French aviation experts began work on the heavily damaged data and voice recorders from Ethiopian Airlines flight 302, the airline said.
Ethiopia is increasingly making its mark on the global tourist map.
The UN special envoy to Libya insisted that peace talks were still on track despite the absence of delegates from the internationally-recognized parliament.
Morocco's tolerance for the tens of thousands of African migrants living within its borders appears to be at an end, as Europe pressures it to crack down.
Tunisia's Islamists look set to pay the price for the turbulent years after the Arab Spring.
Mortars rained down on a crowded marketplace in a Palestinian refugee camp in the Syrian capital, killing 21 people.
An unexpected threat has emerged Tunisia: the increasing boldness of ultraconservative Muslims known loosely as Salafis.
Polling stations were quiet as the parliamentary elections unfolded across Algeria this week.
Every Friday, bearded men in shin-length robes demonstrate in Tunisia's capital against perceived insults to Islam.
A 27-year-old Moroccan who set himself on fire to protest his unemployment died from his burns in a Casablanca hospital.
Five unemployed men set themselves on fire in Rabat as part of widespread demonstrations in the country over the lack of jobs.
Thousands of pro-democracy activists demonstrated in Casablanca calling for a boycott of parliamentary elections less than two weeks away.
Thousands of Moroccans demonstrated calling for greater political freedoms.
“We are here not to show off but to create fighters to win the battle. ”
Thousands in the coastal town of Tobruk celebrated their freedom from Muammar Gaddafi.