Tunisian MP maher-zid

Mnangagwa sacks army chief amid Zimbabwe’s escalating power struggle

Zimbabwe’s president Emmerson Mnangagwa has dismissed Lieutenant General Anselem Sanyatwe, the country’s army chief, in a significant political move that has intensified a brewing power struggle within the ruling Zanu-PF party. Sanyatwe, a close ally of vice president Constantino Chiwenga, was reassigned to the role of sports minister, replacing Kirsty Coventry following her election as […]

Noose tightens on Polisario leadership as protests spread in Tindouf camps

The leadership of the Algerian-backed separatist group, the Polisario, is facing a new challenge to its grip on the Tindouf camps as Sahraouis there stage unprecedented protests in their intensity. The protesters, fed up with the siege they have suffered for decades by the Polisario militias, stormed into the office of the separatist group leader, […]

Egypt: Big companies speak out

Criticism has started coming from Egyptian big companies which complain that they are being neglected by the government. They blame the government for undermining their role and for harming the economy at large. A new cast of Islamists has emerged at the lead of business despite promises of a “Renaissance Project” by the government. Nassef […]