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Thursday, 16 March, 2023

Libya
Missing uranium ore in Libya raises nuclear security fears
Militia group later claims to have recovered the barrels of uranium after worries they had been stolen
Sunday, 12 March, 2023

InterviewMorocco
Morocco must adapt to growing climate threat, warns finance minister
Nadia Fettah Alaoui says years of below-average rainfall underscore importance of investment in water technologies
Thursday, 9 March, 2023

Tunisia
Tunisia’s president to dissolve local authorities in latest power grab
Clampdown by Kais Saied comes as investors fret about critical $1.9bn IMF loan deal
Monday, 27 February, 2023

Syria
Egyptian official meets Assad as Arab nations re-engage with Syria
Rare visit by Cairo’s foreign minister is latest signal that regional leaders are moving beyond policy of isolation
Sunday, 26 February, 2023

Tunisia
Tunisia’s president accused of stirring racism with ‘reckless’ rhetoric
African Union accuses Kais Saied of hate speech over comments about sub-Saharan Africans
Thursday, 16 February, 2023

News in-depthEgypt
Egypt’s economic woe spreads across all classes
Sixty per cent of population deemed poor or vulnerable as inflation and currency crisis bite
Tuesday, 14 February, 2023

Tunisia
Tunisia launches crackdown on opposition with wave of arrests
Police seize critics of increasingly authoritarian president Kais Saied
Wednesday, 8 February, 2023

News in-depthCommodities
Ukraine war fallout benefits one of world’s biggest fertiliser groups
Morocco’s OCP had record earnings last year after European rivals were hit by soaring energy costs
Wednesday, 4 January, 2023

Egypt
Egypt’s pound sinks to new low in biggest fall since October devaluation
North African country agreed to let its currency fluctuate as part of $3bn IMF deal
Sunday, 1 January, 2023

News in-depthEgypt
‘There are no dollars’: foreign currency crunch hits Egypt’s economy
Cairo says banks will soon be able to help importers clear backlog of goods at ports worth $9.5bn
Monday, 26 December, 2022

Algeria
Prominent Algerian journalist Ihsane El-Kadi arrested
Authorities shut Radio M internet station, viewed as the country’s last remaining media outlet for free speech
Sunday, 18 December, 2022

Tunisia
Tunisian election turnout sinks after Kais Saied’s power grab
Opposition calls on president to step down after just 9% of eligible voters headed to the polls
Friday, 16 December, 2022

News in-depthTunisia
Tunisia to elect new parliament in vote widely decried as a sham
Analysts and politicians say new assembly will be ‘window dressing’ for Kais Saied’s decisions
Monday, 28 November, 2022

News in-depthFIFA World Cup
Qatar World Cup provides rare source of unity to Arab states
Anger at western hectoring and giant-killing performances have fostered a sense of solidarity
Tuesday, 15 November, 2022

Egypt
Egypt battles climate change as world’s eyes turn to COP27
Farmers struggle to make ends meet in unpredictable weather that has become the ‘new normal’
Monday, 14 November, 2022

COP27
Fossil fuel producers flex their muscle at UN climate summit
Campaigners question legitimacy of having oil and gas companies participate in official programme
Friday, 11 November, 2022

Human rights
Plight of Egyptian dissident Alaa Abdel Fattah overshadows COP27
Climate conference gives Egypt’s human rights activists unprecedented global platform
Tuesday, 8 November, 2022

Special ReportManaging Climate Change
Cairo sets agenda for ‘the African COP’ at Red Sea resort
Egyptian hosts plan to stress the interests of the developing world at climate change summit
Sunday, 6 November, 2022

News in-depthCOP27
COP27 shines spotlight on Egypt’s rights abuses
Activists hope western leaders will use climate conference to put pressure on Cairo’s autocratic rulers
Thursday, 27 October, 2022

Egypt
Egypt reaches $3bn IMF loan deal after agreeing to float currency
Egyptian pound plunges 14.5% after Cairo moves to flexible exchange rate demanded by fund
Sunday, 16 October, 2022

Tunisia
Tunisia reaches preliminary agreement on $1.9bn IMF loan
Deal will help reassure other donors that the country is committed to reforms
Friday, 26 August, 2022

Special ReportAfrican Development
Dismal prospects shatter Tunisia’s democratic experiment
‘Democracy is only real if it extends to social and economic areas — it’s not just about having elections every five years’
Thursday, 25 August, 2022

French politics
France’s Macron seeks to reset Algeria ties
French president takes trip to smooth diplomatic tensions, accompanied by 90-strong delegation
Monday, 22 August, 2022

News in-depthFood security
Soaring fertiliser prices deepen Africa’s food crisis
Increased costs are forcing farmers to reduce output and the world’s poorest continent is expected to be hardest hit
Wednesday, 27 July, 2022

Tunisia
Tunisians back new constitution increasing president’s powers
Exit polls show strong support for Kais Saied as democratic experiment finally unravels