North Africa News

[UN News] News of another deadly shipwreck tragedy off the coast of Mauritania is a clear indication of the desperation people on the move continue to face as they attempt to escape strife, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Friday.

[Algerie Presse Service] Algiers -- Out of sixteen aspiring candidates, only three have fulfilled the conditions set by the organic law related to the electoral system for the upcoming September 7 Presidential election, the president of the National Independent Authority for Elections (ANIE), Mohamed Charfi, said in a statement on Thursday.

[This Day] Crowd trouble forced the first football match of the Olympics to be suspended for nearly two hours amid chaotic and worrying scenes, with the game eventually completed in an empty stadium.

[AI London] The Egyptian authorities subjected a journalist and a cartoonist to night-time house raids, enforced disappearance and arbitrary detention within a matter of days signalling an escalation in their crackdown on the right to freedom of expression and independent media, Amnesty International said today.

[Chatham House] How the movement of people from Edo State fuels the Libyan conflict economy

[MAP] London -- Morocco is well on the way to doubling the number of jobs in the aeronautics sector by 2030, Industry and Trade Minister Ryad Mezzour said on Tuesday at Farnborough, south-west of London.

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis -- A number of supporters of the "July 25 Path" party rallied on Thursday in front of the Municipal Theatre in Tunis in support of the process led by President Kais Saied and for his candidacy in the Presidential Elections scheduled for October 6.

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis -- The Tunisian "Humanitarian Boat", carrying a cargo of aid bound for Gaza, docked on Thursday at the Damietta Port in Egypt after leaving the Port of Rades on July 22.

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis -- The Tunisian Forum for Economic and Social Rights (French: FTDES), Thursday, called for declaring a state of environmental emergency in the Gulf of Monastir, following "a recent environmental disaster triggered by the death of a huge number of fish, the contamination of the sea and the emission of bad odors.»

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis -- The Assembly of People's Representatives (ARP), Thursday, issued a statement on the Republic Day, reiterating this major event in the country's history as a key date in the long militant struggle waged since 1881 by the Tunisian people against the French occupation.

[Nile Post] The newly appointed Algerian Ambassador to Uganda, Mourad Amokrane has presented copies of his Letters of Credence to the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs in charge of Regional Affairs, John Mulimba.

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis -- President of the Republic Kais Saied on July 24, 2024, signed a decree granting a special presidential pardon in accordance with Article 99 of the Constitution.

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis -- The Arab Parliament congratulated Tunisia, leadership and people, on the occasion of the 67th anniversary of the Republic Day of Tunisia, observed on July 25.

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis -- National carrier Tunisair posted a 2.6% rise in revenue, reaching TND 694.536 million in H1 of 2024, the company's activity indicators show.

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis -- The "Tunisian Diaspora Network in Africa" (RTDA) was launched by the Tunisia-Africa Business Council-TABC on the sidelines of the conference «Tunisia Global Forum» which was held in Tunis on July 23, 2024.

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis -- Some 6.6 million quintals of grain have been harvested till July 21, the Grain Office said on Wednesday.

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis -- Tunisian, Algerian and Libyan employers' organisations (the Tunisian Confederation of Industry, Trade and Handicrafts (UTICA), the Algerian Economic Renewal Council (CREA) and the Libyan General Union of Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture agreed on July 22 in Algiers to set up a cooperation council.

[This Day] *Refinery to disrupt refined product flows in Atlantic Basin, says S&P

[MAP] Casablanca -- Moroccan airports reached a new record of 15,104,579 passengers welcomed during the first six months of 2024, a 19% rise compared to the same period in 2023, according to the Moroccan Airports Authority (ONDA).

[Algerie Presse Service] Accra (Ghana) -- The President of the Republic, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, reiterated on Sunday Algeria's resolve, in its capacity as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council, to defend the interests of the African continent, make its voice heard and marshal support for the joint efforts of member countries so as to enable the continent to fully contribute to peace and security in Africa as per the UN Charter, pending the correction of the injustice done to Africa regarding its representativeness in the Security

[Egypt Online] Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty discussed in Accra on Sunday 21/7/2024 the latest developments of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) and the situation in Sudan and the Red Sea with Bankole Adeoye, Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace, and Security in the African Union.

[Egypt Online] Due to some international airports being exposed to technical malfunctions, which affected air traffic in many airports around the world, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly follows the global technical failures that caused problems affecting several countries including airports, airlines, media and banks.

[Egypt Online] Minister of Communications and Information Technology Amr Talaat, stated that vital sectors in Egypt were not affected by the global technical malfunction. Talaat explained, in statements to Extra News on Friday 19/7/2024.

[Egypt Online] Egypt's House of Representatives grants confidence to Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli's government

[Egypt Online] Egypt condemned Thursday 18/7/2024 the storming of Al-Aqsa by an Israeli minister, in tandem with the Israeli Knesset passing a resolution rejecting the establishment of a Palestinian state.

[The Conversation Africa] Tens of thousands of years ago, during a period of Egyptian history known as the Old Kingdom (around 2649-2130 BC), it was rare for people to be able to read and write. From an estimated population of between 1 million and 1.5 million, only about 1% were literate and able to write in hieroglyphics.

[Egypt Online] Minister of the Public Business Sector Engineer Mohamed Shimi met at the Ministry's headquarters in the Administrative Capital with Ambassador of Norway in Cairo Hilda Klemitsdal to discuss ways to enhance joint cooperation between companies affiliated with the Ministry and Norwegian companies.

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis -- Supporting money transfers to children under the AMEN social programme took centre stage at a meeting held Thursday between Social Affairs Minister Kamel Maddouri and World Bank (WB) Country Manager for Tunisia Alexandre Arrobbio.

[AI London] The Egyptian authorities have embarked on a new wave of arbitrary arrests of dozens of people against the backdrop of calls for anti-government protests amid rising public discontent at soaring prices and ongoing power cuts, Amnesty International said today.

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis -- President Kais Saied met on Wednesday afternoon at Carthage Palace with Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research and acting Minister of Culture, Moncef Boukthir and Minister of Education, Saloua Abbassi.