Egypt: MEA Risk issues high-risk warning for March 11th to 16th
The Egyptian government, headed by the military is hoping to attract billions of foreign investor dollars to stimulate the country’s economy. After seeing the support of the Arab monarchies of the Gulf dry up, with Egypt actually returning loans back to some Arab...
Lack of Coordination and Panic Compromise the African Military Coalition Fighting Boko Haram
Government Troops battling Boko Haram in West, Central Africa and in the Sahel appear poorly equipped and badly trained to deal with an aggressive insurgency. The disastrous bombing on February 17, 2015 of the Abalam village in the east of Niger by unidentified...
Morocco’s Billions Stashed in Private Swiss Accounts
It is not such a shocking news to learn that Africa’s political and business leaders have long been breaching the trust of their nations by moving money into confidential and untraceable offshore accounts. Corruption, a non-existent justice system, widespread fraud...
The Libyan Crisis: The Moroccan Negotiations Likely to Lead to Nowhere
The Libyan government based in the east of the country and affiliated to the House of Representatives (HoR) is ready to join the negotiating table in Morocco, after it decided not to attend it. Or so it seems. It now has a top military leader, General Khalifa Haftar...
Libya and its three Competing Power Centers
The recent appointment of General Khalifa Haftar as top military commander is an indication that many Libyans are looking to unify their efforts against the Islamists. This appointment is also an effort to form a more solid block against the fast advances of the...