North Africa

The Sudanese Prime Minister has asked an international "quartet" to take the lead in the dispute between Egypt and Ethiopia over the filling of the Renaissance dam. The second phase of filling the reservoir is to begin next summer. This appeal is above all a sign of the closer bond that now unites Khartoum and Cairo towards their opponent.…

Tunisian President Kaïs Saied arrived in the Libyan capital Tripoli on Wednesday, March 17, to welcome the emergence of the new Libyan national unity government and revive the important exchanges for the two countries. This after ten years of civil war in Libya. The Tunisian president wants to be quick: he is making his first…

Morocco ignores the vaccination of undocumented migrants in the country, even though it is one of the first countries to have a vaccination program in Africa. There was no official decision on the matter, even though tens of thousands of legal foreign residents have been vaccinated, according to a statement from an official from the Ministry of Health responsible for the vaccination campaign. The COVID-19 pandemic has ravaged Morocco's tourism sector and led to reduced industrial exports. The country…

A few days before the international break (March 22-31), several European clubs have announced that they will not let their African players play for the last two days of the CAN qualifier. A FIFA circular authorizes them to do so due to the health crisis. This situation worries and irritates the coaches. At the end of the…

Libya funding of the brand new authorities.Libyan Prime Minister Abdel Hamid Dbeibah and his government for national unity, which are to steer the transition until the elections scheduled for December 24, were sworn in on Monday, March 15. Abdel Hamid Dbeibah was appointed on charges of corruption more than a month ago, on February 5, as part of a UN-sponsored political process to lift Libya out of a decade of chaos and violence. Prime Minister Abdel Hamid Dbeibah, his 32 ministers and his two deputy prime ministers have…

Libya's Joint Military Commission 5 + 5 held a meeting in the coastal city of Sirte on Monday to discuss ongoing efforts to clear mines and remnants of war from the coastal road connecting the city to Misrata. "The meeting will discuss progress in removing mines along the coastal road," Mohamed Turjuman, director of the Libyan Demining Center, told Anadolu Agency (AA). "The Commission will submit technical reports on cleared areas for mines to UNSMIL representatives and international observers," he…

Libya's new interim prime minister, Abdul Hamid Dbeibah, will be sworn in on Monday to lead the war - torn country's transition to elections in December after years of chaos and division. The North African nation came into conflict after dictator Moammar Gadhafi was overthrown and killed in a NATO uprising in 2011, which resulted in several forces competing for power. A UN-supervised process aims to unite the country and build on a ceasefire in October between rival administrations in the country's…

Libya's new interim prime minister, Abdul Hamid Dbeibah, will be sworn in on Monday to lead the war - torn country's transition to elections in December after years of chaos and division. The North African nation came into conflict after dictator Moammar Gadhafi was overthrown and killed in a NATO uprising in 2011, which resulted in several forces competing for power. A UN-supervised process aims to unite the country and build on a ceasefire in October between rival administrations in the country's…

Libya's new caretaker Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah took office on Monday after being elected to lead the war - torn country's transition to elections in December after years of chaos and division. The North African nation came into conflict after dictator Moammar Gadhafi was overthrown and killed in a NATO uprising in 2011, which resulted in several forces competing for power. A UN-supervised process aims to unite the country and build on a ceasefire in October between rival administrations in…

In Africa, not everyone is happy with the election of South African Patrice Motsepe as president of the African Football Confederation (CAF). Last Friday, during a CAF general meeting in Rabat, the South African billionaire benefited from the withdrawal of three West African candidates in his favor. But for Senegalese Abdoulaye Thiam, editor-in-chief of the "Sud Quotidien" and chairman of the Senegalese sports press association, politics…