Libya – protests in marja in East

Congo-Rwanda talks collapse as conditions for M23 negotiations remain unresolved

Leaders from Congo and Rwanda canceled a much-anticipated meeting in Angola intended to ease the crisis caused by the M23 rebel insurgency. Observers had hoped these face-to-face talks would produce a breakthrough. Instead, the latest setback suggests that efforts to quell the nearly three-year conflict in eastern Congo continue to falter, leaving more than 1.9 […]

Egypt: Egypt Air boss fired, company lost $1 billion over four years

State-owned carrier Egypt Air has a new boss since Thursday after former boss Sameh el-Hefny has been sacked following the one billion dollar lost recorded by the company since the 2011 uprising. Samed el Hefny who ran the company since Marsh 2014 will be replaced by Sherif Fathy who is a consultant and worked as […]

Egypt: Several police forces killed in two attacks in North Sinai

Two attacks claimed by the Islamic State group (ISIS) killed Wednesday several law enforcement agents near the city of al-Arich, in North Sinai, where the army has been waging war on militant groups. The interior ministry said the attacks occurred at two checkoints on Eid al-Fitr celebration, which took place on Wednesday in the most […]