Algeria bows to Mali, adding another capitulation after failed standoffs with Spain and France

Algeria has quietly climbed down in its standoff with Mali, reopening its airspace to Malian aircraft and returning its ambassador to Bamako, the latest in a string of diplomatic retreats that has come to define Algiers’ diplomacy with the countries it has picked fights with in recent years, from Spain to France and now the […]

U-17 AFCON 2026: Morocco Home Opener Vs Tunisia Ends in 1-1 Draw

Morocco U-17 football national team ended their first match at AFCON 2026 with a 1-1 draw against Tunisia. The Atlas Cubs, defending champions, played Wednesday their opener at the Moulay El Hassan Stadium in Rabat. The Carthage Eaglets opened the scoring in the 28th minute through Yahya Jalidi, who gave his team the advantage in […]

Senegal’s new president Faye vows ‘systemic change’, names firebrand opposition leader Sonko as PM

Only hours after being sworn in as Senegal’s president on Tuesday (2 April), Bassirou Diomaye Faye named popular opposition figure Ousmane Sonko as the nation’s prime minister. At 44, former tax inspector Bassirou Diomaye Faye is Senegal’s youngest president ever elected. During his campaign, he vowed to fight corruption, promised to renegotiate oil, gas and […]