Vol 55 No 11 | TUNISIA Enforcers freed 30th May 2014 Most of the senior security officers who served ex-President Zine el Abidine Ben Ali are being freed. Many were sentenced to life imprisonment for their role in killing protestors ...
Vol 55 No 11 | EGYPT Turn out for the Field Marshal 28th May 2014 The election result was never in doubt but polling was extended in the hope of improving El Sisi’s mandate and obtaining a better turnout Abdel Fatah Khalil el Sisi will start his presidency knowing that a significant proportion of the public has faith in his pledge to bring security and eventual prosperity through p...
Vol 55 No 11 | LIBYA Enter the General 22nd May 2014 Retired General Khalifa Haftar has taken on the Islamist militias that dominate the east and intends to capture Parliament and seize power A group of senior officers led by General Khalifa Belqasim Haftar, Chief of Staff under the late Colonel Moammar el Gadaffi, is drawing militias to its banner from across Libya in ...
Vol 55 No 9 | TUNISIA Finance smiles on government 24th April 2014 Multilateral lenders and Western governments shower Tunisia with credit in the hope the country does not go the way of neighbouring Libya or Egypt The World Bank became the latest lender to signal its support for the interim government in Tunis when it lent it US$100 million last week to help banks to lend to small businesses...
Vol 55 No 8 | EGYPTSUDAN Saudi Arabia targets Khartoum 18th April 2014 The National Congress Party’s support for Egypt’s Muslim Brothers is exacting a heavy political and economic cost Financial sanctions on Sudan by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are a political warning shot. The immediate targets are Khartoum's backing for Egypt's banned Muslim Broth...
Vol 55 No 8 | EGYPT El Sisi's spring offensive 15th April 2014 The Field Marshal deploys a full armoury of marketing and social media tools to extend his political base as he launches his presidential campaign One of the first public appearances that Field Marshal Abdel Fatah Saeed Hussein Khalil el Sisi made after stepping down as Defence Minister and Army Commander on 26 March was in a...
Vol 55 No 8 | WESTERN SAHARA Bid for Sahara rights 15th April 2014 Two former United Nations officials are lobbying for human rights monitoring to be added to the Mission des nations unies pour le référendum dans le Sahara Occidental...
Vol 55 No 7 | EGYPT Securing the rear 4th April 2014 Field Marshal Abdel Fatah Khalil el Sisi has moved his nominees to key posts in the armed forces. This should secure his continued dominance there after resigning as Commander-in-C...
Vol 55 No 7 | EGYPTSAUDI ARABIA Out of reach 4th April 2014 The shareholders of Egypt's Ajwa for Food Industries Company are embroiled in a long-running dispute with the former non-executive Chairman, the Saudi Arabian billionaire Sheikh Mo...
Vol 55 No 7 | EGYPTETHIOPIA Dam leak hits Addis 4th April 2014 Ethiopia risks isolation in the row with Egypt over the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) now that the previously secret Independent Panel of Experts' repo...
