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Egypt and Malaysia Strengthen Ties as Leaders Call for Middle East Peace

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi has concluded a two-day state visit to Malaysia, where he and Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim called for a political settlement to end the conflict in the…

Africa News Now October 12, 2026

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Tunisia Eases Fake News Penalties Under Controversial Cybercrime Law

Tunisian President Kais Saied has amended the country’s controversial 2022 cybercrime law, removing prison sentences for first-time offences involving the deliberate publication or spread of false information online. The amendment,…

Africa News Now September 30, 2026

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Two Dead, Six Missing After Migrant Boat Shipwreck Off Tunisia

At least two people, including a child, have died and six others are missing after a migrant boat sank in international waters near Tunisia’s Gulf of Gabes, according to the…

Africa News Now September 30, 2026

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Libyan Teachers Extend Strike as Pay Dispute Disrupts New School Year

Public school teachers across Libya have extended their strike over salaries, unpaid benefits and working conditions, disrupting classes less than three weeks after the 2026–2027 academic year began. Teachers began…

Africa News Now September 30, 2026

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Morocco Appoints Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri as First Woman Prime Minister

King Mohammed VI has appointed Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri as Morocco’s first woman prime minister, tasking the 50-year-old lawyer with forming a new government after her Authenticity and Modernity Party…

Africa News Now September 29, 2026

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UN Experts Warn US Third-Country Deportations Put Migrants at Risk

More than 20 independent UN human rights experts have warned that U.S. agreements to deport migrants to countries other than their own are increasing the risk of serious human rights…

Africa News Now September 29, 2026

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Rome Court Sentences Three Egyptian Officials to 10 Years Over Regeni Abduction

An Italian court has sentenced three Egyptian security officials to 10 years in prison for the aggravated kidnapping of Italian researcher Giulio Regeni, who disappeared in Cairo in 2016 and…

Africa News Now September 29, 2026

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Sudan Condemns US Visa Decision for Burhan as War Enters Fourth Year

Sudan’s Foreign Minister Mohieldin Salim Ahmed Ibrahim has criticised the United States for not issuing Army Chief Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan a visa to attend the UN General Assembly in…

Africa News Now September 29, 2026

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Tangier Mayor Held Over Suspected Electoral Fraud in Morocco

Tangier Mayor Mounir Limouri has been placed in police custody as part of an investigation into suspected electoral fraud during Morocco’s September 23 parliamentary election, a judicial source told AFP.…

Africa News Now September 29, 2026

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Moroccan Mothers Demand Release of Gen Z Protest Detainees

Dozens of Moroccan mothers gathered outside Parliament in Rabat on Saturday, September 26, demanding the release of young people still detained a year after the GenZ 212 protests that swept…

Africa News Now September 28, 2026

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Morocco’s Youth Turn to the Ballot After Gen Z Protests

Young Moroccans who took part in last year’s Gen Z protests are entering politics or watching Wednesday’s parliamentary election closely, as the country votes for the first time since demonstrations…

Africa News Now September 21, 2026