North Africa

Tunisia received its first major delivery of coronavirus vaccine doses Tuesday, almost a month later than expected, paving the way for the start of its inoculation campaign this week. Health Minister Faouzi Mehdi was on hand for the delivery of 30,000 Sputnik V doses in Tunis, AFP journalists said. The …

A court in Tunisia has sentenced the brother-in-law of the ousted president, Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali, to 10 years in jail for corruption. The court found that Belhassen Trabelsi and the owner of El Hiwar TV had set up a private company where they siphoned off advertising revenues from state …

The family and supporters of Saudi-Australian theologian Usama Hasani have pleaded with the authorities in Morocco not to extradite him to Saudi Arabia where he’s wanted. Dr Hasani, 42, and his wife Hana Hasani, have also appealed to the Australian government to intervene. The theologian was arrested on February 8 …

Algeria is preparing a law which would strip the nationality of its citizens who join, finance or glorify a terrorist organisation abroad. The justice minister outlined the proposed changes during a cabinet meeting, reports the state-run news agency APS. “The new law would remain compatible with international conventions and guarantee …

Egypt on Thursday expanded its coronavirus vaccination rollout to include the elderly and people with chronic diseases after several weeks of vaccinating medical staff, the cabinet said. The Arab world’s most populous country with more than 100 million, has prepared 40 vaccination centres and plans to increase that number after …

At a joint news conference in Cairo on Tuesday, the foreign ministers of Sudan and Egypt met to discuss bilateral cooperation. They also discussed the urgency of reaching a legal agreement on the filling and operation of the Ethiopian Renaissance Grand Dam on the Nile, which has sparked controversy in …

Morocco has announced that it has suspended contacts with the German embassy in the country over its stance on Western Sahara. The country’s foreign affairs ministry cited “deep disagreements concerning crucial issues,” without elaborating, reports BBC News. A senior Moroccan diplomat cited Germany’s reaction to the US decision in December …

An urgent appeal for more than $ 100 million has been launched by the World Food Program to alleviate severe shortages in Ethiopia’s northern region of Tigray. The UN agency says three million people about half of Tigray’s population need food aid. Much of the region has remained cut off …

As reported by the state news agency , Algeria has received 200,000 doses of the Sinopharm vaccine donated by China. Read also: Eight found dead in Liberia flat after party The North African state launched its vaccination campaign in January, with 50,000 doses of Russia’s Sputnik V, and has since …

Fathi Bashagha, the interior minister of Libya’s unity government, survived an assassination attempt Sunday on a highway near the capital Tripoli, said an official from his inner circle. According to officials, his convoy was fired on from an armored car while he was on the highway. His police escort then …