Libyans Protest Against UN Mission, Accuse It of Fueling Political Deadlock
– 5 January 2026 On Monday, 5 January 2026, demonstrators gathered outside the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) headquarters in Janzour, denouncing what […]
Month: January 2026
Morocco Breaks Tourism Record, Welcoming Nearly 20 Mln Tourists in 2025, Generating $13 bln Revenues
Morocco has set a new tourism record, receiving 19.8 million tourists in 2025, generating over $ 13 billion in revenues. This performance represents a 14% […]
Egypt, QatarEnergy Seal LNG Supply Deal as Cairo Moves to Secure Energy Needs
Egypt’s state-owned Egyptian Natural Gas Company (EGAS) and QatarEnergy have signed an agreement for the delivery of Qatari liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipments to Egypt’s […]
Equatorial Guinea Formally Moves Capital from Malabo to Ciudad de la Paz
Equatorial Guinea has officially designated Ciudad de la Paz as its new capital following the publication of a presidential decree on Saturday, January 3, marking […]
Benin and Niger Expel Diplomats as Bilateral Tensions Deepen
Benin and Niger have exchanged diplomatic expulsions this week, underscoring two years of strained relations between the West African neighbours, diplomatic sources said on Sunday. […]
Heightened Tensions Grip Burkina Faso Amid Suspected Coup Attempt
Burkina Faso experienced a tense night from Saturday 3 to Sunday 4 January, with heightened security alerts reported in Ouagadougou and Bobo-Dioulasso following suspicions of […]
Nigeria Arrests 22 Indian Sailors After Cocaine Seizure at Lagos Port
Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Sunday announced the arrest of 22 Indian crew members of a merchant vessel after 31.5 kilogrammes of […]
Mauritania’s SNIM Workers Launch One-Hour Protest Over Bonus Exclusion
Workers at Mauritania’s state-owned National Industrial and Mining Company (SNIM) announced they will halt work for one hour on Monday morning to protest their exclusion […]
Somali Special Forces Kill 15 al-Shabaab Militants in Middle Juba Operation
Somali special forces killed 15 and captured eight al-Shabaab militants during a night operation in Jilib district, in the southern Middle Juba region, the Ministry […]
AFCON 2025: Morocco edge past Tanzania as Diaz sends hosts into quarter-finals
Morocco booked their place in the quarter-finals of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations 2025 with a narrow 1–0 victory over Tanzania in Rabat […]