Sahel & Egypt Bound

Dozens of protesters have taken to the streets of Bamako to stage a march on 12 June to oppose the referendum on constitutional reforms. The protest was dispersed by the police. Some of them claimed to have been assaulted by the police. No casualties were reported.

The North Africa Journal: June 12, 2017: President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi has always argued that the fight against terrorism must be unflinching.  No one would argue with that, and many governments around the world are pouring money into the coffers of the Egyptian...

The North Africa Journal: June 9, 2017: Italy is naturally troubled by the massive inflow of migrants from Africa and other regions via Libya. Since January 2017, over 50,000 migrants ended up on the Italian shores, a figure that is a stunning 45% increase from the...

Egypt has launched air strikes on Derna’s al-Jabilah neighborhood on 26 May in retaliation for the attack on Coptic Christians in Minia on the same day. It is believed that al-Jabilah harbors Islamic State training camps. In a televised address, President Abdelfattah...