Libya
IMF warns of overspending by Libya’s eastern authorities
The International Monetary Fund has warned that authorities in eastern Libya spent around 60 billion dinars ($12.5 billion) in
The al-Qaeda-linked Jamaa for the Support of Islam and Muslims (JNIM) has claimed responsibility for an ambush that killed 11 Nigerien soldiers near the Algerian border, regional media reported Saturday. Niger’s junta-led government, which seized power in 2023, faces persistent security threats. Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso plan a joint force to combat regional instability.
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Libya
IMF warns of overspending by Libya’s eastern authorities
The International Monetary Fund has warned that authorities in eastern Libya spent around 60 billion dinars ($12.5 billion) in
Tunisia
Tunisia U-turn on phosphate plant stirs outrage
Tunisia’s government has reversed its 2017 pledge to close a polluting phosphate plant in Gabes, AFP reports. Instead, it
Sahel
Jihadist group JNIM gains strength in Sahel chaos
Jama’at Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin (JNIM), an al-Qaeda-linked group, is expanding its hold across the Sahel by exploiting state
Egypt
Chinese solar firm Sunrev to build Egypt plant
China’s Sunrev will invest $200 million to build a solar manufacturing complex in Egypt’s Suez Canal Economic Zone,