Tag: North Africa
Newly sanctified Tunisian cemetery for migrants filling fast
ZARZIS, Tunisia — Most of the headstones have dates but no names. Row after row of palest white, practically gleaming in the Mediterranean sun....
US pledges funding to help Egypt move to solar power
CAIRO — The United States is planning to increase funding to Egypt to help it convert to solar energy and move away from fossil...
Sea search continues after Spanish girl’s body found in bag
MADRID — Spain is in shock after investigators combing the seabed near the Canary Islands found the body of one of two young sisters...
Two Algerian opposition figures arrested ahead of elections
ALGIERS, Algeria — A politician and a journalist who are prominent opposition figures in Algeria have been arrested days ahead of the country's parliamentary...
UN says over 200 migrants intercepted off Libyan shores
CAIRO — More than 200 migrants bound for Europe were intercepted on Friday by Libya's coast guard just off the shore of the North...
C. African Republic PM resigns in latest blow to government
BANGUI, Central African Republic — Central African Republic's Prime Minister Firmin Ngrebada resigned Thursday, in the latest sign of fragility within the government already...
Biden embraces a Trump policy in backing Arab-Israeli deals
The Biden administration is laying the groundwork for a renewed push to encourage more Arab countries to sign accords with Israel and working to...
EU lawmakers say Morocco put children’s lives at risk
BRUSSELS — European Union lawmakers on Thursday accused Morocco of endangering the lives of children in an attempt to put political pressure on Spain,...
ICC prosecutor urges Sudan to hand over Darfur suspects
UNITED NATIONS — Fatou Bensouda briefed the U.N. Security Council for the last time as chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court on Wednesday,...
Billionaire donor slams vaccine hoarding at Africa’s expense
KAMPALA, Uganda — Billionaire philanthropist Mo Ibrahim is sharply criticizing the hoarding of COVID-19 vaccines by wealthy nations, urging the international community to “walk...