The UN figures show that more than 1,500 migrants or refugees drowned or went missing last year while attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea. Read more »
Detainees in Misrata are being tortured and denied medical care, according to reports from the United Nations human rights chief, Navi Pillay, and the medical humanitarian ... Read more »
On the anniversary of Egypt's revolution, hundreds of thousands gathered in city squares across the country to call for "bread, freedom, social justice." Read more »
The African Development Bank has approved a Sh10.2 billion loan to fund the project that is expected to be a cheaper and more reliable energy supply. Read more »
Local journalists have been subjected to a series of attacks in the country over claims of blasphemy and disturbing public order. Read more »
Mohamed Saad Al-Katatni, The Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party's MP was voted president of the post-Mubarak People's Assembly. Read more »
The International Criminal Court denies it had agreed that Saif al-Islam can be tried in Libya. Read more »
The Islamist landslide in recently concluded parliamentary polls has led to fears in some quarters of an impending paradigm shift in Egyptian foreign policy. Read more »
AU Commission chairman Jean Ping has visited the country to restore relations. Read more »
Critics say that Western governments and lending institutions are bankrolling the country's military council in a similar fashion to the way they funded Hosni Mubarak's regime. Read more »
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