Former Foreign Minister Marcel Amon Tanoh

Joint Security Action in Sahel between Morocco’s engagement and Algeria’s Ambiguity

Since the launch of the G5 counter-terrorism task force by Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger and Chad, Algeria has shown little if no support for the initiative, which it deems as a move by France to boost influence in what Algiers would love to become its backyard. Algeria’s stand against collective regional security efforts stands […]

Egypt: TV anchor gets one-year prison sentence for interviewing gay sex worker

An Egyptian court has sentenced a TV anchor to one year in prison after his received a gay sex worker on his show last year. Mohammed el-Gheiti, a host and owner of private channel LTC TV, was indicted for “encouraging immorality” for interviewing in August 2018 a gay man who described his life as a […]

Italy, Egypt edging towards multi-billion arm deal as relation thaw

The Italian government is on the verge of rubber-stamping a large arm sale to Egypt as relations between the two countries warm up. The deal, which includes frigates, Eurofighter Typhoons, and a military satellite, has been already endorsed by the Ministry of Defense, La Republica reports. Italian and Egyptian media had reported earlier this year […]