pNIAMEY, Niger ? As the Obama administration expands its counterterrorism operations in Africa, this country is rapidly emerging as a key U.S. partner./ppPresident Mahamadou Issoufou was elected in a f...

[Moroccan American Center for Policy]Hollande remarks reflect long history of support for Morocco by US and France on Sahara issue

p/pThe disaster in Algeria this week began when militants seized a remote, multinational gas complex in the desert and ended when the Algerian military staged a guns-blazing "rescue" attempt. Dozens of...

Azzah Fahmy, one of Egypt's best-known jewellery designers, has gained international acclaim with her products inspired by Middle Eastern history and culture.

[Fahamu]The book gives a credible history and analysis of the ways in which the Sahrawis, from Spanish colonial times to the present, have come to see themselves and have coped with the often-wrenching...

pBAMAKO, Mali ? Khaira Arby, one of Africa?s most celebrated musicians, has performed all over the world, but there is one place she cannot visit: her native city of Timbuktu, a place steeped in histor...

p/pCAIRO Egyptians said they have hardly paid attention to this U.S. election. Most said they have bigger domestic concerns to focus on -- such as a tanking economy, and an ongoing struggle between the...

[Vanguard]Never in the history of African football had the struggle for the coveted prize, the CAF Champions League diadem been so orchestrated as the 2012 edition.

CAIRO ? The initial round of Egypt?s first free presidential election in modern history has delivered a stark choice for next month?s runoff: a conservative Islamist vs. a former air force commander w...

Members fear that Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, long oppressed but also respected, will gain power but lose its soul.br/br/CAIRO mdash; Osama Abdel Hadi was born into the Muslim Brotherhood. His father, ...