North-Africa
Spain Moves Toward Granting Citizenship to Sahrawis
A bid to extend Spanish citizenship to people born in Western Sahara under colonial rule has cleared Spain’s lower house, setting the…
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North Africa
North-Africa
Algeria Severs Diplomatic Ties With UAE Amid Regional Disputes
Algeria has cut diplomatic ties with the United Arab Emirates, accusing the Gulf country of pursuing actions it described as “provocative or…
North-Africa
UN Welcomes Libyan Agreement Advancing Efforts Toward National Elections
After more than a decade without national elections, Libya’s rival political factions have agreed on the rules for voting and the make-up…
North-Africa
Spain’s Intelligence Services Were Warned of a Migrant Surge in Ceuta
Declassified Spanish government records reveal that intelligence officials warned authorities one day before a mass migrant crossing into Ceuta, after detecting social…
North-Africa
Algeria’s Niger Deployment: What It Signals Beyond the Jets
Four Algerian aircraft landed in Niamey after mutinous soldiers seized a military base near the capital’s airport and moved toward the presidential…
North-Africa
Three Years After Morocco Earthquake, Survivors Still Await Aid
Nearly three years after a catastrophic earthquake devastated Morocco’s Al Haouz region, killing more than 2,900 people and injuring over 5,500, the…
North-Africa
Egyptian TV Presenter and 11 Others Sentenced to Death
Television presenter Sarah Khalifa has been sentenced to death by hanging alongside 11 others after an Egyptian court convicted them of drug-related…
North-Africa
No Evidence Morocco Planned Migrant Surge Toward Ceuta
A police report describing the deadly July rush into Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta as a coordinated operation has not established…
North-Africa
Tunisia Urged to Release Imprisoned Journalists Amid Deadly Heatwave
As temperatures in Tunisia neared 50 degrees Celsius and at least 10 prisoners died, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) urged authorities…
North-Africa
Algeria Adopts Death Penalty for Arsonists Following Wildfires
President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has ordered Algeria’s justice ministry to prepare amendments restoring the death penalty for people convicted of starting fires, following…
North-Africa
Civil Society Calls on UN to Address Tunisia’s Human Rights Crisis
Human Rights Watch and other civil society groups are sounding the alarm over what they describe as a worsening erosion of the…
