Menfi discusses Libya political process with UN chief in Geneva
Summary: The head of the Presidential Council (PC), Mohamed Menfi, has held talks with UN Secretary-General António Guterres in Geneva on the latest developments in the country’s political process. The meeting on Monday focused on efforts to support a…
UNSMIL: Final agreement of 4+4 committee to be signed next week
Summary: The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) announced the conclusion of the fifth meeting of the 4+4 mini-committee, tasked with addressing the first two steps of the political roadmap, confirming that participants agreed to establish a…
Reuters: OCP Programs Contribute to Morocco’s Football Boom
Summary: Morocco’s swift ascent on the international football stage has been supported by years of strategic investment in sports infrastructure, youth development, and professional training, with the country’s phosphate wealth providing a major funding…
Morocco, France Expand Cooperation on AI and Digital Transformation
Summary: Morocco and France reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening bilateral cooperation in digital technology and artificial intelligence. Home > Headlines > Morocco, France Expand Cooperation on AI and Digital Transformation Morocco’s…
Niger airport attack: Thirty-five die in attack on Niamey airport
Summary: Niger has been fighting a militant Islamist insurgency for a decade and in January suspected jihadists attacked the same airport. Thirty-five people have been killed after gunmen struck Niger's largest airport on Thursday, officials say…
Kidnapping of foreigners soars in Africa’s lawless Sahel region
Summary: Growing insecurity in the Sahel made 2025 one of the worst years on record for the abduction of foreigners in Africa. When Marin Petrović arrived in Bamako in early September last year, he was elated. The Bosnian national had spent years…
Niger: Nearly 50 people die of thirst after lorry breaks down in Sahara desert
Summary: Only two survived after trekking more than 50km (30 miles) across the desert to alert the authorities. At least 49 people have died of thirst in a remote part of the Sahara desert in northern Niger after the truck carrying them broke down, the…
Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have turned to Russia. Now the US wants to engage
Summary: The US signals that restoring democracy is no longer a priority and it is ready to work with Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger. The US has declared a stark policy shift towards three West African countries which are battling Islamist insurgents and…
Suspected jihadits attack airport near Niger’s capital
Summary: Niger's defence ministry said four military personnel were injured and 20 attackers killed in the incident. Suspected jihadists have launched an attack on the international airport outside Niger's capital Niamey. Niger's defence…
Mali’s jihadist blockade: Niger revokes licences of tanker drivers who refuse to travel
Summary: Jihadists have been targeting tankers entering Mali, worsening the country’s fuel shortage. Niger has revoked the licences of dozens of transport operators and drivers for refusing to deliver fuel to neighbouring Mali where they face possible…