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The new national unity government of Mali held its first cabinet meeting on 23 August. Two major tasks for the government are the organization of free and transparent elections, but also that the...

The Minister of Agriculture, Aziz Akhnouch responded strongly to rumours circulating recently in Morocco about a wheat shortage, refuting any suggestion of a bread crisis in the kingdom....

Sidi Boussaid was the focus of attention of a cabinet meeting chaired by Hamadi Jebali to seek ways of restoring public services, jobs and investment to the troubled region around Sidi Bouzid....

Libyan government forces have confiscated 100 tanks and almost 30 rocket launchers from a militia loyal to former Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, and interior ministry spokesman said....

The global investment in oil and gas sector this year will exceed 1,trillion, due to increased activity in exploration and production, according to a study by the firm GlobalData....

- Three dangerous terrorists were arrested Thursday afternoon Bougara (ex-Rovigo) in Blida by special forces of the People's National Army (PNA), a security source told APS....

In the first exercise of his presidential powers President Mohamed Morsi has issued a decree ending the restrictive Mubarak era press laws which allowed government to hold journalists pending trial...

At least 31 people have been killed and nearly 100,000 more left homeless by severe flooding that has affected Niger since mid-July, the UN's humanitarian affairs office said Tuesday....

Just before the overthrow of the Gaddafi regime one year ago, Huda and her Palestinian family were forcefully evicted from their Tripoli home....

Damage from extreme heat waves that raged during the months of July and August have seriously affected the next citrus and olive crop. Poultry farming and market gardening have also suffered losses...

Environmental program worth € 34 million for the protection of the coastal region of Algiers was approved by the European Commission, the European Union (EU) said in a statement yesterday....

The president of Poulina Holding Abdelwahab Ben Ayed announced the new projects after meeting Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali on Wednesday. The...

Dozens of journalists protested in Tunis on Wednesday, accusing the Islamist-led government of seeking to take control of a press group, after the appointment of a controversial new director....

Western Special Forces may be deploying to the Sahel-Saharan region to combat regional terrorists, according to a new report. France, Britain, Spain and Italy are forming a specialised combat force...

Egypt has moved M60 tanks into Sinai to gtuard the town of Al Arish. Israel ha scomplaine that this is a breach of the 1973 peace treaty between Israel and Egypt which saw the return of Sinai to...

Ms. Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) made the following statement at the conclusion of her visit to Cairo, Egypt, where she met with the authorities:...

“The palm tree is a means of survival,” said Tahya Mint Mohamed, a 44-year-old Mauritanian farmer and mother of three children. “We eat its dates; we make mats, beds and chairs from palms; the leaves...

President Mohamed Morsi is to visit China 27 August for a three-day visit in which he will meet with Chinese President Hiu Jinato, as reported by the Egyptian president's official Facebook page....

North Africa United wishes all its readers Eid Mubarak on the occasion of Eid al -Fitur. The Muslim feast of Eid al-Fitr marking the end of the...