Arab League Interference in Africa's Development On Ethiopian Dam Project Is Unacceptable [opinion]
Nile Post
Scanning through the proposals and resolutions on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), by the Arab League summit during its Friday meeting in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, leaves… Read more »
Qastal-Ashkit Border Crossing Into Egypt Re-Opened As Wadi Halfa Becomes More Crowded
Dabanga
The Egyptian authorities re-opened the Qastal-Ashkit crossing to vehicles coming from Wadi Halfa yesterday, after a five-day closure. The humanitarian situation in Wadi Halfa is… Read more »
Morocco Honoured At Home After Return From TotalEnergies U17 AFCON
CAF
The Moroccan team was honoured with a warm reception after arriving back home from Algeria, where they finished second at the TotalEnergies U17 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). Read more »
Tunisian Team Shines at WFA African Weightlifting Champs 2023
Tunis Afrique Presse
Tunisia's weightlifting team bagged 42 medals (10 gold, 15 silver and 17 bronze), at the end of day 3 of the Weightlifting WFA African Championships 2023, hosted May 11-20 in… Read more »
Long Waits, Soaring Costs At Egypt-Sudan Border
Dabanga
Wadi Halfa in Sudan's Northern State is struggling to cope with an increasing number of people hoping to cross the border into Egypt, who now outnumber the city's own population.… Read more »
Al Ahly Beat Esperance to Qualify for Fourth Consecutive TotalEnergies CAF Cl Final
CAF
Record champions Al Ahly have qualified for their fourth consecutive TotalEnergies CAF Champions League final after edging out Tunisia's Esperance 1-0 in Cairo on Friday night, to… Read more »
It Is Essential to End Attacks On Judicial Independence [press release]
HRW
Since President Kais Saied's institutional power grab of July 25, 2021, followed by his decree of September 22 of the same year, which implicitly repealed the constitutional order,… Read more »
Tunisia's Date Exports Down By 2.3% in Volume and 4.4% in Value
Tunis Afrique Presse
Exports of Tunisian dates have decreased by 2.3% in volume to 100,100 tonnes and by 4.4% in value to TND 599,400 million, from the beginning of the season until the end of April… Read more »
Cleopatra's Skin Colour Didn't Matter in Ancient Egypt - Her Strategic Role in World History Did [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Cleopatra, queen of Egypt in the years 51-30 BC, is back in the news thanks to a controversial docudrama series on Netflix called Queen Cleopatra. Much debate has raged about her… Read more »
USMA Edge Out Asec to Make TotalEnergies CAF CC Final
CAF
Algeria's USM Alger have progressed to the final of the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup after edging out Asec Mimosas 2-0 at the Stade 5 Juillet in Algiers on Wednesday. Read more »
CAF Concludes Five-Day Workshop for Algerian Physical Trainers
CAF
CAF has concluded a five-day workshop for physical trainers held in Algiers on the sidelines of the TotalEnergies U17 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). Read more »
Women Abused Over Alleged Islamic State Ties - HRW [press release]
HRW
Torture, Incommunicado Detention, Flawed Due Process Read more »
Cannes Festival 2020 - Critics Awards for Arab Films - Tunisia Wins Three First Prizes
Tunis Afrique Presse
Tunisia won three first prizes in the Critics Awards for Arab Films, held by the Arab Cinema Centre (ACC), in the margins of the 76th edition of the Cannes Film Festival (May… Read more »
President Saïed Calls for Release of Two Young Students Arrested Over Satirical Song
Tunis Afrique Presse
Before leaving for Saudi Arabia where he is expected to attend the 32nd ordinary session of the Arab League Council, President Kais Saïed said he was "surprised" by the arrest… Read more »
It Is Senegal vs Morocco at the Afcon U17 Final
Capital FM
Senegal will face off with Morocco in the final of the U17 Africa Cup of Nations in Algeria, after both teams survived the pressure of penalties to progress to the finale for the… Read more »