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Egypt calls for urgent consultations on Ethiopian dam

Egypt has called for urgent consultations with Ethiopia and Sudan over the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) after the consultancy firms contracted to submit a report on the impact of the dam on the Nile failed its deadline twice. Cairo has always stressed that the dam will affect the livelihood of its […]

UN group finger points Algeria, Polisario for human rights violations in Tindouf camps

The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has finger pointed Algeria and the Polisario for the abuses and violations of freedoms and human rights in the Tindouf camps. The group’s condemnation came following a complaint lodged by Sahrawi dissident El Fadel Mohamed Breica against the Algerian state for kidnapping, torture, forcible confinement and illegal […]

Libya: GNA Forces Welcome ‘Decisive’ US Airstrikes in Sirte

Misrata brigade forces aligned with the Government of National Accord taking on the Islamic State (IS) group fighters in coastal city of Sirte welcomed the US airstrikes launched Monday and Tuesday against the militant group, saying the airstrikes reshaped pattern of fighting, reports say. Fighting against IS last week concentrated around Dollar neighborhood where brigade […]