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Egypt: Bankruptcy evident if situation continues

President Morsi’s outstanding powers has led to demonstrations in the streets demanding him to relinquish them and it has made it effects on Egypt’s benchmark stock index is as it fell by almost 10% in the first trading session since the presidential decrees. The ongoing political tensions in an already paralyzed economy spread swiftly through […]

Ramadan: celebrations in parts of Africa muted by soaring food prices, conflicts in Gaza, Sudan

As the Muslim holy month of Ramadan begins on Monday or Tuesday (11-12 March), depending on the sighting of the new moon, Muslims in parts of Africa are bracing themselves for more subdued celebrations amid soaring food prices and continuing violence in Sudan, Gaza and elsewhere in the continent. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the […]

Curfew declared in Chadian towns after least 60 people killed in protests

A nighttime curfew has been declared in four Chadian cities after the military violently repressed banned protests took place on Thursday (20 October), killing at least 60 people, injuring nearly 300. Security forces opened fire on demonstrators in the country’s two largest cities after hundreds across Chad took to the streets to demand a quicker […]