North Africa

A photographer takes a photo of former Prime Minister and current presidential candidate Ahmed Shafiq during a news conference in Cairo in 2012. File photo...

The death sentence of the former Egyptian President, Mohammed Morsi has been over turned by an Appeals court.A judicial official told the AFP that...

Western Sahara has opposed Morocco’s bid to rejoin the African Union unless it recognises the independence of the disputed territory.  Morocco has officially applied to...

Libyan forces freed more buildings on Wednesday from Islamic State control in Sirte’s Ghiza Bahriya neighbourhood in their decisive final push to oust the...

Spanish police arrested three men and a woman on Wednesday in Spain's north African enclave Ceuta on suspicion of recruiting young people as Islamist...

The world has been stunned by the victory of Donald Trump becoming the 45th president of the United States.African leaders like their citizens have...

Algerian and Leicester City’s winger Riyad Mahrez, is the only African player included in this year’s Fifa 23-man player of the year shortlist.Mahrez who...

The judge that tried former president of Egypt last year has escaped death after surviving an assassination attempt on Friday. The Reuters news agency reported...

Ghana forward Asamoah Gyan will miss the 2018 World Cup showdown against Egypt on 13 November. The Black Stars captain is not expected to recover...

More than 239 migrants are believed drowned in two shipwrecks off the coast of Libya, migration officials say. The UNHCR refugee agency was told the...