Egypt: Govt imposes set of terminologies to reporters during coverage in Egypt

The Egyptian government on Monday circulated hand-outs containing a set of terminologies and instructions to consider during reporting and analysis of events in Egypt. Days after the North Sinai bloodshed between IS-linked fighters and the Egyptian army with conflicting figures of the death toll in the camp of the Egyptian army, the Egyptian Ministry of […]

Mali: Is Algerian regime involved in coup plot ?

Malian authorities have arrested lately dozens of soldiers accused of plotting to topple the country’s military leaders amid alarming reports that Tuareg rebels supported by Algeria are gaining ground in the north. According to press reports, about 50 soldiers and senior officers including General Abass Dembele, the former governor of the Mopti region, have been […]

Tunisia turns to domestic banks to fund national budget over lack of foreign lending

The Tunisian government has been mounting pressure on local financial institutions to fund the 2022 national budget as the country struggles to land foreign loans to close the project’s $2.8 billion budget deficit. The move is revealed by Ahmed El Karm, member of the executive board of Tunisia-based independent think-tank Institut Arabe des Chefs d’Entreprises […]