North Africa
Mali: Tuareg youth stage mini-intifada
A visit by a delegation of cabinet ministers from Mali’s central government to Kidal, the northern town held by Tuareg rebels of the MNLA, sparked a mini-intifada.
Tag: North Africa
North Africa
Strike shuts Mauritania mega-mine
Canada-based Kinross Gold is said to be rethinking plans for expansion of its massive open-pit mine at Tasiast, Mauritania, after a strike shut the facility for 10 days this month.
North Africa
Libya: workers shut down oil terminals
Libyan oil production this month fell below 400,000 barrels per day—from 1.65 million bpd a year ago—as striking workers shut down export terminals.
North Africa
Libya: Berbers overrun Congress building?
Berbers protested in Tripoli to demand that their language and cultural rights be included in Libya’s new constitution—and by some accounts invaded the Congress building.
North Africa
Tunisia: feminist, rapper icons for left opposition
Amid growing protests, Femen activist Amina Sboui and rapper "Weld El 15"—both facing criminal charges—have become heroes for Tunisia's secular opposition.
North Africa
Qaddafi minister sentenced to death in Libya court
Ahmed Ibrahim, former minister of education and information for Libya, was sentenced to death for inciting citizens in Moammar Qaddafi’s hometown, Sirte, to oppose the rebellion.
North Africa
Libya: protesters mob Muslim Brotherhood offices
Libyan protesters attacked offices of the Muslim Brotherhood's political party in Tripoli and Benghazi following the assassination of secular activist Abdelsalam al-Mismari.
North Africa
Strike rocks Tunisia after opposition leader slain
A nationwide strike has been declared in Tunisia after protests over the killing of opposition leader Mohamed Brahmi, a lawmaker with the leftist Popular Movement.
North Africa
ICC orders Libya to turn over Qaddafi’s son
The International Criminal Court rejected Libya’s request to suspend the order to hand over Saif al-Islam Qaddafi, son of the late dictator Moammar Qaddafi.
North Africa
UN takes over Mali mission —but France to stay
A UN mission formally took over from the African-led force in Mali—although most of the actual soldiers remain the same. France is to keep some 1,000 troops in the country.
North Africa
Mali: will peace hold with Tuareg rebels?
A Malian government mission arrived in Kidal, stronghold of the separatist National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA), days after the signing of a ceasefire.
North Africa
Libya: paramilitaries behind Benghazi battles?
Libyan Special Forces, army troops and protesters repeatedly clashed with a paramilitary unit in Benghazi called the Libyan Shields, leaving some 30 dead.