North Africa

Authorities in Rwanda have received 91 refugees and asylum seekers from Libya under a programme backed by the UN’s refugee agency, African Union and European Union. The arrivals include 38 Sudanese people, 33 Eritreans, 11 Somalis, seven Ethiopians and two people from South Sudan. The refugees and asylum seekers were …

The European Union and Egypt have signed a €7.4bn ($8bn) agreement aimed at boosting co-operation in trade and security, as well as trying to stem the flow of migrants into Europe. The deal upgrades the EU’s relationship with Egypt to a strategic partnership. Grants, loans and other funds are due …

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune inaugurated the continent’s largest mosque, which is also the third largest in the world. The Great Mosque of Algiers is now the third largest mosque in the world, after the mosques in the Islamic holy cities of Mecca and Medina in Saudi Arabia. This mosque has …

Morocco will host the next Africa Cup of Nations in July-August 2025, so as not to interfere with the organization of the first 32-team Club World Cup scheduled for June 2025. The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has just given its agreement in principle on the date of the next …

China’s foreign minister Wang Yi will travel to Africa and visit Egypt, Tunisia, Togo and Cote d’Ivoire from Jan. 13-18, China’s foreign ministry said on Thursday. The visit will mark the 34th consecutive year in which the foreign minister has gone to Africa for their first overseas trip of the …

A Nigerian man has been arrested for the murder of another Nigerian in the Kufra District of Libya, according to reports. “This was made known in a post by the Migrant Rescue Watch on their X account,” reports said. The accused, during interrogation admitted to killing the victim also of …

Moroccan police announced the seizure of 1.4 tonnes of cocaine, hidden in the form of bananas, during a joint operation with Spanish police, local media reported. The cocaine was found concealed in banana boxes inside a shipping container that was aboard a vessel originating from South America and headed to …

With the verdict expected on Monday December 11, 2023 in Marrakech, the Confederation of African Football announced the shortlist of nominees for the final of the CAF Awards 2023. Player of the Year category, Morocco’s Achraf Hakimi will be in the running alongside Nigeria’s Victor Osimhen and Egypt’s Mohamed Salah. …

Four Moroccan migrants died off Spain’s southern coast of Cadiz with four others being taken to hospital for severe hypothermia. The bodies of the four who apparently drowned were found on Wednesday near their boat that had been carrying 32 other migrants. Twenty-seven of the occupants were reportedly forced to …

Tunisian security and military forces caught five Islamists who escaped from a prison last week, where they were serving time for killing two secular politicians and policemen, Reuters reported. The interior ministry said four of the escapees were captured on a mountain near Tunis early on Tuesday, while another was …