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Changing Geopolitics of the Gaza Strip and Egypt’s Predicament

New Geopolitical Realities The escalating violence in the Gaza Strip and southern Israel, in which scores of Palestinians and Israelis have so far been killed, is being played out against a fast changing geopolitical setting. The current Israel-Gaza clash is the largest since Israel’s war in Gaza in 2008-2009, when Hamas was a political pariah […]

Polisario Imposes Curfew in Tindouf Camps to Silence Protesters

The Algerian-backed Polisario has imposed a curfew in the Tindouf camps on May 2 to quell a protest that was supposed to be staged on May 3 by the disenchanted population held in inhumane living conditions in south-western Algeria, Morocco’s le 360.ma news website reported. Battered by a series of diplomatic setbacks at the African […]

G7 leaders approve $251 million in support of women in Africa

The G7 leaders have approved about $251 million in support of the African Development Bank’s AFAWA initiative to back women entrepreneurs in Africa.   French President Emmanuel Macron, as the current G7 president, made the announcement to reporters on Monday. He said the AFAWA initiative, comes from an African organization, the African Development Bank, which […]