Hajarah is The African Exponent's Northern Africa correspondent. She covers all stories that matter from that region in a captivating manner.
Opposition parties, presidential candidates, and human rights organizations have leveled serious accusations against the authorities, claiming the use of "arbitrary restrictions" and intimidation tactics to secure the re-election of incumbent President Kais Saied.
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced on Friday that his government has been engaged in negotiations with armed militias in the Amhara region, aiming to peacefully resolve the ongoing conflict.
Sudan’s army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan remained defiant after a drone strike hit an army base he was visiting, vowing not to retreat or negotiate with adversaries.
Morocco's King Mohammed VI pardoned three journalists and a historian as part of his 25th-anniversary celebrations. Omar Radi, Soulaimane Raissouni, and Taoufik Bouachrine, who were imprisoned on charges they denied, were among those pardoned.
Flooding in Sudan's eastern Kassala province has worsened the living conditions for internally displaced people, many of whom fled from Sennar.
An international rights group has accused a paramilitary group in Sudan of widespread sexual violence against women, including rape, gang rape, and forced and child marriage, amidst the ongoing conflict in the war-torn nation.
Sudan's Agriculture Minister disputes U.N. data on famine affecting 755,000 people. Conflict between Sudanese army and Rapid Support Forces worsens hunger crisis.
South African police arrested 95 Libyan nationals at a suspected secret military training camp in White River, Mpumalanga province. The Libyans claimed they entered on study visas to train as security guards, but evidence suggested military training.
Heavy rains in a remote part of Ethiopia triggered mudslides that killed at least 229 people, including many rescuers, in the Kencho Shacha Gozdi district.
Former Moroccan Human Rights Minister Mohamed Ziane was sentenced to five years in prison for corruption, a case his attorney claims is politically motivated.
Dozens of fighters were killed during clashes in southern Somalia as al Shabaab militants attempted to overrun three army bases.
President Kais Saied announced his candidacy for a second term in the upcoming October 6 elections. Opposition claims the government is pressuring the judiciary to target rivals and ensure Saied's re-election.
U.S. pledges $203M to avert Sudan crisis from spilling into the region, according to U.N. ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield. Close to 9 million people displaced, over 1 million have left Sudan, thousands killed in the conflict.
Representatives from 28 African and European countries met in Tripoli, Libya, to discuss irregular migration, emphasizing the need for moral responsibility towards migrants and development projects in departure countries.
Over 10 million Sudanese have been displaced due to the ongoing war, representing 20% of the population. More than 2.2 million have fled to other countries, while nearly 7.8 million have sought refuge within Sudan.
A car bomb detonated outside a popular restaurant in the Somali capital of Mogadishu on Sunday night, killing five people and injuring 20 others as patrons watched the Euro 2024 football tournament final on television.
