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Egypt’s Summer Blackouts Return as Energy Stress Reappears✓

Egypt is facing another round of summer power disruptions, with prolonged outages reported across several governorates. The latest blackouts revive questions about grid resilience, official readiness, and the country’s recurring energy crisis.

Algeria is Experiencing a Severe Wildfire Crisis✓

Algeria has recorded 1,619 fires since a heat wave began July 8, including 538 forest fires and six deaths, with 53 blazes still active as of July 22. Officials are calling the outbreaks “sixth-generation” fires — fast-moving and unusually difficult to control.

Summer in North Africa: Heat, Fire, and Failing Power Grids✓

Extreme heat is gripping Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, and Libya at once, with wildfires spreading across Algeria and power grids buckling under demand in Egypt. Regional meteorologists say the pattern reflects a longer-term warming trend rather than a single bad summer.

Sahel: How Gold and Jihadist Violence Are Redrawing the Guinea-Mali Border$

Along the Guinea-Mali border, jihadist violence and a fast-moving gold economy are colliding to reshape security, trade and governance. In the Siguiri-Kourémalé corridor, formal border controls, informal crossings and illicit mining networks are all pulling the region in different directions.

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Egypt’s Summer Blackouts Return as Energy Stress Reappears✓

Algeria is Experiencing a Severe Wildfire Crisis✓

Summer in North Africa: Heat, Fire, and Failing Power Grids✓

Sahel: How Gold and Jihadist Violence Are Redrawing the Guinea-Mali Border$

Summer in North Africa: Heat, Fire, and Failing Power Grids✓

Sahel: How Gold and Jihadist Violence Are Redrawing the Guinea-Mali Border$

OCP’s Sulfur Shock Exposes the Weak Link in Morocco’s Fertilizer Empire$

North Africa and the Sahel on Alert Over Locust Upsurge$

While its Minorities are Winning World Cup Games, France is Preparing to Pivot to the Far Right$

Algeria’s Northern Grain Farmers Push Back Against the Government’s Saharan Wheat Strategy$

Mali’s Jihadist-Separatist Alliance Pushes Toward Anéfis as Fighting Enters Its Sixth Day$

Morocco Becomes Africa’s Top-Ranked Industrial Economy$

Mali: Bamako Under Siege$

Tunisian Army Denies Rumors of a Power Grab$

Jabaroot, the Telegram Account That Has the Moroccan State on Edge$

Mali: Russian-linked Forces Under Drone Pressure in Northern Mali$

Niger Turns to Local Self-Defense Units to Contain Growing Insecurity$

Egypt Cuts Nighttime Economy to Reduce Electricity Consumption$

Desert Locusts Stir Fresh Worries in North-West Africa$

Mali Army, Russian Allies Accused of Executing Civilians Near Mauritania Border$

Niger: Armed Attacks Target Military Bases in Tahoua$

Podcast: Development Without Aid: Power, Politics, and Local Resilience in the Global South$

Algeria and Niger Restore Ties, Signaling a Shift in Sahel Diplomacy$

Egypt Names New Defense Minister in Reshuffle Amid Regional Strain$

Niger: Roadside Bomb Kills Civilians Near Baroua in Diffa Region$

Morocco Allegations Reignite Spain’s Pegasus Debate$

Southern Libya Boils Over: Three Haftar Soldiers Killed in Border Raid Near Niger$

Tunisia Appeals Court Extends Rached Ghannouchi’s Prison Term by 20 Years$

Defense: Mauritania and Spain Use Naval Exercises to Bolster Atlantic Maritime Security$

Flashpoints: Benin-Niger Tensions Deepen as Diplomatic Relations Deteriorate$

Morocco: Financial Authorities Probe Distressed Property Transactions, Money Laundering Concerns Grow$

Burkina Faso Faces New Security Tensions Amid Coup Allegations$