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The latest reporting from across the African continent
Libya
Libya Breaking: Two Pilots Detained After Misrata Airport Jet Crash Investigation
Libyan prosecutors have ordered the pretrial detention of two pilots following a private-j…
Egypt
Egypt Plans Unified Smart Healthcare Platform to Connect Medical Records Nationwide
Egypt is advancing plans for a unified smart healthcare platform designed to connect medic…
Egypt
Egypt and Intel Launch One-Million-Person Annual AI Training Plan
Egypt and Intel have signed an agreement to train one million citizens annually in artific…
Egypt
Egypt Restructures State Asset Divestment Programme
Egypt is advancing a restructuring of its state-owned asset divestment programme, with the…
Egypt
El-Sisi Meets Abbas in Cairo Over Gaza Developments
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Cairo a…
Egypt
Lebanon Returns 37 Ancient Egyptian Artefacts to Egypt
Lebanon has returned 37 ancient Egyptian artefacts to Egypt after the archaeological piece…
Tunisia
Tunisia Accelerates Digital Healthcare Transformation
Tunisia is expanding its digital healthcare programme, with plans covering connected healt…
Tunisia
Tunisia Accelerates Digital Transformation Programme
Tunisia is accelerating its national digital transformation agenda, with a large portfolio…
Tunisia
Tunisia Advances New Investment Law
Tunisia is moving closer to a new investment law designed to simplify the investment frame…
Tunisia
Tunisia Top Court Upholds Opposition Convictions
Tunisia’s Court of Cassation has upheld prison sentences of up to 45 years against opposit…
Tunisia
Tunisia Prison Deaths Reported During Extreme Heatwave
Tunisia’s prison system is facing renewed scrutiny after the Tunisian League for Human Rig…
Seychelles
Saudi Arabia Signals New Investment Interest in Seychelles
Saudi Arabia is showing growing investment interest in Seychelles, with fisheries, tourism…
Seychelles
Seychelles Cabinet Approves New Special Economic Zones Framework
Seychelles’ Cabinet has approved a new Special Economic Zones policy framework aimed at mo…
Algeria
3.5-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Northern Algeria
A 3.5-magnitude earthquake struck near Azazga in Tizi Ouzou, northern Algeria, early Wedne…
Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea Accelerates Telecom Network Modernization
Equatorial Guinea is stepping up its digital infrastructure programme, with state telecom …
Equatorial Guinea
Transocean Secures $80 Million Equatorial Guinea Drilling Contract
Transocean has secured a two-well offshore drilling contract in Equatorial Guinea, with it…
Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea President Grants Pardon to Fulgencio Obiang Esono
Equatorial Guinea has granted a presidential pardon to Italian-Equatoguinean engineer Fulg…
Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea Breaking News: Egyptian Deportee Detained After Criticising Police Treatment
An Egyptian man deported from the United States to Equatorial Guinea has been detained in …
Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea Accelerates Telecom Upgrade With Huawei Partnership
Equatorial Guinea is accelerating the modernization of its telecommunications infrastructu…
Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea Offshore Investment Deal Gets More Time as EG-08 Farm-Out Deadline Extended
Equatorial Guinea’s offshore energy sector has received a fresh investment boost after Eur…