Africa

Niger Halts Gas Pipeline Studies Amid Political Rift with Algeria

Algeria’s ambitious plan to build a trans-Saharan gas pipeline connecting Nigeria to Europe via Niger faces the looming threat of collapse, amid escalating political tensions between Algiers and several Sahel countries—chief among them, Niger—which, according to specialized energy platform Attaqa, may be considering pulling out of the project. Citing highly informed Algerian sources, Attaqa reported ...

22:59 Et May 4, 2025

Amnesty International: Algeria Escalates Crackdown, Determined to Crush All Forms of Online Dissent

Amnesty International said on Thursday that Algerian authorities have intensified their crackdown on peaceful dissent through arbitrary arrests and unfair prosecutions, resulting in lengthy prison sentences, in what ...

22:13 Et April 24, 2025

Crisis with France Hinders Port Infrastructure Development in Algeria

A report by the Spanish newspaper Informacion Logistica has revealed that the ongoing political and diplomatic crisis between Algeria and France has significantly impacted business relations between the ...

10:43 Et April 24, 2025

South Sudan's military recaptures key town from White Army militia

South Sudan's army said it had recaptured a key town in Upper Nile state that it lost to an ethnic Nuer militia in March in clashes which led to the ...

13:26 Et April 22, 2025

Crisis Group: Algeria-Mali Tensions Risk Military Escalation

The International Crisis Group has warned in a recent report of escalating tensions between Algeria and Mali following the downing of a drone, stating that the current crisis ...

10:38 Et April 22, 2025

US Think Tank: Iran-Backed Polisario a Regional Threat, Terror Label Urged

The Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), a Washington-based American think tank, revealed in a recent report that the relationship between Iran and the Polisario Front has become ...

18:00 Et April 19, 2025

Tunisia hands lengthy prison terms to opposition leaders on conspiracy charges

A Tunisian court on Saturday handed jail terms of 13 to 66 years to opposition leaders, businessmen and lawyers on charges of conspiring, a case the opposition says ...

11:40 Et April 19, 2025

Protests erupt in Tunisian town after three students die in school wall collapse

Hundreds of Tunisians protested on Tuesday, demanding accountability, after three students died on Monday following a school wall collapse in the central town of Mazzouna, an incident that ...

11:01 Et April 16, 2025

Exclusive – Sources Close to the Malian Army to "Assahifa English": Algeria Downed Our Drone to Protect 'Terrorist Elements' Who Were in a Meeting and Coordinating with Its Military

Assahifa English has obtained exclusive information from sources close to the Malian army confirming that Algeria deliberately shot down a drone belonging to Mali’s armed forces with "premeditated hostile intent." The sources emphasized the credibility of the statement issued last Sunday by the Malian government through its official spokesperson, General Abdoulaye Maïga. The same sources ...

21:07 Et April 8, 2025

Algeria Recalls Ambassadors from Mali and Niger Amid Accusations of Supporting Terrorism

Algeria has recalled its ambassadors from Mali and Niger for consultations and has postponed the deployment of its new ambassador to Burkina Faso, in response to these countries’ ...

18:57 Et April 7, 2025
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