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Egypt, Ethiopia agree to settle dispute over Nile River dam

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi held talks on Thursday (13 July) in Cairo with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) project on the Nile River and both leaders agreed on the urgent need to launch negotiations on the filling and operation of the dam within four months. The talks […]

U.S takes stock of political situation in Senegal in phone conversation

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has held a phone conversation with Senegal’s leader Macky Sall to discuss the political situation in the West African country after several days of unrest that ensued the condemnation of political figure Ousmane Sonko. The conversation, Senegal’s State-run news agency APS notes, took place Wednesday. Senegal was rocked by […]

Algerian Pupils Shivering from Cold in their Oil & Gas Producing Country

Algeria, the first African producer of natural gas and member of OPEC cartel, is still unable, after 50 years of independence, to provide heating to its pupils in schools. The Algerian League for the Defense of Human Rights (LADDH) denounced the alarming situation of thousands of pupils shivering from cold in their classroom while their […]