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Egypt: US Senator Ben Cardin withholds $235 mil. in US aid to Egypt over human rights issuesF

The new top US senator on foreign relations on Tuesday blocked some $235 million in military aid to Egypt over human rights concerns, after his predecessor was indicted in a scandal that touched on ties with Cairo. Ben Cardin, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations...
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Sahel: Burkina’s new leader de-emphasizes importance of electionF

Elections in Burkina Faso are "not a priority" compared to "security", the country's military leader Captain Ibrahim Traore said Friday on state TV, almost a year to the day after coming to power in a coup. Traore, who had promised a return to democracy with...
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Algeria: While pro-democracy Hirak movement represents no risk to regime, Algeria continues to hold people in prisonsF

A United Nations expert on Tuesday urged Algeria to pardon people convicted or detained over their involvement in the pro-democracy protests of 2019-20 and to ease restrictions on gatherings. The Hirak protests broke out in February 2019, forcing longtime president...
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Egypt: Sisi wants to be reelected ASAP, before switch to flexible exchange rate that could exacerbate social tensionsF

Egypt will hold a presidential vote on December 10-12, the election authority said Monday, with the winner to be announced by December 18. President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, a former army chief, has ruled for nearly a decade in the Arab world's most populous country,...
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