North Africa News

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis, April 23 -- President Kais Saïed, during a meeting with Minister of Trade and Export Development Samir Abid at the Carthage Palace on Wednesday, stressed the importance of exploring new export markets in Africa, Asia and several South American countries that have expressed readiness for balanced trade with Tunisia.

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis, April 23 -- The archaeological partnership between Tunisia and Italy, which began in the 1960s, continues to grow stronger through agreements between specialised institutions and research conducted by experts from both countries.

[Ghanaian Times] Ghana's boys' team has been paired with Uganda, South Africa, and Algeria in the boys' category of the CAF African Schools Football Championship.

[Ghanaian Times] Ghana's National U20 team, the Black Satellites, have begun the final leg of preparations at the Jewel Plaza Sports facility in Cairo, for the 2025 U20 Africa Cup of Nations being held in Egypt.

[This Day] Nigeria's U20 boys, Flying Eagles, will square up to host nation, the Young Pharaohs of Egypt this evening as part of their build-up to the Africa U20 Cup of Nations billed to take place 27th April and 18th May.

[Egypt Online] Foreign Affairs and Emigration Minister Badr Abdelatty asserted Egypt's keenness on boosting economic, trade and investment cooperation with the United States as a fundamental pillar of the strategic partnership between the two countries.

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis -- President Kais Saied discussed at a meeting with Minister of Youth and Sports, Sadok Mourali at the Carthage Palace on Tuesday the draft law on sports structures, according to a statement from the presidency.

[Vanguard] Nigeria's U-20 national team, the Flying Eagles, defeated their Egyptian counterparts 2-1 in a friendly match on Tuesday in Cairo, ahead of the 2025 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).

[Premium Times] It is a country steeped in history and mystery, especially for someone like me who has always been fascinated by the cultures of the Maghreb. Morocco holds a special kind of magnetism.

[HRW] Quash Unfair Proceedings; End Abusive Mass Prosecutions

[People's Dispatch] Both countries have expelled each other's diplomats as the latest diplomatic row, triggered by the arrest and indictment of an Algerian consular officer in France earlier this month, continues to escalate.

[Egypt Online] Planning and International Cooperation Minister Rania el Mashat directed her ministry's leaderships on Sunday to start starting discussions with ministries and bodies concerned to prepare for a medium-term economic and social development plan as of 2026/2027 fiscal year.

[Egypt Online] Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigration Badr Abdelatty arrived on Monday 21/4/2025 in the Saudi Capital Riyadh to hold bilateral talks with Saudi officials. He was received at the airport by Deputy Saudi Foreign Minister Walid Al Khariji.

[Egypt Online] With deep sadness and sorrow, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi profoundly mourns the passing of Head of the Catholic Church, His Holiness Pope Francis. His departure leaves behind an extraordinary legacy of compassion and humanity that will forever remain etched in the conscience of mankind.

[New Times] Rwanda will play against the Desert Foxes of Algeria in a FIFA international friendly on June 5.

[ENA] Addis Ababa, -- -The African Space Agency (AfSA), the space agency of the African Union, officially opened its headquarters in Cairo on Sunday.

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis -- President Kais Saied reviewed during a meeting with Defence Minister Khaled Shili on Monday at Carthage Palace the results of the minister's visit to Rome as part of the Tunisian-Italian Joint Military Commission, according to a Presidency statement.

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis -- President Kais Saied stressed that the legislative revolution must be accompanied by an administrative revolution, during a meeting with Prime Minister Sara Zaafrani Zenzri at the Carthage Palace on Monday.

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis -- President Kais Saïed affirmed that Tunisia's steadfast national choices have proven effective, citing controlled inflation rates and the fulfillment of all financial commitments.

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis -- President Kais Saied met with Interior Minister Khaled Nouri, Secretary of State to the Minister of Interior in charge of National Security Sofiene Ben Sadok, Director General of National Security Mourad Saidane, and National Guard Commander Hassine Gharbi at the Carthage Palace on Monday.

[allAfrica] Ecowas Deliberates Exit of Sahel States From Regional Bloc

[Algerie Presse Service] The President of the Republic, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, received on Monday, in Algiers, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Türkiye, Hakan Fidan, and his accompanying delegation.

[Premium Times] A delegation of 24 players and nine officials led by Head Coach Aliyu Zubairu touched down at the Cairo International Airport aboard an Egypt Air flight on Sunday evening

[New Times] Egypt inaugurated on Sunday the headquarters of the African Space Agency (AfSA) in the Egyptian Space City in Cairo.

[RFI] More than 1,000 people protested Sunday in the Moroccan port city of Tangier against the planned docking of a Danish vessel said to be carrying fighter jet parts to Israel. The French CGT union claims no such weapons have been found.

[People's Dispatch] In one of the boldest moves by a trade union in Morocco since Israel's genocidal aggression on Gaza started, the Port Workers' Union called for a boycott of the Nexoe Maersk ship

[Egypt Online] Minister of Civil Aviation Mohamed Sameh El Hefny took part in the closing ministerial session of the ICAO Facilitation Conference in Doha, attended by more than 120 ministers and civil aviation heads.

[allAfrica] U.S. Ready to Press for Peace in Eastern DR Congo, Envoy Says

[UN News] Libya's prolonged political transition is facing renewed strain, with mounting economic pressures and tensions between rival governments threatening the calm that has held since the 2020 ceasefire.

[allAfrica] Rights Groups Criticize New Zimbabwean Law That Curbs Civic Space