North Africa

The Director-General of UNESCO announced on Tuesday October 08 that the capital of Morocco will be the World Book Capital in 2026. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization has followed the recommendation of the World Book Capital Advisory Committee. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, has been chosen to host …

9.7 million Tunisian voters were called to the polls on Sunday October 6 to elect their president from the three candidates in the running, according to reports. Incumbent President Kaïs Saïed faces two challengers, Zouhaïr Maghzaoui, a former member of parliament who headed an Arab nationalist party, and Ayachi Zammel, …

A case of monkeypox has been confirmed in Marrakech, Morocco, prompting the authorities to step up health surveillance. This case marks the first infection reported in the country since the start of the widely publicized global Mpox epidemic. In an official statement, the Ministry of Health announced that a patient …

The death toll from the cholera epidemic in Sudan has risen to 235, announced the Sudanese Ministry of Health. “361 new cases of cholera had been recorded, including 7 deaths in the states of Kassala, Al Gaddarif (east) and Nile (north),” the ministry said. “This brings the number of cholera …

Tunisian police arrested presidential candidate Ayachi Zammel on Monday, amid growing fears among rights groups and the opposition that prominent rivals to President Kais Saied will be excluded from the race, Reuters reported, citing Mahdi Abdel Jawad, a member of his campaign. The arrest comes as the electoral commission prepares …

At least 60 people have died following the collapse of a dam in eastern Sudan, amid torrential rains, according to report. “Many people are still missing after the collapse of the Arbat dam, which contains a reservoir that is one of the main freshwater resources for the city of Port …

Sudan is facing a cholera epidemic that has so far claimed 27 lives out of a total of 556 confirmed cases, Sudanese Health Minister Haitham Ibrahim announced. The states of Kassala and Gedaref are particularly hard hit, said the minister. Before the war, the UN had already warned of the …

The Central Bank of Libya (CBL) announced that it has resumed operations, following the release of its top official who was kidnapped earlier on Sunday. CBL confirmed the release of the head of its information technology department Musaab Muslam, who was taken on Sunday by an “unknown party.” “Governor Sadiq …

The Central Bank of Libya announced the suspension of all operations, following the kidnapping of one of its senior officials. The bank said that it would not resume work before the official kidnapped earlier Sunday would have been released. It said an unknown party was behind the abduction of Musaab …

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved the release of $820 million for Egypt, welcoming the country’s efforts to restore macroeconomic stability. Egypt says it has shifted to a flexible exchange rate regime, a policy the IMF said on Monday remains a cornerstone of the authorities’ program. “Inflationary pressures are …