UN Chief Warns Libya Over Arms Embargo and Parallel Oil Networks
The UN warns Libya's arms embargo is 'largely ineffective' as 40% of subsidised fuel leaks into illicit trade, costing $5...
July 26, 2026Section
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Tunisia Blocks Tunisair Sale While Drip-Feeding State Support
Tunisia rules out privatising Tunisair but moves from direct bailouts to loans and asset sales, as the loss-making carrier’s debt...
July 25, 2026
Egypt, Algeria, Tunisia Revive Libya Settlement Push
Egypt, Algeria and Tunisia reactivated their 2017 trilateral mechanism in Tunis, demanding a Libya settlement push with elections and full...
July 25, 2026
Afreximbank Lends $200M to Nigerian Firm for Algeria Oilfield
Afreximbank approved a $200 million facility for Nigeria's Shoreline to help expand Algeria's Hassi Bir Rekaiz oilfield toward 50,000-60,000 bpd.
July 24, 2026
Sudan’s RSF Militia Committed Genocide, UN Probe Finds
A UN probe found Sudan's RSF committed genocide against Zaghawa and Fur communities in El Fasher, killing 6,000 in 72...
July 24, 2026
East Libya bans entry for 4 African nations
Libya's eastern government banned entry for nationals of Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia, a migration crackdown reshaping routes toward Europe.
July 24, 2026
Morocco High-Speed Rail Gets $234 Million African Bank Loan
The African Development Bank approved a EUR205 million loan for Morocco's Kenitra-Marrakech high-speed rail corridor, part of a major pre-World...
July 24, 2026
Curtiss-Wright Morocco Aerospace Deal: First Africa Plant
Century-old US aerospace firm Curtiss-Wright signed an MoU with Morocco at Farnborough for its first African facility, a surface-treatment plant...
July 23, 2026
Strait of Hormuz Navigation at Risk as Egypt, UAE Condemn Iran
Egypt and the UAE jointly condemned Iranian attacks on Arab states and commercial vessels in July 2026, rejecting threats to...
July 23, 2026