North Africa

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 …

Tunisian President Kais Saied on Monday appointed new members of the country’s top judicial council, a body he dissolved last month in what his opponents called a move to consolidate his power, Reuters news agency reports. President Saied seized executive authority last year and last month broke up the top …

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has left Egypt’s wheat import prospects in turmoil, with two cargoes purchased by Egypt’s state buyer stuck at Ukrainian ports, other deliveries at risk, and prices soaring, traders say. However, Egypt’s reserves mean it is not in a rush to buy as it assesses prices of …

The UN adviser on Libya, Stephanie Williams has invited rival factions to come together to try to resolve the country’s constitutional arrangements, as a political process to restore stability has foundered. Stephanie Williams has sent letters to parliament and the High State Council, which represent separate administrations, to each nominate …

The rival government in Libya is preparing to be sworn in later on Thursday as a showdown with the current administration seems set to intensify, the BBC reports. Fathi Bashaga is due to take the oath of office in Tobruk, but he has said that the incumbent Prime Minister Abdulhamid …