North Africa

Protests and power vacuums: What the Arab Spring can teach us about Iran's protests

MIDDLE EAST AFFAIRS: From Tunisia to Syria, the uprisings of 2011 showed how revolutions often give way to chaos or renewed authoritarianism, a lesson Jerusalem cannot ignore as Iran convulses.

A TUNISIAN expatriate shouts slogans while holding a placard reading ‘Free Tunisia,’ as he demonstrates on January 15, 2011, in Paris.
Residents wave Somali flags as they attend a rally denouncing Israel’s recognition of the breakaway Somaliland region, during a gathering calling for Somalia’s territorial unity, in Mogadishu, Dec. 30.

Somaliland’s lost and forgotten Jews: Inside Horn of Africa's Jewish past - opinion

Somalis react after Israel became the first country to formally recognise the self-declared Republic of Somaliland as an independent and sovereign state, in Mogadishu, Somalia, December 27, 2025

The Red Sea strategy: What does Israel stand to gain from recognizing Somaliland? - analysis

Flags from Egypt and Ethiopia.

Ethiopia accuses Egypt of driving up tensions in Nile dam standoff after int'l law accusations


Netanyahu's romance with Africa to heat up at the UN in September

Ambassador Danon brings group of 12 UN envoys to Israel.

Ambassador Danny Danon addressing the Security Council

Netanyahu likely to attend summit in Nigeria by end of year

PM meets president of 15-member West African regional group.

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni (L) speaks to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) during a memorial service to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Operation Entebbe at the Entebbe airport in Uganda, July 4, 2016.

Togo president to visit Israel in August

Official: Netanyahu would like to convene a summit in West Africa soon.

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Diplomacy: Bless the rains down in Africa

Netanyahu had to enjoy himself on his African tour this week, where Israel’s stock is on the rise, the diplomatic process is just an afterthought, and no one seems to care about settlements.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Ethiopian Parliament, July 7 2016.

Persecution of North African Jews to be highlighted at memorial

“The story that has not been told,” is an initiative of Kulanu MK Rachel Azaria and the Shaharit Institute in Tel Aviv where it is being held.

MK Rachel Azaria

Report: Gaddafi sought Israeli support amid Libyan uprising

According to Army Radio report, a third-party country sent a messenger to Jerusalem to request diplomatic support for Tripoli on behalf of the former Libyan leader facing a coup some 5 years ago.

Muammar Gaddafi

The culture capital of West Africa

A country of history and culture, Senegal boasts a beautiful coastline, unique art scene and a deep connection to the tragic saga of the slave trade.

Kasse, a local artist shows some of his recent work at his studio in Dakar

Women and armed conflict: The need for a united resolution, not a UN resolution

Why not give women a chance to contribute to stability, after all, men have been doing it for a long time and a new way of thinking is long due.

Kurdish Women Battle Islamic State.

Morocco says breaks up another Islamic State cell

Moroccan authorities seize weapons, bomb-making materials in raids on group's hideouts in the southern city of Essaouira and the central town of Sidi Allal al-Bahraoui.

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US considering drones in North Africa to monitor ISIS

A North African base near Islamic State strongholds in Libya would help the United States "fill gaps in our understanding of what's going on" in the region.

ISIS Vandalizes Churches In Iraq