Bourita & Horst Köhle

Chad at crossroads: mass opposition arrests show closing political space ahead of referendum

Despite the upcoming referendum in Chad, the opposition in the landlocked Sahelian country still faces arrest, intimidation, and threats even one year from the bloody repression of protest against military rule. Following the death of Chad’s long-time leader Idriss Déby Itno in April 2021, his son, young and at that time three-star general, Mahamat Idriss […]

Egypt, Greece ink MoU on periodic financial dialogue

Egypt and Greece have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to launch a periodic dialogue between their ministries of Finance in order to exchange views on financial policy issues and topics, mechanisms of developing technical cooperation, the Egyptian Finance Ministry said in a statement. Mohammed Moait, Egypt’s Finance Minister signed the deal with his hosting […]

Russian mercenary company Wagner Group leaves Libya – Libyan Mayor

The Russian mercenary firm Wagner Group has left Libya after forces of the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) took over the strategic Al-Watiya airbase, a local mayor said. Salem Alaywan, mayor of the town of Bani Walid, told a local television channel that three planes took off with Wagner elements. A UN Libya sanction […]