The Egypt’s government has for the second time extended the detention of a journalist accused of “releasing false news aimed…
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Libya’s rival factions have agreed to sign a United Nations-backed deal for government of national unity, but questions over whether…
Rival Libyans have agreed to sign a UN-backed national unity government deal following months of negotiations, the UN special envoy…
Gnawa is the music of formerly enslaved Black Africans who integrated into the Moroccan cultural and social landscape, and founded a…
Algeria’s former head of counter-terrorism will appear in a military court in the country’s first trial of a high-ranking officer…
At least 15 Sudanese refugees have been shot dead and eight more injured in Egypt’s Sinai region as they reportedly…
For the past year and a half, rival militias loyal to rival goverments in Libya, have been fighting what has…
South Sudan Rebel fighters have finally released 13 United Nations (UN) workers who were held hostage for a week, the UN…
A court has ordered the release of the two sons of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, taking into account they…
Koch, South Sudan – Cradles and baskets balanced on their heads, thousands of women and children streamed in from the…
Officials have told our correspondent that around 100 people have died in South Sudan when a truck carrying petrol exploded.…
The President of Algeria, Abdelaziz Bouteflika has replaced the long-standing head of Algeria’s military intelligence agency, in his latest move…
Al Jazeera’s Inside Story is in the Moroccan capital Rabat, where voters have cast their votes in the first regional and…
At least 82 people have been killed and more than one hundred others are still missing after a boat, reportedly…
A boat reportedly packed with people from Africa and South Asia bound for Italy has sunk off the Libyan coast,…
By Inside Story: South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has signed a peace deal that it is hoped will end 20 months…
South Sudan President Salva Kiir has signed a peace deal with rebels – more than a week after initially refusing…
South Sudan President Salva Kiir is expected to sign a peace deal with rebels more than a week after refusing…
By Al Jazeera Assailants have reportedly shot dead a reporter for the New Nation newspaper in South Sudan in an…
By Richard Nield South Sudan’s government has failed to sign to a peace agreement to end almost two years of…