Amid deep political turmoil, there is a mounting concern in Egypt as Ethiopia forges ahead with its plan to build the $4.8 billion Grand Renaissance Dam on the Nile’s main tributary. The hydroelectric dam, to be Africa’s biggest, sounded the alarm bell for Egypt due to its possible impact on the flow of the river. […]
Tag: South Sudan
The Storm Is Not Over Yet:Increasing Instability in the Sahel
While South Sudan is witnessing a rebellion and possibly the onset of a civil war, Western nations have airlifted their citizens from Africa’s youngest country. At the same time, French soldiers are patrolling the streets of the Central African Republic (CAR) along with African peacekeepers flown in from Burundi and Cameroon among others. 3700 African […]
Mauritania: Chinguitel to be sold
Reports are being echoed that Chinguitel in Mauritania will soon be on the market for grabs. The company is a subsidiary of Sudatel, Sudanese telecommunications operator. Sudatel also has subsidiaries in other several African countries namely Ghana, Guinea, Senegal, and South Sudan under the name Expresso. Reports claim that Sudatel might be selling all these […]


