Mosaic News
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Tuesday, 13 October 2026
North Africa
Tunisia struggles under record-breaking heatwave as power cuts deepen the crisis81dAlgerian forest fires kill six people amid heatwave conditions82dMoroccan-French rapper detained in Rabat over lyrics critical of the monarchy[Updated]82dFrench drug traffickers increasingly using North Africa as an operational base83dTunisia records near 50°C temperatures in historic heatwave85dAlgeria orphanage fire kills 11 as investigators probe negligence claims87dOrphanage fire in Algiers kills at least 11 amid heatwave crisis88dTunisian journalist sentenced to one year in prison under press freedom crackdown89dMoroccan journalist Ali Lmrabet released after three-day detention but remains under investigation89dMoroccan intelligence insider exposes years of Pegasus spyware use against journalists, activists and foreign officials89dAlgeria and Mali restore diplomatic ties and reopen airspace after months of tension94dAlgeria's ruling party wins legislative elections amid record-low voter turnout98dAlgerians vote in parliamentary elections amid candidate exclusions102dSwitzerland beat Algeria 2-0 to reach World Cup round of 16 in historic knockout win102dNine of ten African teams advance to World Cup knockout stage in historic first106dWorld Cup 2026: Netherlands top Group F, Australia advance, Turkey stun USA in stoppage-time thriller109dTunisia repatriates nearly 100 sub-Saharan migrants under voluntary return programme117dTunisia sack Lamouchi and appoint Hervé Renard after 5-1 World Cup thrashing by Sweden118dSweden crush Tunisia 5-1 to seize control of World Cup Group F120dMauritania works to revive tourism after years of al-Qaeda linked attacks121d