Gaid Salah & Bouteflika

Tindouf: Polisario Intensifies Its Clamp Down on Protesters

The Polisario crackdown on its opponents and pro-democracy protesters in the Tindouf camps (Southern Algeria) is getting worse, tougher and wider with the arrest this week of Fadel Braika, who was nabbed after the kidnapping of the militant Abba Bouzid, member of the opposition group “Sahrawi Initiative for Change”.   Mr. Bouzid was abducted by […]

Ethiopia emerges as top FDI destination in East Africa, surpassing Kenya, Uganda

Ethiopia attracted a staggering $3.3 billion in foreign direct investments (FDI) in 2023, surpassing its neighbors Kenya and Uganda, and hence has emerged as the leading destination for FDI in East Africa. The latest World Investment Report published by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has highlighted Ethiopia’s position as a beacon […]

South Africa: Zuma’s linkage of Paris attacks to Palestinian-Israeli conflict infuriates Jewish community

The Jewish community in South Africa on top of which Israeli ambassador to Pretoria criticized South African President Jacob Zuma for linking the Paris and Bamako attacks to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Israeli ambassador to Pretoria Arthur Lenk panned President Zuma’s Sunday comments saying that they were unfair and mean misunderstanding of the real agenda of […]