As the 15th edition of the BRICS summit approaches, two topics are high on the grouping’s agenda: its expansion, with the arrival of several African countries in particular; and the development of a new currency to be used for cross-border trade by the BRICS nations, which may be seen a push for de-dollarization. De-dollarization’s moment […]
Egyptian military forces announced Thursday the killing of the Islamic State leader in the Sinai Peninsula, Abu Doaa al-Ansari, in an army-led operation in the provincial capital of el-Arish. IS group in the Sinai has been engaged in a guerrilla war with Egyptian security forces since the 2013 overthrow of the country’s democratically elected President, […]
A convoy carrying three county commissioners was involved in a road accident near Yambio town, in Western Equatoria State on Tuesday afternoon, leaving five soldiers with minor injuries. The officials were travelling to Yambio ahead of Wednesday’s official reception for the newly appointed governor when one of the vehicles overturned at about 3pm near Yambio […]
