capital. More than 6,000 homes have already been destroyed, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). Today, residents of el-Kalakla, a neighborhood south of…

While the fires are not yet fully under control, the Algerian government is looking for culprits. Since the beginning of the crisis, the authorities have claimed that these fires are of criminal origin. They are now pointing the finger at a Kabyle independence network that is considered a terrorist in Algeria. The…

The day after the draw for the African Cup of Nations 2021 (postponed to 2022), RFI offers a selection of six matches to follow during the group game that begins on Sunday, January 9 in Yaoundé. Lovers of beautiful posters, revenge and surprises: there is something for everyone. From 9 to 20 January, 2022 will take place in five cities in Cameroon,the group game in…

Suspected jihadists killed 47 people, including 30 civilians, in an attack on a convoy in northern Burkina Faso, the government said on Wednesday. The assault left 14 people dead and three militia volunteers 25…

Nigeria's Katsina state governor tells residents to arm themselves against potential attackers, we're looking at Mali a year after a coup toppled President Keita, and Tunisia is calling on heavy guns to put its COVID vaccination campaign on the right track. .

During the first seven months of the year, the International Organization for Migration registers an increase in wiretapping of migrants from the Libyan Coast Guard in the Mediterranean. Figures difficult to analyze for the International Organization for Migration. A total of 20,257 people were intercepted between January and…

Registration for the upcoming December elections in Libya was closed, the country's election commission said on Tuesday when doubts grew as to whether Libya would be able to move towards normalization despite a month-long pause in the fighting. Commission chief Imad al-Sayeh told reporters in Tripoli that some 2.83 million people in the North African country had registered to vote and urged citizens abroad to register as of Wednesday. Libya, home to some 7 million people, has taken preliminary steps…