Sudanese opposition the Alliance of the Change and Freedom announced boycotting the talks with the military Council over the power shift to a civilian authority from the military, which ousted former president Omer Al-Bashir. Sudanese Professional Association (SPA)'s chairman Mohamed...

Egyptians voted on Sunday for a second day on whether to back constitutional amendments that could see President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi stay in power until 2030. The three-day referendum was called last week, a day after Egypt’s parliament overwhelmingly endorsed the proposals, which would...

Thousands of Moroccans staged a march Sunday in downtown Rabat to demand the release of activists who led protests over economic and social problems in the northern Rif region in late 2016 and 2017. Two weeks ago, an appeals court in Casablanca upheld 20-year prison sentences against Nasser...

Sudan's new army ruler General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan said Sunday that the military council he heads is committed to handing over power to civilians as demanded by thousands of demonstrators. "The council is committed to give power to (the) people," Burhan said in his first interview on...

 Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have granted Sudan $3 billion in support, Saudi state news agency SPA said on Sunday. The grant includes a $500 million deposit into Sudan’s central bank, while the rest will be in the form of food, medicine, and petroleum products, SPA said....

The Tripoli-based Mitiga International Airport has been reopened for air traffic after a brief closure, according to the airport administration on Sunday.   In a statement, the administration said the airport was closed as warplanes affiliated with forces loyal to East Libya-based...

Several air strikes and explosions shook the Libyan capital Tripoli overnight, residents said, in an escalation of a two-week offensive by eastern forces on the city held by the internationally recognized government. A Reuters reporter and several residents said they saw an aircraft...

An Algerian court has summoned former Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia and current Finance Minister Mohamed Loukal, two close associates of former President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, in a probe into the wasting of public money, state TV said on Saturday. They are being investigated over...

Sudanese authorities have arrested several top members of the former ruling party of ousted President Omar al-Bashir, in a move that could bolster military rulers who are under mounting pressure by protesters to hand power to civilians. In another part of a widening crackdown designed to...

Yemeni officials said Saturday heavy fighting in Yemen's southern Dhale province between pro-government forces and Houthi rebels has killed more than 85 people. They said the Houthis recaptured the district of Damt and the surrounding area from forces allied with the internationally...

Forces loyal to Libya's unity government announced Saturday a counter-attack against military strongman Khalifa Haftar's fighters, as clashes south of the capital Tripoli intensified. "We have launched a new phase of attack. Orders were given early this morning to advance and gain ground,"...

 Sudan’s public prosecutor has begun investigating ousted President Omar al-Bashir on charges of money laundering and possession of large sums of foreign currency without legal grounds, a judicial source said on Saturday. The source said that military intelligence had searched Bashir’s...

Heavy clashes broke out in the southern districts of the Libyan capital Tripoli on Saturday, with the shelling audible from the center of the city, residents said. Eastern Libyan forces launched an offensive on Tripoli more than two weeks ago, but they have been stopped in the southern...

Egyptian voters began to cast ballot on Saturday in a referendum on constitutional amendments which may allow incumbent President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi to stay in power until 2030.   Footages broadcast by Egyptian television showed al-Sisi casting ballots east the capital Cairo on...

U.S. President Donald Trump discussed "ongoing counterterrorism efforts" and the need to end hostilities with Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar during a telephone call earlier this week, the White House said Friday.  The call Monday comes amid a simmering conflict in the North African...

Oxfam warned Thursday that war-torn Yemen risks a "massive resurgence" of cholera, with around 195,000 suspected cases of the disease recorded so far this year. "Fears that the world's worst cholera outbreak could be set for a massive resurgence are growing," the relief organization said....

The Sudanese Professionals Association (SPA) on Friday vowed to name members of a civilian “Presidential Council” tasked with running the nation’s affairs after last week’s ouster of President Omar al-Bashir. On April 11, the army ousted al-Bashir following months of popular protests...

Thousands of demonstrators returned to Algeria’s streets on Friday to press demands for wholesale democratic change well beyond former president Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s resignation after six weeks of mass protests, witnesses said. Parliament named an interim president and a July 4 election...

Huge crowds formed outside Sudan's defence ministry on Thursday, joining a sit-in protest to demand that the country's transitional military council hand power to civilians. Hundreds of thousands packed the streets by early evening - the largest crowds to gather in the centre of the...

Egyptian expatriates on Friday started voting in a referendum on proposed constitutional changes that would extend incumbent president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's term until 2030. The voting process began first in New Zealand as the Egyptian Embassy in Wellington opened its doors for voters,...