Fog of War Looms over Egyptian-Sudanese Relations

Tension in relations between Egypt and Sudan has been soaring on the backdrop of the two countries’ diverging foreign policy stands along with an unresolved territorial dispute over the Halaib triangle and disagreements concerning the distribution of the Nile water, in the wake of Ethiopia’s building of a mega dam over the river. The long-brewing […]

ISIL-linked rebels massacred dozens at funeral in eastern DRC in overnight raid

At least 60 people were killed in a brutal machete attack at a funeral in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Monday (8 September) night, in one of the deadliest recent assaults linked to the Islamic State-affiliated Allied Democratic Forces (ADF). The victims were attending a mourning ceremony in the village of Ntoyo, […]

Morocco’s King condemns terror attacks on Saudi oil storage facility

King Mohammed VI has strongly condemned “the despicable and repeated” attacks targeting the “vital and civilian facilities” in Saudi Arabia. In a message of solidarity sent to King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the Moroccan Sovereign said “he has followed, with strong condemnation, the news of the despicable and repeated attacks which target vital and […]