Sudan’s military junta overthrew the democratic transitional government and arrested key civilian leaders, including the prime minister. It has shut down the internet and phone service, closed the airport, and declared itself the sole rulers. However, a mass democratic movement overthrew the last dictator, Omar Bashir and ushered in an …
Read More »Political Islam and Democracy Crisis in North Africa
When the news circulated that Morocco’s leading political group, the Development and Justice Party (PJD), has been trounced in the latest elections, held in September, official media mouthpieces in Egypt celebrated the news as if the PJD’s defeat was, in itself, a blow to the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood movement. Regionally, …
Read More »Sudan general declares state of emergency after coup, says will form government
Soldiers open fire in Khartoum toward demonstrators protesting power grab; EU following development with ‘utmost concern’; office of detained PM says events are a ‘complete coup’ Sudan’s top general on Monday dissolved the government and announced that the military will run the country after his forces arrested the acting prime …
Read More »Sudan’s Military Arrests PM, Declares State of Emergency, in Apparent Coup
Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok was detained on Monday and moved to an undisclosed location by the country’s military, in an apparent coup. Hamdok was arrested after refusing to support the coup by issuing a statement in favor of it, Reuters reported, citing the country’s information ministry. Five other senior …
Read More »Key Leader of West African Terrorist Group Is Dead, Nigerian Army Says
A top military commander said that Abu Musab al-Barnawi, a kingpin of an extremist organization known as the Islamic State West Africa Province, had died. A leading figure in a terrorist group that has declared an affiliation with the Islamic State and destabilized a vast region in West-Central Africa has …
Read More »Ethiopian Government Airstrike Hits Tigray Regional Capital
Ethiopian forces carried out an airstrike Friday on the city of Mekelle, their fifth on the Tigray regional capital since Monday. There were no immediate reports of casualties following Friday’s airstrike, which witnesses say hit a farmer’s field near a fenced off area on the eastern side of Mekelle University. …
Read More »Mali has not asked any group to negotiate with Islamist militants
The Malian government on Thursday said it had not officially asked any organisation to negotiate with Islamist insurgents on its behalf. This week, a spokesperson for the ministry of religious affairs said it had asked the High Islamic Council (HCI) to open peace talks with leaders of al Qaeda’s local …
Read More »Ce jour-là : le 20 octobre 2011, la Libye en finit avec Mouammar Kadhafi
Dix ans après sa mort, les théories du complot fleurissent sur l’ancien Guide libyen. Retour sur les derniers jours de celui qui s’était autoproclamé « roi des rois d’Afrique ». « Kheyr, kheyr. Chnou fi ? » Lorsque des miliciens le tirent d’un tunnel d’évacuation des eaux, quelque part à …
Read More »Egypt-Greece-Cyprus summit prioritizes energy cooperation
Egypt is also working to repair its relations with Greece and Cyprus’ rival, Turkey. Egypt, Greece and Cyprus held a tripartite meeting in Athens Tuesday as the alliance between the Eastern Mediterranean states continues to strengthen. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi participated in the ninth annual summit along with Greek …
Read More »Tunisia’s new government sworn in without parliamentary approval
The new Tunisian government, which includes 10 women, was sworn in amid controversy over its legitimacy, since it was not approved by parliament as stipulated in the constitution. The moderate Islamist Ennahda party, Tunisia’s largest party in parliament, issued a statement Oct. 14 rejecting the new government headed by Najla …
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