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Russia, Egypt boost ties after diplomatic row

Egyptian and Russian Foreign affairs ministers on Monday discussed bilateral and regional issues in Cairo including the resumption of flights between Russia and the North African nation. Moscow suspended passenger flights to Egypt, in the wake of the crash of a Russian jet in Egypt in November 2015. A group affiliated with Islamic State has […]

Benin National Assembly Reaffirms Support for Morocco’s ECOWAS Bid

Speaker of Benin’s National Assembly Adrien Houngbedji reaffirmed his country’s support for Morocco’s bid to join the Community of West African States (ECOWAS). “Just as did the (Beninese) government, we (the parliament of Benin) welcome the will expressed by Morocco to join ECOWAS,” Houngbedji told the press following talks in Rabat with Foreign Minister Nasser […]

‘A Coup’ or Something Else? – U.S. Dilemma in Egypt

Africa had its fair share of military power-grabs – actually, it had a good deal more than that. Throughout the Cold War, military coups were the rule, not the exception. And Egypt, the bridge between the African and Arab worlds, was no stranger to coups. After all, it was a coup by the Free Officers […]