Algeria will have to further tighten the belt as barrel prices drop to below $60, boding ill for its export, fiscal deficit, and social peace. Algeria has based its 2025 budget on a barrel price of $70, with over 90% of the country’s economy dependent on oil, gas and byproduct exports. International risk consultancies are […]
Egypt’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Badr Abdelatty, met on Sunday, 12 October 2025, with UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Tom Fletcher, to discuss enhancing the flow of humanitarian aid to Gaza as the enclave’s crisis deepens. Abdelatty reaffirmed Egypt’s full support for the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs […]
Amid a surge in anti-French sentiment, France has been asked to recall its ambassador in Burkina Faso, the military junta said Monday January 2, as the West African country seeks to develop closer ties with Russia. Ambassador Luc Hallade was asked to leave, government spokesman Jean-Emmanuel Ouedraogo confirmed to the media, but provided no further […]
