North Africa

Algerian authorities have begun discussions to made Russia’s Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine in the country. “The two parties agreed to start contacts between the relevant bodies with a view to build cooperation in the field of making the Sputnik V vaccine in Algeria,” said a statement from Prime Minister Abdelaziz …

Three young Tunisian men are reported to have been sentenced to 30 years in prison for smoking cannabis at a football stadium. A spokesperson at the regional court that delivered the sentence said that it was based on three separate laws which include 10 years for drug consumers and traffickers …

Some young Tunisians are fuming. For the last two weeks, they’ve been organising protests across the country, clashing with the police at time. And the unrest couldn’t have come at a more symbolic time. It’s now 10 years since Tunisia got rid of its long-serving President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali. …

Morocco’s King Mohammed VI has launched the country’s nationwide coronavirus vaccine campaign, getting his injection at the at the royal palace in the city of Fez. The palace released pictures showing the monarch, wearing a face mask, being jabbed in the arm on Thursday. 🔴His Majesty King Mohammed VI launched, …

Algeria is set to receive its first doses of Covid-19 vaccine on Friday and begin immunisation on Saturday, the communication minister has said. The country will receive the Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine and says other doses from China and India are expected later. The elderly and health care workers are …

Many Tunisian local media are reporting that President Kais Saied‘s office received a suspect parcel, prompting the authorities to open an investigation. Nobody was harmed and the letter did not find its way to the president, the AFP news agency adds, quoting Tunisia’s presidency. Local reports suggest that the parcel …

Leaders of the Murle ethnic group in South Sudan have demanded that two neighbouring communities: the Dinka Bor and the Lou Nuer, urgently release nearly 1,000 women and children they accuse them of abducting recently. They made the demand during an ongoing peace conference taking place in the capital, Juba. …

Morocco is set to become the latest country in Africa, after Egypt, to roll out a vaccination programme against Covid-19. Morocco was hit hard last year when it recorded a higher number of cases compared to its neighbours. Health officials say frontline medical staff will have priority. The country has …

There have been renewed protests in a Tunisian town, Sbeitla, triggered by reports that a young man injured during clashes last week had died in hospital. Soldiers were deployed to government buildings in the town after protesters tried to storm the town’s police station. Read more : Ugandan soldiers finally …

Egypt, the most populous Arab nation has begun the process of vaccinating its more than 100 million citizens against the coronavirus. The country has recorded nearly 9,000 deaths from the disease. The first recipients of a vaccine were a doctor and a nurse. They were given a Chinese-made injection. Vaccines …