Mosaic News
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Friday, 28 August 2026
North Africa
Tunisia sentences opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi to life in prison86dAfrica at the 2026 World Cup: ten teams, homegrown coaches and rising ambitions91dTunisian lawyer Sonia Dahmani sentenced to two years in prison for comments on prison conditions94dTunisia tightens legal restrictions on LGBTQ+ rights98dMorocco building collapse kills at least nine people in Fez98dFrance's justice minister visits Algeria as diplomatic ties warm and journalist's fate hangs in balance102dHundreds march in Tunis over economic hardship and political repression103dRemains of US soldier recovered off Morocco coast during African Lion exercises109dPilot whales forced to shout over shipping noise in Strait of Gibraltar112dCasablanca derby to be played behind closed doors as Raja host Wydad in Moroccan league summit clash112dTunisia suspends Avocats Sans Frontières in latest crackdown on civil society[Updated]112dTunisia sentences former justice minister to 20 years in prison112dMorocco's king appoints son to senior defence post115dTwo U.S. soldiers missing in Morocco after going on hike near ocean cliffs115dMalian refugees in Mauritania cling to hope amid worsening security crisis119dCivil society groups worldwide adapt to AI surveillance and algorithmic control, study finds121dTunisian president dismisses energy minister amid renewable energy controversy121dTunisia arrests journalist Zied El-Heni for criticising court ruling on colleague122dAlgeria launches national commission to tackle surge in gang violence128dMorocco survey reveals profound societal shifts with later marriages and falling birth rates128d