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April 17
Libya: Libya UN Envoy Resigns
Abdoulaye Bathily, the United Nations envoy for Libya has resigned. Read more »
March 22
Libya: Migrant Organization - At Least 65 Bodies Found in Mass Grave in Libya
The bodies of at least 65 migrants have been discovered in a mass grave in Libya, the International Organization for Migration said Friday, adding that it is "profoundly shocked… Read more »
December 09, 2023
Egypt: Egyptians Voting in Election Likely to Give El-Sissi Third Term
Egyptians headed to the polls Sunday for the first day of a three-day presidential election in which four candidates -- including incumbent President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi -- are… Read more »
November 30, 2023
North Africa: North Africa Braces for a Dangerously Dry Future
At his farm on the outskirts of Tunis, Karim Daoud is taking steps to accommodate a climate-changed future. Read more »
November 21, 2023
Libya: After the Flood - Thousands Still Missing Amid Mental Health Crisis
In some places the water came on like a pack of cars, speeding more than 120 kilometers an hour over the tops of 30-meter-high palm trees. Read more »
September 26, 2023
Morocco: Tourism Is Another Casualty of Earthquake
Just weeks ago, Abdessamad Elgzouli earned a living introducing tourists to the rugged beauty of Morocco's High Atlas Mountains and the ethnic Amazigh, or Berbers, who live here. Read more »
September 21, 2023
Libya: Residents of Derna Blame Govt for Flood Disaster
When protests whirled by his home early this week, Khalid Alkowash, 42, a local government worker in Derna, Libya was concerned but not surprised. Read more »
September 19, 2023
Libya: Libya Flood Aftermath Triggers New Concerns
Libyan authorities have split the city of Derna into four sections creating buffers amid growing concerns from the United Nations of disease spreading through the city, creating a… Read more »
September 18, 2023
Libya: 'We Have Lost Our Beloved Ones,' Says Flood Survivor
Last weekend, Sami Albah, 59, and his sister were preparing for their brother's wedding in their home city of Derna, Libya. Read more »
September 15, 2023
Libya: Health Groups Warn Against Quick Mass Burials in Libya
Three international health organizations are warning against the rushed, mass burials of bodies in Libya following this week's catastrophic flooding. Read more »
September 13, 2023
Libya: More Than 5,000 Believed Dead in Libya Floods, More Than 30,000 Displaced
The International Organization for Migration said Wednesday that the deadly flooding that hit eastern Libya has displaced more than 30,000 people. Read more »
September 12, 2023
Morocco: Spain Expands Morocco Earthquake Search Aid
Spain is sending more rescue teams to Morocco as search crews work to find any remaining survivors from a powerful earthquake that struck south of Marrakech on Friday. Read more »
August 30, 2023
Tunisia: As Summer Fades, Tunisians Brace for Grim Fall
The streets of Tunis seem a bit dustier and more broken as a sizzling summer fades and those Tunisians who can afford vacations return home to an uncertain fall. Read more »
August 29, 2023
Africa: Sudan Army Chief Visits Egypt On First Official Trip Abroad, Says Military Want Conflict to End
Sudan's military commander and head of the interim council that is officially running the country, Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, arrived in the Egyptian coastal town of el- Alamein… Read more »
August 22, 2023
Tunisia: In Tunisia, Climate of Fear Shrinks Options for Sub-Saharan Africans
One-month-old Ishmael knows nothing beyond a scrappy migrant camp in Tunis, its makeshift tents, buttressed with plastic bags, offering respite from a scorching August sun. Read more »
July 24, 2023
Africa: Activists Want Egypt to Ease Entry for Refugees From Sudan Conflict
With Sudan's conflict now at the 100-day mark, advocacy groups are calling on Sudan's neighbor Egypt to ease entry requirements for refugees, saying displaced Sudanese face a dire… Read more »
July 18, 2023
Tunisia: EU-Tunisia Deal Seeks to Plug Irregular Migration, but Will It Work?
Tunisia has overtaken Libya as the top embarkation point for African migrants heading to Europe starting in Italy. Tunisia's leaders have recently signed a deal with the EU to work… Read more »
July 13, 2023
Africa: Egypt Holds Conference With Sudan's Neighbours On New Ceasefire
Egypt is seeking ways to make an elusive cease-fire hold in the bloody Sudan conflict that has killed thousands and forced Sudan's residents into at least six neighboring countries… Read more »
June 23, 2023
Morocco: Amnesty Accuses Spain, Morocco of Covering Up Racist Border Practices
Saturday marks the anniversary of an attempt by approximately 2,000 sub-Saharan African migrants and refugees to cross over from Morocco to Spain. At least 37 people died in the… Read more »
June 14, 2023
Egypt: Recent Conflicts in Africa Spawn Fresh Wave of Refugees to Egypt
Egypt has been struggling to cope with a new wave of refugees from Africa after the latest round of conflicts erupted in Sudan and Ethiopia. The UNHCR appears to be having… Read more »
May 10, 2023
Tunisia: Attack Near Tunisian Synagogue Kills 4
A Tunisian naval guard killed four people and injured nine others Tuesday as he tried to reach a synagogue on the island of Djerba. Read more »
April 20, 2023
Sudan: Egyptians Evacuated From Sudan, Raising Hopes More Foreigners Can Leave
While cease-fire attempts in Sudan have failed, the evacuation of scores of Egyptian troops that had been held there has raised hopes that more foreigners trapped in the fighting… Read more »
March 27, 2023
Libya: Libyan State, Armed Militia Groups Allegedly Commit Crimes Against Humanity With Impunity
U.N. investigators have accused Libyan state security forces and armed militia groups of committing a wide array of crimes with impunity, many of which could amount to war crimes… Read more »
Tunisia: 29 Migrant Bodies Recovered Off Tunisian Coast
The bodies of at least 29 people, many of them sub-Saharan Africans, were recovered from the Mediterranean Sea over the weekend off the coast of Tunisia, according to the Tunisian… Read more »
March 06, 2023
Egypt: As Parts of Economy Face Crisis, Others Appear More Resilient
As the Egyptian economy struggles against negative headwinds from many directions, some sectors appear to be performing well. Read more »
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