Fierce clashes erupted Sunday between East Libya-based forces and government troops on the outskirts of the Libyan capital Tripoli.   Gunfire was heard in southern and central Tripoli between forces led by commander Khalifa Haftar -- who reportedly seeks to wrest control of the...

Sudanese security forces fired tear gas to try to disperse thousands of demonstrators converged on President Omar al-Bashir’s residence in Khartoum on Saturday, in what appeared the largest protest for his ouster yet, witnesses said. Regular protests against Bashir’s nearly 30 years in...

Hundreds of thousands of protesters whose pro-democracy movement forced out longtime President Abdelaziz Bouteflika sang and celebrated their win Friday demanding that other top figures leave too. The demonstrators are pushing for the removal of what they see as an outdated and opaque...

Dozens of activists linked to the Hirak protest movement that rocked northern Morocco in 2016 and 2017 had prison sentences of up to 20 years upheld by a court of appeal on Friday. The ruling against the 42 protesters in the western city of Casablanca was met with cries of "corrupt state"...