African Union pledges more troops to fight al-Shabaab in Somalia
Leaders of the African Union have pledged to send more troops to Somalia due to growing concerns over the rising...
Egypt
Egypt: Over a dozen die in deteriorating prison conditions
At least a dozen detainees have died in Egyptian prisons since the beginning of 2025 as rights groups criticize deteriorating...
Tensions between Israel and Egypt rise
Tensions between Israel and Egypt have raised fears over a military confrontation between the two, fuelled by proposals to resettle...
Tensions between Israel and Egypt pose threat of open enmity
Tensions between Israel and Egypt have raised concerns over fears they are reaching a point of open enmity, placing two...
Qatar pushes for momentum amid stagnant Gaza peace talks
Qatari and Israeli relations have begun to seriously deteriorate due to Qatar’s inability to broker a Gaza peace deal. As...
Gavin Esler: Suez is paralleled with Trump’s latest tariff move
Larry Summers, who was US Treasury secretary in Bill Clinton’s administration, has a sharp tongue and a very sharp mind....
France and Egypt sign strategic partnership to boost stability
President of France Emmanuel Macron and his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi signed a strategic partnership agreement on Monday, April...
Hafed Al-Ghwell: North Africa making its mark on the foreign stage
From Rabat to Cairo, governments in North Africa are shedding old dependencies and embracing new approaches to foreign policy, rapidly...
United Nations funding cuts leave Sudanese refugees at risk
Sudanese refugees are facing a worst case scenario as the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) are being forced to suspend...
Sudanese lives at risk after drop in United Nations funding
Sudanese refugees are to lose the support of the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) medical treatment programmes because of a...
Egypt-Syria relations remain cautious in the post-Assad era
Relations between Egypt and Syria continue to be characterised by hesitation and caution despite interim Syrian President Ahmad Al-Sharaa's participation...
Middle East and North Africa facing escalating HIV cases
A report has been published warning of an “escalating HIV epidemic” in the Middle East and North Africa. According to...
HIV epidemic “escalating” in Middle East and North Africa
A report has been published warning of an “escalating HIV epidemic” in the Middle East and North Africa, according to...
Cairo’s caution: Egypt keeps Syria’s new regime at arm’s length
Egypt maintains cautious diplomatic relations with Syria following Bashar Al-Assad's fall. Despite interim Syrian President Ahmad Al-Sharaa attending Cairo's Arab...
Andreas Krieg: The UAE and secessionist influence in Africa
From North Africa to the Gulf, the UAE has aggressively expanded its counter-revolutionary strategy in the wake of the Arab...
