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    • Thursday, 16 March, 2023
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      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
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      Sixty per cent of population deemed poor or vulnerable as inflation and currency crisis bite

    • Tuesday, 14 February, 2023
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      Tunisia launches crackdown on opposition with wave of arrests

      Police seize critics of increasingly authoritarian president Kais Saied

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      Morocco’s OCP had record earnings last year after European rivals were hit by soaring energy costs

    • Wednesday, 4 January, 2023
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      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
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      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
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      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
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      Plight of Egyptian dissident Alaa Abdel Fattah overshadows COP27

      Climate conference gives Egypt’s human rights activists unprecedented global platform

    • Tuesday, 8 November, 2022
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      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
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      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
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      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
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      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

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