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Military chief, Ahmed Gaid Salah has emerged as a de facto strongman after replacing ousted leader, Abdelaziz Bouteflika

The fifty-year-old announced his decision late Monday in a live interview with his broadcaster, Nessma TV

Strike action grounds airport and bus terminal services in Khartoum

Religion is for God, politics is for the street -protesters respond

With no extra-time in CAF club matches, the final went to a shootout and Zamalek converted all five penalties to win 5-3

A deadline to register for Algeria’s controversial presidential election has passed without a single candidate putting themselves forward

Sadiq Al-Mahdi said any such decision should be taken by a council of leaders of the protest movement.

Four Chadian soldiers and a television reporter were killed when their vehicle hit a mine on a road in eastern Chad.

Talks between the protest leaders and generals have been suspended since Monday

This year’s annual pilgrimage to the Ghriba synagogue coincides with the Muslim holy month of Ramadan for the first time since 1987.