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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.

The Nigeria Precedent: Why Degrading One Group Won’t Secure Mali$

Seven months into an air campaign against ISWAP and Boko Haram, Nigeria’s broader insecurity crisis remains largely untouched. As Washington weighs a similar strike option against JNIM in Mali, the Nigeria case raises hard questions about what airpower can actually buy.

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S&A Retired Bound

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$

The Nigeria Precedent: Why Degrading One Group Won’t Secure Mali$

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

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$

Morocco Reassures Public on King Mohammed VI’s Mechanical Lumbosciatica$

French Prosecutors Target Ex-Algerian Minister in Corruption Case Tied to Sonatrach and the ICJ$

Sudan Conflict: Egypt’s Military Escalation After the Fall of El‑Fasher$

Niger Airport Attack Deepens Sahel’s Security and Diplomatic Strains$

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

UAE Regional Influence Under Strain Amid Sudan, Libya, Yemen, and Maghreb Frictions$

Algerian Supporters Face Charges in Morocco$

Inside the US Decision to Target Specific Muslim Brotherhood Branches$

Egypt’s Red Lines in the Horn of Africa Are Becoming Explicit$

Egypt Moves to Shore Up Somalia as Regional Alignments Shift in the Horn of Africa$

Mali: Gold Mining Site in Sikasso Region Hit by Armed Group$

Sahel: Jihadist Attack Kills Local Prefect in Southwestern Niger$

Flashpoints: How Emirati and Qatari Competition Is Redrawing the Red Sea Map$

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

Nigeria Adjusts Airstrike Strategy Under Expanded U.S. Security Cooperation$

How the US Intervention in Venezuela is Reviving Global South Fears of Power Politics$

Burkina Faso Faces New Security Tensions Amid Coup Allegations$

Libya: Turkey is Here to Stay, Abandons Exit Strategy$

Nigeria: Questions Mount Over U.S. Airstrikes in Northern Nigeria$

Algeria: Fuel Price Increase Triggers Brief Transport Disruption, Services Resume$

Rights Groups Warn of Widening Restrictions on Freedoms in Tunisia$

Libya Enters 2026 With the Same Political Fragmentation and Sustain Bad Foreign Influence$

The UAE’s Growing Role in African Conflict Zones$

Sahel: Niger Declares General Mobilization Amid Escalating Jihadist Violence$

Nigeria’s Conflict Goes Global With Washington Entering the Fight$