North Africa

Does US withdrawal leave Syria open to Russia?

October 11, 2019

In a Twitter thread, US President Donald Trump said the US withdrawal from Syria would be a thorn in the side of Russia and China, who "love to see us bogged down, watching over a quagmire, & spending big dollars to do so." But analysts disagree.

Conflict & Justice

This Liberian lawyer risked his life to save West Africa's last remaining rainforest from palm oil developers

Living on Earth

June 05, 2019

When a palm oil development project tried to cut down the last major swath of tropical rainforest in Liberia, lawyer Alfred Brownell jumped into action — and almost lost his life.

Economics

A year after the Italy-Libya migrant deal: Fewer deaths at sea but persistent abuse on land

PRI's The World

February 06, 2018

In February 2017, Italy and Libya signed an agreement to try to slow the arrival of migrants across the Mediterranean from Africa to Europe, with Italy giving logistical and financial support to Libya's coast guard. Since then, migrant sea arrivals in Europe have declined, and so have drownings, but many migrants returned to Libya face abusive detention.

Economics

Tourists are returning to Egypt after years of staying away

GlobalPost

November 27, 2017

Tourism in Egypt collapsed after the Arab Spring. It's finally showing signs of revival.

Conflict

Pentagon looks at stepping up its role in Africa to counter ISIS

Agence France-Presse

October 24, 2017

The United States is considering a stepped-up military presence in Africa to pursue ISIS jihadists looking for new havens after the fall of their "caliphate," American officials say.

Conflict

Meet the winner of the ‘Nobel for human rights’ that Egypt doesn’t want you to know about

GlobalPost

October 09, 2017

Updated

10/10/2017 - 3:15pm

Mohamed Zaree has won the Martin Ennals Award announced in Geneva, but Egypt wouldn't let him leave the country to receive it.

Justice

Egypt detains Nubians during a peaceful, singing protest

GlobalPost

September 29, 2017

Nubians are the descendants of an ancient African civilization and they were marching for the right to return to their ancestral homeland of Nubia.

Conflict

This group wants to ‘defend Europe’ from migrants at sea

PRI's The World

July 27, 2017

The far-right identitarian group Defend Europe plans to take a ship close to the coast of North Africa, where humanitarian groups rescue migrants. But it's running into difficulties trying to get there.

Culture

Egypt’s indigenous Nubians continue their long wait to return to ancestral lands

GlobalPost

July 24, 2017

Nubians are descendants of an ancient African civilization as old as Egypt itself. Their historical homeland, Nubia, stretches along the Nile covering present-day southern Egypt and northern Sudan.

Conflict

African migrants are reaching Europe with tales of kidnap and torture in Libya

GlobalPost

June 29, 2017

Black people say they are being targeted in Libya, where the European Union is spending millions of euros to bolster the country’s capacity for preventing migrants from crossing the Mediterranean to Europe.

Community members of a famous ancient desert oasis try to restore the lush life.

North Africa

Does US withdrawal leave Syria open to Russia?

This Liberian lawyer risked his life to save West Africa's last remaining rainforest from palm oil developers

A year after the Italy-Libya migrant deal: Fewer deaths at sea but persistent abuse on land

Tourists are returning to Egypt after years of staying away

Pentagon looks at stepping up its role in Africa to counter ISIS

Meet the winner of the ‘Nobel for human rights’ that Egypt doesn’t want you to know about

Updated

Egypt detains Nubians during a peaceful, singing protest

This group wants to ‘defend Europe’ from migrants at sea

Egypt’s indigenous Nubians continue their long wait to return to ancestral lands

African migrants are reaching Europe with tales of kidnap and torture in Libya

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Mona Russell on Women in Egypt

After Day of Bloody Protest, Gadhafi Firm on Staying

Refugees Flock to Libyan-Tunisian Border

Regreening the Medina

Remaking the Medina

The US Navy's Long History with Libya

Imagining Libya If Rebellion Fails

Nicholas Kristof on Post-Revolutionary Egypt

Alexander McCall Smith on North African Democracy

The Heroes on the Street: Food Vendors