North Africa

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has pardoned more than 1,000 prisoners to coincide with the holy month of Ramadan, the presidency said. The president’s office said an additional 70 protesters from the pro-democracy Hirak movement – who are awaiting trial for public order offences – would be offered clemency. Among those …

UN investigators have found new evidence of mass graves believed to contain migrant bodies at a smuggling point in northwest Libya. The organisation’s fact-finding mssion said the discovery – in the town of Tarhuna – provided further evidence that human rights violations in Libya are “widespread, systematic or both.” The …

Tunisian President Kais Saied has dissolved the country’s parliament which he suspended last year, sparking protests across the country. The dissolution came as lawmakers on Wednesday convened online and voted to repeal presidential decrees that gave him near total power since last year, the BBC reports. The president move termed …

An Egyptian delegation will travel to India the first week of April to facilitate wheat imports as part of efforts to secure supplies and alleviate shortages at one of the world’s largest importers of the staple, Reuters reports, citing Indian government sources. Egypt, often the world’s biggest wheat importer, is …

At least 65 people have been injured when two trains collided south of Tunisia’s capital, Tunis. No fatalities were reported and the injured have been rushed to local hospitals, emergency services said. “The injured were taken to hospitals and there were no deaths,” civil defence spokesman Moez Triaa told the …

Everyone in Tunisia will have a chance to express their views on plans for a new political system before a panel gives directions for constitutional reforms, President Kais Saied said on Monday. The Tunisian president has said everyone will have a chance to comment on his proposals for political reform. …

At least 70 migrants have died or gone missing off Libya in the past two weeks, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said in a statement on Thursday, Reuters reports On 12 March, a boat reportedly carrying 25 migrants capsized near the Libyan coast of Tobruk. Authorities rescued six migrants …

Police in Tunisia have broken up a militant cell linked to Islamic State in the city of Tataouine, Reuters reports on Wednesday citing the interior ministry. Police said the cell was planning attacks with explosives and trying to recruit young people, according to the ministry statement. The North African nation …

The Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has banned the export of foodstuffs that the country imports, the state news agency reported. According to the agency, which quoted a source, the president described as economic sabotage the fact of selling foodstuffs that the country does not produce locally. The commodities include sugar, …

Egypt’s President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin have spoken about the latest developments in Ukraine, Egypt’s presidency has announced. The two leaders also discussed strengthening ties between their nations through joint development projects, Reuters quoted the presidency as saying. Russia currently faces a wave of sanctions …