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As Mubarak was going back home, the world is watching for an intervention in Syria and Libya is living a chaos. One cannot stop...
Five Egyptian Coptic Christians wounded during a clash

Five Egyptian Coptic Christians wounded during a clash

Five Egyptian Coptic Christians were injured on Sunday in clashes with Muslims at a church in a village south of Cairo, says security source. ...
Attorney General Abdel Meguid Mahmoud challenges Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi

Attorney General Abdel Meguid Mahmoud challenges Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi

Attorney General Abdel Meguid Mahmoud challenges Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi as he refuses to resign after being removed from office by the President. The Attorney...
Egypt’s president Mohammed Mursi decrees pardon revolutionaries

Egypt’s president Mohammed Mursi decrees pardon revolutionaries

Egypt's new president Mohammed Mursi, issued a decree on Monday pardoning all those arrested in support of the revolution since the beginning of the...
Social media and cyber-activism in North Africa’s revolution

Social media and cyber-activism in North Africa’s revolution

As hundreds of thousands of Egyptians in Cairo’s Tahrir Square celebrated the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak on 11 February, some held up mobile...
Ethiopia: Egyptian fears over new dam ‘groundless’

Ethiopia: Egyptian fears over new dam ‘groundless’

The Ethiopian government has downplayed the effect that a dam it is planning to build near the Sudanese border could have on lower Nile...
U.S-Egypt to pursue ‘strategic interests’ together

U.S-Egypt to pursue ‘strategic interests’ together

The new Egypt says it would preserve its 1979 peace treaty with Israel, and work closely with the United States on counter-terrorism. This eases...
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Ethiopia led Nile treaty gains ground as Burundi joins

Ethiopian authorities have expressed their contentment over Burundi’s decision to sign a new Nile water equitable sharing treaty that will end Egypt's historical control...
Egypt’s anti-democracy militias raise concern

Egypt’s anti-democracy militias raise concern

As Egypt’s pro-democracy activists protested for reform of the security services, men in plain clothes armed with swords and petrol bombs attacked the rally...
Experts and Gibberish in the Ethiopian, Egyptian, Tunisian, Libyan and Western context

Experts and Gibberish in the Ethiopian, Egyptian, Tunisian, Libyan and Western context

The poetic rhetoric of some American officials in the face of complex political issues tend bring gist to the mill of the satirist. “Some...
Egypt: Gamel Mubarak goes into hiding

Egypt: Gamel Mubarak goes into hiding

The son of ousted Egyptian President, Hosni Mubarak, is desperately seeking a hiding place for himself and his family in the United Kingdom. According to...
Can the US allow democracy to take root in Egypt’s shifting sands?

Can the US allow democracy to take root in Egypt’s shifting sands?

According to Noam Chomsky, President Obama’s reaction to the Egyptian revolution conforms to the normal US response when one of their “favoured dictators” loses...
Libya stifles protests with pro-government rallies on TV

Libya stifles protests with pro-government rallies on TV

Human rights groups have warned Libyans that an all-out protest against President Muammar Gaddafi may result in human right abuses and crimes against humanity...
Egypt and Tunisia: Economic turmoil after revolution?

Egypt and Tunisia: Economic turmoil after revolution?

Shortly after revolting against their autocratic leaders, Tunisians and Egyptians are droning in the aftermath of their uprisings. The political uncertainty in Tunisia after...
Egypt: U.S. playing safe as events unfold in Arab world

Egypt: U.S. playing safe as events unfold in Arab world

The United States has expressed concern over the handling of post Hosni Mubarak-Egypt by the Egyptian military. Following the suspension of the constitution and...
Libya, Algeria, Yemen, Bahrain, who’s Arab world’s next?

Libya, Algeria, Yemen, Bahrain, who’s Arab world’s next?

The successful revolt in Tunisia under the autocratic regime of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali who had ruled for 23 years inspired confidence in...
Egypt: President Hosni Mubarak resigns

Egypt: President Hosni Mubarak resigns

It was 18 days of sometimes violent demonstrations that forced the man who ruled Egypt for nearly 30 years to step down. Friday...
Egypt: Bloody day of rage warned

Egypt: Bloody day of rage warned

The revolution in Egypt is expected to get vicious as Egyptians vow to raid the presidential palace to forcefully oust President Hosni Mubarak who...
Mubarak’s billions and a lot of hungry Egyptians

Mubarak’s billions and a lot of hungry Egyptians

President Hosni Mubarak and his family could own as much as 70 billion U.S. dollars in assets against a backdrop of millions of hardworking...
More protests expected in Egypt

More protests expected in Egypt

The alleged mistreatment of an Egyptian Google executive whose Facebook group may have triggered the Egyptian revolution is set to inspire more protests against...
When revolution rocks North Africa and the Middle East

When revolution rocks North Africa and the Middle East

The wave of revolt currently rocking the foundations of the Afro-Arab world is unstoppable. Algeria, Morocco, Sudan, Mauritania ... Encouraged by the Tunisian...
Egypt: Pride to determine Mubarak’s departure

Egypt: Pride to determine Mubarak’s departure

Embattled Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak might not step down immediately because he has to salvage his reputation after a 30 year police state regime,...
Africa’s Political Tsunami and a few bad men

Africa’s Political Tsunami and a few bad men

I recall sitting in a West-African classroom in the coastal town of Cape-Coast, Ghana, transfixed by the revelations trickling out of the mouth of...
Egypt: Mubarak ‘will torture us’

Egypt: Mubarak ‘will torture us’

Embattled Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said he would relinquish power after elections are held in the police state in September, but protesters insist he...
Obama: Can he live up to the promises made in his Cairo speech?

Obama: Can he live up to the promises made in his Cairo speech?

In his 2009 Cairo speech President Obama acknowledged that tensions between the Western and Muslim worlds have “been fed by colonialism that denied rights...
Egypt: Why Washington must not worry about Mubarak’s ouster

Egypt: Why Washington must not worry about Mubarak’s ouster

Some political analyst have said that the removal of Egyptian dictator President Hosni Mubarak would lead to the fall of the police state and...
Egypt political crisis: Washington-Mubarak relationship mulled

Egypt political crisis: Washington-Mubarak relationship mulled

Leader of the Egyptian revolution has called for the United States to end its “life support for the dictator” President Hosni Mubarak, demanding that...
Egypt: U.S. treads on carpet of raw eggs

Egypt: U.S. treads on carpet of raw eggs

The United States is trapped in a political web in Egypt given its desire for stability in a regional ally, its support for democratic...
A domino effect in the Arab world after Tunisia?

A domino effect in the Arab world after Tunisia?

The Tunisian revolt has created high hopes in the Arab world, which has long since been weaned from freedom and democracy. Will Arab countries...
Egypt: The Arab democratic revolution hits Egypt

Egypt: The Arab democratic revolution hits Egypt

The wave of democratic revolution blowing across northern Africa has recently swept Egypt, as pro-democracy groups in the tens of thousands took to the...