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Some 300 West African migrants were set to leave Tunisia on repatriation flights Saturday, fearful of a wave of violence since President Kais Saied delivered a controversial tirade last month. In his February 21 speech, Saied ordered officials to take “urgent measures” to tackle irregular migration, claiming without evidence that …

Scientists have discovered a hidden passage inside Egypt’s Great Pyramid, the authorities announced on Thursday, part of a seven-year international research project. The passage is nine metres (30 feet) in length and more than two metres in width, the antiquities ministry said in a statement. Egypt’s Tourism and Antiquities Minister …

In collaboration with youth from working-class neighbourhoods of Tunis, NGO International Alert has launched a series of artistic productions to highlight the violence faced by young people in marginalised areas. It says that many of the social and economic problems in Tunisia continue to exist more than a decade after …

How to strengthen football’s development in Burundi? The president of the Burundi Football association, Alexandre Muyengye, was in Paris Tuesday to discuss new pathways to success for the game in his country. He met with FIFA president Gianni Infantino in the sidelines of The Best FIFA Football Awards. “So we …

Uganda is expected to propose a new anti-gay bill on Wednesday, according to an audio recording of the country’s speaker of parliament, Annet Anita Among, accessed by news agency, AFP. Sexual minorities have traditionally faced widespread persecution in the country, where anti-gay and transphobic views are common. But, while homosexual …

A steady flow of taxis has rolled up outside the Ivorian embassy in Tunis in recent days, depositing dozens of migrants who say they no longer feel safe amid an officially sanctioned climate of fear. After a wave of arrests in recent weeks, President Kais Saied gave a speech on …

**The weeklong FESPACO that opens Saturday (Feb. 25) in Burkina Faso’s capital goes beyond entertainment and seeks to also offer hope, and a symbol of endurance: In years of political strife and Islamic extremist attacks, which killed thousands and displaced nearly 2 million in the West African country, it’s never been cancelled.** …

Djibouti is preparing to vote in parliamentary elections on Friday, February 24. Kadar Abdi Ibrahim, secretary general of the only opposition party in the running, believes that “there is no substantive debate in this legislative election”. Aden Omar Abdillahi, the head of a political research institute adds “this is the …

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa participated in the opening ceremony for the trilateral naval drills involving Russia, China and South Africa. The naval exercise, named Mosi II, is taking place off South Africa’s Indian Ocean coast. Speaking on the opening ceremony, Russian Navy Commander, Adm. Nikolai Yevmenov, reaffirmed the close …

Mauritius was battered by heavy rain Monday (Feb. 20) as intense tropical storm Freddy neared the country. Many businesses were forced to close and the Indian Ocean archipelago’s international airport was shut. As of 10 PM local time (UTC +4), the Mauritius Meteorological Services said the cyclone had passed at …