North Africa
Blind Sheikh Buried In Egypt After Dying In US Jail
Hundreds of mourners gathered Wednesday in Cairo for the funeral of Omar Abdel Rahman, the blind sheikh linked to the...
Spain’s North Africa Outposts
The Spanish outposts of Ceuta and Melilla in northern Morocco, which have the European Union's only land borders with...
Merkel Visits Algiers In Bid To Curb Africa Migrant Flow
German Chancellor Angela Merkel visits Algeria from Monday to press efforts to get North African countries to reduce...
Migrants In Morocco’s North Determined To Reach Europe
One early morning last week, Adam's fellow migrants managed to climb over the high border fence separating Morocco from...
Hundreds of Migrants Rush Border At Spain’s Ceuta
Some 300 migrants stormed the border between Morocco and Spain at Ceuta on Monday, authorities said, days after...
Hundreds of Migrants Storm Fence To Reach Spanish Enclave of Ceuta
Several hundred migrants have stormed a six-metre (20 ft) security fence that separates Morocco from Ceuta, a Spanish...
Hundreds of Migrants Enter Spain From Morocco
Hundreds of migrants stormed the border between Morocco and Spain at Ceuta on Friday, days after Morocco warned the EU...
Security Forces Abuses Threaten Tunisia Reform
A rise in "brutal tactics" by Tunisian security forces in line with nationwide emergency laws to counter terrorism are...
African Cities Can Soar Economic Growth
The World Bank Group (WBG) say African governments have to prioritise strengthening of land management institutions,...
AfDB, Alliance For Financial Inclusion Sign MoU To Enhance Access To Financial Services In Africa
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding...
Renard; Morocco Are Not Favourites
Morocco coach Herve Renard stands on the threshold of making history after guiding his Morocco side to a quarter-final...
The Fulani Republic Of Nigeria (part 2)
Clearly something has gone horribly wrong and this reinforces my belief that the amalglamation of the northern and...
Icom Issues Red List Of West African Cultural Objects At Risk
‘It is indeed unfortunate that so much Nok material has been looted over time to supply the international art market....
180 Missing People Presumed Dead After Shipwreck
Four people are dead and nearly 180 are missing, presumed dead, after a ship capsized in the Mediterranean on Saturday,...
Kabananga Strikes As DR Congo Stun Morocco
Junior Kabananga pounced on a goalkeeping error to give the Democratic Republic of Congo a 1-0 win over Morocco in an...
Global Growth Edges Up To 2.7 % Despite Weak Investment
Global economic growth is forecast to accelerate moderately to 2.7 percent in 2017 after a post-crisis low last year as...
Who Are These Revolting Soldiers In the Ivory Coast?
The Ivory Coast tranquillity has been shaken by a revolt of a group of soldiers in the Ivoirian Army shooting up...
Exiled Gambians Ponder Return To Troubled Homeland
Musa Saidykhan still feels the ache in the scars knotting across his back when the temperature drops every winter in...
Mahama’s 2017 State of the Nation Address
Allow me to begin by wishing everyone a Happy New Year. Afihyiapa. This hall that exists within these walls is a place...