North Africa

An Egyptian lawyer says a military court has sentenced an army colonel to six years in prison after he announced his intention to run against President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi in next year's elections.

Saif Gaddafi, the second son of late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is to announce his intention to run for president in the North African country.

Unknown gunmen have killed the mayor of Libya's port city Misrata after reportedly chasing his car and kidnapping him.

Two years after the Mediterranean migrant crisis shook the European Union, a tentative effort by the bloc to patch up differences over refugee policy has stumbled, revealing enduring rifts among the bloc’s leaders over the contentious question.

An Egyptian singer has been jailed by a court in the North African country for appearing in a music video and suggestively eating banana.

24 women caught wearing trousers at a party near the Sudanese capital, Khartoum can now heave a sigh of relief after charges of indecency against them were dropped.

Thousands of Tunisians protested in several cities on Thursday against U.S. President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and decision to move the U.S. Embassy there, residents said.

Namibia and Tunisia have been placed on a list of blacklisted non-European Union tax haven countries.

The African Union (AU) has announced that it has started working together with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to evacuate thousands of African migrants held in detention centers in Libya.

Morocco is becoming a major tourist attraction nation not only for its historical sites and holiday resorts but because of its cannabis plantations.