A new 3 billion USD loan has been agreed between the International Monetary Fund and Egypt, Reuters reports. The so-called “Extended Fund Facility (EFF)” will run over 46 months and is supposed to provide “durable exchange rate flexibility”, with Egypt promising to boost social protection with the funds. Wheat and oil price increases due to […]
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On a visit to Algeria last week, EU Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson has hailed a “long-term strategic partnership” with the country. Euractiv notes that this is clearly linked with the EU “turning to Africa’s biggest gas exporter to fill a gap left by Russian supplies.” Simson further stated: “As the relationship with Russia, so far
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Terrorism expert Pieter Van Ostaeyen has published a new research paper for the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED), covering “10 Conflicts to Worry About in 2022” in the Sahel region, writing: “Current trends indicate that instability in the central Sahel is persisting, expanding, and escalating, as ACLED outlined earlier this year. 2022
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Yesterday, the Tripoli government in Libya signed a number of preliminary economic agreements with Turkey. This includes potential energy exploration in maritime areas. The move was immediately rejected by the competing authorities in the East of Libya, where the parliament voiced its opposition. Turkey and Libya sign maritime hydrocarbons deal https://t.co/lxkGn0jWoW — Times of Malta
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The UN have warned that more than 3.5 million children risk dropping out of school as a result of the drought in the Horn of Africa, a number which has more than tripled in the last half year. Abhiyan Jung Rana, Unicef’s education adviser for eastern and southern Africa tells The Guardian: “In the Horn
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German ECR MEP Lars Patrick Berg has issued a call warning for more awareness about the expansion of IS in Africa. He stated: “The swift expansion of the so-called “Islamic State” in Africa should worry European politicians. We must tackle this problem, before it is too late.” https://t.co/Cc37XNXENq pic.twitter.com/qRcUI59HqH — Lars Patrick Berg MdEP (@L_P_Berg)
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The German government supports Morocco’s plans for the Western Sahara, a disputed territory on the northwest coast and in the Maghreb region of North and West Africa. About 20% of the Western Sahara’s territory is controlled by the self-proclaimed Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, while the remaining 80% of the territory is occupied and administered by
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By Pieter Cleppe French President Emmanuel Macron will prioritise increasing cooperation and support in the field of food and security to West-African countries, Euractiv reports. It notes that he has pushed this for this during his four-day trip to the region last month, when he visited Cameroon, Benin and Guinea-Bissau. In particular, he wants France
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Writing for the Council on Foreign Relations, academic Michelle Gavin, a senior fellow for Africa Studies and the former United States Ambassador to Botswana, highlights Russia’s growing influence in Africa, writing: “Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s four-country Africa swing attracted a great deal of attention in Western media outlets, which framed his trip as a
By Pieter Cleppe A referendum in Tunesia is causing concern for democracy in the country. According to the country’s President, Kais Saied (picture), it is needed to advance political reforms. Opponents have retorted that it will however enshrine the powers the President seized one year ago, claiming that this amounts to essentially one-man rule. Saied
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