Tanzania have qualified for the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations for the first time since 2019 after securing a heroic 0-0 draw away to Algeria on Thursday. The Taifa Stars knew avoiding defeat in Annaba would be enough to seal their spot at next year’s finals in Cote d’Ivoire. And east Africans side produced a […]
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Tunis/Tunisia — The Ennahda Movement confirmed early Wednesday in a statement, that security officers on Tuesday night had arrested President of Ennahda Shura Council and former minister Abdel Karim Harouni, without providing the reasons. Harouni has been under house arrest since last Saturday, said the movement. Ennahdha condemned in the statement the arrest of the […]
Tunis/Tunisia — A national workshop on the «Digital upskilling of women and girls in Tunisia» is organised on September 4-7 in Tunis by the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) gender equality and women empowerment section in partnership with the Ministry of Women, Family, Childhood and Seniors and the Ministry of Communication Technologies, the Commission sais […]
Harare — Abdel Karim Harouni, a top official in the opposition Ennahda Islamist Party, is under house arrest, according to the country’s major opposition coalition, Reuters reports. Harouni is the head of the Shura Council, the highest-ranking body of Ennahda, the largest political party in the parliament that was closed down by President Kais Saied […]
A group of tourists said Algerian coast guard officers shot at them after their jet skis strayed into Algerian waters. France confirmed one of its citizens was among those killed. Prosecutors in Morocco launched an investigation on Friday into the deaths of two men who are believed to have been shot dead by Algerian forces. […]
At least one French national was killed when the group of tourists strayed into Algerian waters on a jet ski. France on Friday confirmed the death one of its citizens in Algeria and the imprisonment of another. In a brief message, the country’s foreign ministry spoke of “an incident involving several of our nationals.” On […]
On his first trip abroad since the outbreak of war in April, Sudan’s army chief, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, visited Egypt on Tuesday in an attempt to reopen peace talks. Burhan met one of his key allies, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, in El Alamein on Egypt’s north coast. Burhan flew from Port Sudan and told […]
Data from the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) showed on Tuesday 29/8/2023 an increase in the value of trade exchange between Egypt and Sudan to record $1.4 billion in 2022, compared to $1.2 billion in 2021, an increase of 18.7%. The value of Egyptian exports to Sudan increased to reach $929.2 million […]
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi stressed Egypt’s steadfast and firm position to stand by Sudan and support its security, stability, unity and territorial integrity, especially during the current circumstances, taking into account the eternal ties and common strategic interests that unite the two brotherly countries. Welcoming Lieutenant General Abdel Fattah Al Burhan, the Chairman of […]
Algerian Foreign Minister, Ahmed Attaf, has said that many countries are not in support of the planned military intervention against Niger Republic. Attaf, however, said Algeria is proposing an a six-month transition period initiative to resolve the lingering political crisis in Niger. The minister made this known on Tuesday, following his consultative tours to Niger’s […]
Cairo — 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 Monday to meet with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi. It is his first official trip outside Sudan since the outset of the country’s bloody conflict, […]
Tripoli/Libya — Libya’s prime minister suspended Foreign Minister Najla Mangoush on Sunday and referred her for investigation after Israel said its Foreign Minister Eli Cohen had met her last week despite the countries not having formal relations. Israel’s statement on the meeting, in which it said the ministers had discussed possible cooperation, prompted small protests […]
A new round of tripartite talks between Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia regarding the controversial Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) resumed on Sunday in Cairo, according to a statement by the Egyptian Ministry of Irrigation. The new round convened as per the outcomes of a bilateral summit between Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and Ethiopian Prime […]
Rabat also insists it will not attend the BRICS Summit this week ‘at any level whatsoever’. The Moroccan government has firmly and furiously denied the South African government’s announcement that Morocco had applied for membership of the BRICS bloc, which will discuss expanding its membership at its summit in Sandton this week. The Moroccan government […]
Nairobi — Libyan side Al Hilal Benghazi have touched down in Nairobi ahead of Saturday’s first leg of the CAF Confederation Cup preliminary round against debutants Kakamega Homeboyz. The Libyan side touched down in the country Wednesday afternoon, two days before the duel penciled for the Nyayo National Stadium. As this is a lower category […]
NOMADIC Zimbabwe international defender Alec Mudimu has completed his move to Tunisian top-flight club Olympique Beja to join his eighth club in a space of three years since leaving Welsh club Cefn Druids. The 28-year-old defender was unveiled at Olympique Beja on Tuesday, a couple of days following his arrival in Tunisia for his medical […]
Tensions flared between two of the Libyan capital’s most powerful armed factions. The oil-rich nation has been in a state of turmoil for over a decade. Clashes between rival militia factions have rocked Tripoli, shattering months of relative calm in the Libyan capital. The violence broke out overnight and continued into Tuesday morning. It took […]
Algeria has banned the movie, Barbie, after authorities say it “promotes homosexuality and other Western deviances” and that it “does not comply with Algeria’s religious and cultural beliefs,” reports Reuters. The film has been showing at some cinemas in the country for several weeks, but the culture ministry has now ordered it to be stopped. […]