North Africa

Morocco prevents attacks by cell loyal to Islamic State in Sahel

Morocco’s counterterrorism agency said it arrested 10 suspects loyal to Islamic State’s Sahel branch and seized weapons, chemicals, and bomb making equipment.

JULY 6, 2026|ByREUTERS

A convoy of jeeps of Israeli travellers drive across the Basalt lands in the Eastern desert of Jordan on November 23, 2018.

Libyan forces detain 10 Gaza land convoy activists at Sirte checkpoint

Activists from Spain, Poland, Italy, Argentina, Uruguay, Portugal, Tunisia, and the USA attempted to cross a checkpoint at Sirte on their way to Gaza, but were allegedly arrested by security forces.

MAY 25, 2026|ByMICHAEL STARR

INTERPOL arrests 201 suspects in largest cybercrime operation to date

Operation Ramz, focused on neutralizing phishing and malware threats while tackling cyber scams that have imposed significant financial burdens in the region.

MAY 23, 2026|BySHOSHANA BAKER

Military personnel stand guard on the day of Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly's visit to the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Rafah, Egypt, October 31, 2023.

Egypt-Israel peace accord strains as Sinai militarization grows - opinion

Egypt’s expanding Sinai military presence, once justified by anti-ISIS needs, is raising Israeli concerns over the 1979 peace deal’s erosion.

MAY 9, 2026|ByDAVID BEN-BASAT

Six years on in north Africa

North Africa remains a region in flux suffering from the same problems that led to the Arab Spring in the first place.

MARCH 7, 2017ByBRUCE MADDY-WEITZMAN

Demonstrators confront police during clashes after Friday prayers in Algiers, January 16

Terra Incognita: The Gambia’s defense of democracy is a lesson for us all

Hundreds of millions of people in numerous countries have been sentenced to live in country-like prisons due the unwillingness to confront dictators and authoritarian regimes.

FEBRUARY 19, 2017BySETH J. FRANTZMAN

STREET SELLERS are seen with portraits of Gambia’s new president, Adama Barrow, in Serekunda, Gambia, last month

Morocco’s king attends Casablanca synagogue, Jewish museum ceremony

The synagogue and the adjacent El Mellah Museum, which retraces Jewish history in Morocco, were reopened Friday.

DECEMBER 21, 2016ByJTA

Analysis: Is the next 'Arab Spring' implosion around the corner?

Report of increasing restlessness of young Arabs will surely be on the Israel security establishment’s radar screen.

DECEMBER 1, 2016ByBENJAMIN WEINTHAL

A Muslim Brotherhood member shouts slogans during an anti-government protest in Cairo

Africa wants renewed ties more than Israel realizes

Jerusalem needs to respond with all due haste!

OCTOBER 22, 2016ByJÜRGEN BÜHLER

NEW FRIENDS everywhere for Israel. A vendor sells a map of Africa along the streets of Bujumbura, Burundi, last year.

Back to Africa

“Africa is beset by difficulties and Israel holds the key to them,” Gnassingbe said. He is planning to host an Israel-Africa summit in the spring of 2017.

SEPTEMBER 25, 2016ByJPOST EDITORIAL