Football fans in general and African football in particular are looking at 6 stadiums in different cities of Côte d’Ivoire, which are scheduled to host the African Cup of Nations from January 13 to February 11.

The Petroleum Facilities Guard (PFG) of the Libyan Ministry of Defense announced its complete rejection of any attempt to stop work on oil facilities or stop the supply of oil and gas lines or infringe on them.

The commander of the Sudanese Rapid Support Forces (RSF), Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo “Hemedti”, continued his regional tour, which began in late December, and arrived on Friday in Rwanda, as part of efforts to reach a solution to the conflict in Sudan.

The Sudanese government on Thursday summoned its ambassador in Nairobi for consultations, objecting to the official reception given by the Kenyan government to the commander of the Rapid Support Forces in Sudan, Lieutenant General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, during his visit to Nairobi.

The Sudanese army’s air force launched a series of airstrikes on Friday on positions in the city of Wad Madani, the capital of Gezira state.

Tunisia’s censorship observatory revealed that Tunisair was included in Algeria’s “national card for perpetrators of fraud”, prompting the Observatory to request clarification of the reasons for taking this action by the Algerian authorities.

Asmahan Balaoun, a member of the Libyan House of Representatives from the city of Benghazi, said that there is a US-British trend to be the next head of the small, unified government from western Libya.

The Prime Ministry in Iraq announced that the government formed a bilateral committee to determine the arrangements for ending the mission of the US-led international coalition in the country, a day after a US strike targeted a leader of the Popular Mobilization Forces in the capital Baghdad.

The Deterrence Service for Combating Terrorism and Crime of the Ministry of Interior of the Government of National Unity in Libya announced on Thursday evening that it succeeded in arresting the emir of ISIS in the country, Hashem Abu Sidra, who is accused of facilitating the entry and concentration of terrorists inside the country.

The Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth said that in 2023, more than 5,000 new disabled members of the Israeli army were added to the rehabilitation department.

The Renaissance Dam project has entered its final stage, as Ethiopia took advantage of Egypt’s preoccupation with the war in Gaza and Sudan with clashes on its territory, and announced a new measure at the Renaissance Dam that paves the way for the start of the fifth filling.

The head of Libya’s Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Menfi, met on Thursday with the team of presidential candidate Saif al-Islam Kadhafi to discuss the reasons for suspending his participation in the preparatory sessions for the National Reconciliation Conference.

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) announced a 40% increase in financial rewards for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, days before the start of the competition in Ivory Coast.

French extremist politician Pierre Vardan sparked outrage after sarcastically commenting on Algerian national team player Youssef Attal after he was convicted by the French judiciary for his solidarity with Palestine.

Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) commander, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (Hemedti), led productive talks with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa during his visit to South Africa.

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune and his Sierra Leonean counterpart, Julius Maada Bio, have instructed the opening of embassies in Freetown and Algiers as soon as possible, in a move that falls within the framework of their “common commitment to strengthen relations of fraternity, solidarity and cooperation” between the two countries, stressing the right of the Sahrawi people to self-determination.

The Interior Ministry of the Libyan Government of National Unity announced that it has succeeded in arresting a person suspected of involvement in the crime of counterfeiting cash in the Tajoura region.

The Russian Embassy in Eritrea announced on Thursday the arrival of a ship loaded with 25,000 tons of “free” Russian grain to the Eritrean port of Massawa.

A member of the Libyan Presidential Council, Abdullah Al-Lafi, received on Wednesday the Chargé d’Affaires of the Saudi Embassy in Libya, Ahmed bin Abdullah Al-Shehri, at the headquarters of the Presidential Council.

Egypt won the gold medal at the Arab Basketball Championship, which it hosted on home soil, after winning the final match against Libya, which was satisfied with the silver medal.