North Africa

A Ghanaian national involved in human trafficking and sexual exploitation has been arrested in Libya, the elite Libyan 4444 Combat Brigade has confirmed. The suspect was apprehended during a Sunday evening military operation in Libya. Authorities revealed that the suspect had transformed a large compound, originally meant to accommodate migrant …

At least 50 people died when a gold mine collapsed in the Howaid desert in Nile State, Northeastern Sudan. The mine collapsed on Saturday June 28 in the Howaid desert in Nile State, reports said. According to witnesses, large quantities of sand and rock collapsed on miners working on a …

A convoy of some fifteen World Food Program and Unicef trucks delivering food and medical aid from Port Sudan was bombed near the town of El Fasher on June 2, killing five people. The inhabitants of this town, besieged by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, no longer have access to …

The war between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), led by General Mohamed Hamdane Daglo, and the army, led by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhane, has entered its third year. “The crisis in Sudan is currently the worst humanitarian catastrophe in the world and is extremely worrying,” said David Lammy, head …

Three former candidates for the Algerian presidency were sentenced on Monday to 10 years imprisonment for corruption. They were candidates in last September’s Algerian presidential election, but their files had been rejected. During the investigation, 50 elected representatives interviewed admitted to having received money in exchange for their sponsorship, and …

The Sudanese army announced on Thursday the discovery of mass graves containing hundreds of civilians in Omdurman, Khartoum’s twin city. According to a military statement, 648 people were being held by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in a school, in horrific and inhuman conditions in the Salha district of Omdurman. …

More than 270 migrants were rescued on Saturday May 17, 2025 in the Mediterranean by the Ocean Viking, according to reports. On three occasions, the ship came to the aid of passengers on makeshift boats off the coasts of Tunisia and Malta. Six children and three babies were among the …

Morocco is facing its worst measles epidemic in years, with thousands of cases reported across the country. Since late 2023, more than 25,000 suspected measles cases and at least 184 deaths have been recorded. The outbreak, which began in the Souss Massa region, has now spread to all 12 regions. …

Widad Bertal, Morocco’s newly crowned world boxing champion in the 52-54 kg division, is juggling rigorous training with her burgeoning career as a multi-specialty nurse as she sets her sights on the 2028 Olympic Games. The 25-year-old clinched the gold medal at the Women’s World Boxing Championships in Nis, Serbia, …

On April 28, King Mohammed VI granted an audience to diplomats from the three countries of the Alliance of Sahel States, as part of the Kingdom’s relations with Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger. The diplomatic climate between these three countries and Morocco has always been marked by sincere friendship, mutual …