President Abdelmadjid Tebboune takes the oath of office during the swearing-in ceremony in Algiers. EPA
Algeria’s Tebboune promises ‘true democracy’ as he is sworn in

President has been re-elected with about 85 per cent of the vote

September 17, 2024, 6:18 PM
A man waves the Tunisian flag at a rally in Tunis in support of President Kais Saeid. AFP
Four railway workers arrested after Turkish flag flown over Tunisia HQ

State-owned company apologises for 'mistake' after video posted online triggers outrage

September 12, 2024, 11:55 AM
Rescuers and survivors set up tents in front of collapsed buildings in Derna 12 month ago. AP
UN highlights lack of progress one year on from Libya's deadly Derna floods

Thousands were killed and many more are unaccounted for after Storm Daniel swept in

September 10, 2024, 4:40 PM
A flooded road in Zagora region, south-east Morocco. AFP
North African floods kill 18 in Morocco and two in Algeria

Water and electricity supplies affected as areas see as much rain in two days as they would normally expect in a year

September 08, 2024, 11:15 PM
Algerian men celebrate the re-election of Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune in Algiers, Algeria, 08 September 2024. EPA
Algeria's Abdelmadjid Tebboune re-elected as President

Tebboune, 78, has won a second term with nearly 95 per cent of the vote

September 07, 2024, 11:13 PM
A woman casts her vote at a polling station In Algiers during Algeria's presidential election on Saturday.  Reuters
Algerians head to polls as Tebboune sets sights on second term as president

Incumbent is facing two competitors in a race that many say lacks real political competition

September 07, 2024, 7:52 AM
A Tunisian judge has ordered the imprisonment of presidential election candidate Ayachi Zammel. Sipa Press
Judge orders detention of Tunisian presidential election candidate Zammel

Mr Zammel was arrested on Monday on several charges relating to the falsification of voter signatures endorsing his campaign

September 04, 2024, 1:30 PM
Campaign posters line the streets of Algiers ahead of Saturday's presidential election. EPA
Algeria's presidential election: The three candidates' key policies

Incumbent Abdelmadjid Tebboune to face off against two rivals amid voter apathy and high youth unemployment

September 04, 2024, 12:23 PM
Cash at a bank in Libya's western coastal city of Misrata. The UN held talks with the country's rival powers over the central bank crisis. AFP
Libyan parties have reached deal to end central bank crisis, UN says

Banking operations and oilfields have been severely disrupted since Tripoli authorities fired bank chief

September 04, 2024, 4:23 AM
Farouk Bouasker, president of Tunisia's Independent High Authority for Elections, said the body had rejected court orders to reinstate three disqualified candidates. EPA
Tunisia's Kais Saied to face two ex-MPs in presidential election

Electoral authority rejects Administrative Court ruling to reinstate three other candidates for October 6 poll

September 02, 2024, 1:08 PM
Women walk past electoral banners of the presidential candidates, including President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, centre, in Algiers. AP
Algerians abroad head to polls for presidential elections

Three candidates, including President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, are running for office

September 02, 2024, 10:59 AM
Soldiers guard the gate of the central bank headquarters in Tripoli, Libya. AP
How Libya’s unfolding central bank feud could escalate tension

Sadiq Al Kabir, governor of the Central Bank of Libya, was fired last week by Tripoli authorities

August 30, 2024, 4:43 PM
Tunisian former health minister Mondher Zenaidi follows fellow colleague Abdellatif El Mekki in being returned to the race by the courts. Getty
Tunisia court allows opposition candidate Mondher Znaidi to run for president

The ruling is the second this week, as Tunisians are expected to choose their next president on October 6

August 29, 2024, 5:06 PM
Supporters of Socialist Forces Front presidential candidate Youcef Aouchiche campaign in Algiers. AP
Algeria's presidential election campaign begins

President Abdelmadjid Tebboune faces challenges from two candidates in September 7 vote

August 16, 2024, 5:06 AM
Algeria's Defence Ministry said weapons were found in a car that arrived in the port city of Bejaia on a ferry from Marseille. AFP
Algeria arrests 21 after arms seizure linked to separatist group

Movement for the Autonomy of Kabylie was plotting to disrupt presidential election, Defence Ministry says

August 15, 2024, 6:03 AM