At the crossroads of Africa and the Arab world, North Africa’s leadership, protests, policies and power brokers.
South Sudan’s government on Thursday denied that President Salva Kiir had died, following online speculation. The long-serving 73-year-old leader has long been dogged by rumours of ill-health. But he has been pictured in recent months meeting visiting dignitaries and ordering a series of dramatic government reshuffles. He has also moved decisively against his long-time rival, […]
Sudan’s army-aligned government has told energy firms to prepare to stop handling crude oil from South Sudan, which relies on its neighbour for exports, after attacks on key facilities, according to a letter seen by AFP. In the letter dated Friday, the Sudanese energy and petroleum ministry informed its South Sudanese counterpart that “the risk of stoppage […]
The top United Nations court on Monday threw out Sudan’s case against the United Arab Emirates over alleged complicity in genocide during the brutal Sudanese civil war. Sudan had taken the UAE to the International Court of Justice, saying its alleged support for the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) was contributing to a genocide — […]
The Executive Director for the Arab Group at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Mohamed Maait, stated that Egypt has repaid more than $10 billion to the Fund from the principal amount of previous financing it received, excluding interest. In statements made on Thursday, Maait clarified that the total financing related to cooperation programs between Egypt […]
Amid ongoing tension with neighbours Morocco and Mali, Algeria is to unveil a military mobilisation bill on Wednesday. Adopted by the Council of Ministers earlier this month, the draft law signals a significant shift in the country’s security policies. It comes as Algeria’s army chief of staff makes a series of trips to border areas […]
