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Egypt: UN sees ray of hope in talks over controversial Ethiopian damF

An agreement on Ethiopia's controversial Nile River dam is possible, the UN said Thursday, urging "trust, transparency and open engagement" as Egypt accused Addis Ababa of threatening its existence. The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) has drawn the ire of Egypt...
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Algeria: Regime reinforces its powers with government of continuity and a Bouteflika-era foreign ministerF

[Photo of Ramtane Lamamra, former FM of Bouteflika regime] - Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune unveiled a new government Wednesday after June parliamentary elections, but with few changes in top positions, according to a statement. While foreign minister Sabri...
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Egypt: More tension in Egypt after Ethiopia resumes filling of its giant damF

The conflict over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile Ethiopia's construction of a massive dam on a tributary of the Nile River, which the UN Security Council meets about on Thursday, is raising regional tensions notably with Egypt, which depends on...
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Mauritania arrests former president Ould Abdel Aziz for alleged corruptionF

Mauritania's former president, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, was on Tuesday jailed after a judge in charge of a corruption probe ordered his incarceration, his party and prosecutors said. A prosecutor speaking on condition of anonymity and the spokesman of the former...
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