Egypt industry

Sierra Leone: ex-president Koroma charged with treason over failed coup last November

Sierra Leone’s former president Ernest Bai Koroma has been charged with treason, with officials saying the failed military coup in November that aimed to topple the West African country’s government was led mainly by his bodyguards The ex-president has been charged with four offenses for his alleged role in the attempted coup in which gunmen […]

Chad election: interim ruler Deby likely to win presidency, voters don’t expect real change

As Chadians head to the polls on Monday (6 May) to conclude a three-year political transition, the country’s transitional leader, General Mahamat Idriss Déby, is widely expected to win the presidential race easily, especially after the junta had violently repressed much of the opposition. Idriss Deby seized power three years ago succeeding his father, Idriss […]

Good Winter, Dangerous Summer: Morocco’s Forests Brace for an Elevated Fire Season

The National Agency for Forests and Water (ANEF) has issued a formal warning about an elevated forest fire risk for the summer of 2026, sounding an alarm that contains a paradox at its core: the abundant winter rainfall that benefited Morocco’s agricultural ecosystems and restored dam levels has simultaneously generated an exceptionally dense biomass that, […]