Hisham Geneina

After Niger, US to also pull out troops from Chad amid shifting alliances, growing Russian footprint

Dozens of American military personnel will likely leave Chad in the coming days, at least temporarily, which comes days after Washington agreed to pull out about 1,000 of its troops from neighboring Niger following the ruling junta’s decision to cancel a military accord with the US. The United States is expected to begin withdrawing its […]

Protests spread across Libya’s Tripoli over power cuts and worsening services

Protests have intensified in Libya’s capital, Tripoli, as residents launch a civil disobedience campaign over prolonged electricity outages, rising power costs and declining public services. The demonstrations, which spread to several districts, saw protesters block roads, shut public facilities and gather near power stations. Some demonstrators burned tyres and closed access to the Ministry of […]

Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana cocoa growers step up fight to improve farmers’ pay

Although Côte d’Ivoire is the world’s top cocoa producing country, accounting for around 45% of the global cocoa beans production, the country receives just 4% of the chocolate industry’s estimated annual returns worth $100bn. Being on the “front lines of the climate crisis,” cocoa farmers in the region harvests suffer, so do their livelihoods, according […]