Monday 9 March 2026
egypt
Analysis
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Embedded in the legal architecture of colonial-era water allocations and shaped by rival visions of development, the Nile dispute reveals structural tensions within the regional order. Ethiopia’s invocation of developmental sovereignty and Egypt’s discourse of existential threat signal a deeper…
Embedded in the legal architecture of colonial-era water allocations and shaped by rival visions of development, the Nile dispute reveals structural tensions within the regional order. Ethiopia’s invocation of developmental sovereignty and Egypt’s discourse of existential threat signal a deeper…
Analysis
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From colonial legacies to questions of national identity and self-determination, Somaliland sits at the heart of some of the Horn of Africa’s most unresolved political tensions. For Cairo, the issue exposes the limits and contradictions of regional diplomacy.…
From colonial legacies to questions of national identity and self-determination, Somaliland sits at the heart of some of the Horn of Africa’s most unresolved political tensions. For Cairo, the issue exposes the limits and contradictions of regional diplomacy.…
Current
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Egypt has quietly entered Sudan’s civil war by hosting a clandestine drone base used to strike Sudanese paramilitary forces, according to an investigation by The New York Times, signaling a major escalation in a conflict increasingly shaped by foreign powers and advanced military technology.
Citing…
Egypt has quietly entered Sudan’s civil war by hosting a clandestine drone base used to strike Sudanese paramilitary forces, according to an investigation by The New York Times, signaling a major escalation in a conflict increasingly shaped by foreign powers and advanced military technology.
Citing…
Opinion
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Trump’s renewed offer to mediate the GERD dispute has been welcomed in Cairo, but with visible caution. Behind the optimism lies a deep-seated fear of miscalculation, shaped by history and doubts over Washington’s true intentions.…
Trump’s renewed offer to mediate the GERD dispute has been welcomed in Cairo, but with visible caution. Behind the optimism lies a deep-seated fear of miscalculation, shaped by history and doubts over Washington’s true intentions.…
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This week, US President Donald Trump offered to resume American mediation in the long-running Nile water dispute between Egypt and Ethiopia over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), according to a letter sent to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and published on Truth Social. In the…
This week, US President Donald Trump offered to resume American mediation in the long-running Nile water dispute between Egypt and Ethiopia over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), according to a letter sent to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and published on Truth Social. In the…
Current
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Saudi Arabia is finalizing a new military cooperation pact with Somalia and Egypt aimed at countering the growing regional influence of the United Arab Emirates, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter.
Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is expected to travel to Saudi…
Saudi Arabia is finalizing a new military cooperation pact with Somalia and Egypt aimed at countering the growing regional influence of the United Arab Emirates, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter.
Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is expected to travel to Saudi…
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US President Donald Trump has offered to resume the American mediation role between Egypt and Ethiopia in the long-running dispute over the sharing of Nile River waters and the rules governing the filling and operation of Ethiopia’s Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). The move would return…
US President Donald Trump has offered to resume the American mediation role between Egypt and Ethiopia in the long-running dispute over the sharing of Nile River waters and the rules governing the filling and operation of Ethiopia’s Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). The move would return…
Current
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Ethiopia and Egypt exchanged criticism this week. The dispute began after Ethiopia’s ambassador to Somalia rebutted an opinion piece written by Egypt’s foreign minister. The exchange points out increasing strain between the two countries. It also reflects a growing struggle for security influence…
Ethiopia and Egypt exchanged criticism this week. The dispute began after Ethiopia’s ambassador to Somalia rebutted an opinion piece written by Egypt’s foreign minister. The exchange points out increasing strain between the two countries. It also reflects a growing struggle for security influence…
Current
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The Embassy of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia in Brussels has condemned a joint statement issued by the European Union (EU) Council and Egypt on October 22, 2025, describing it as “biased, problematic, and deeply disappointing.”
In an official statement posted on X (formerly Twitter)…
The Embassy of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia in Brussels has condemned a joint statement issued by the European Union (EU) Council and Egypt on October 22, 2025, describing it as “biased, problematic, and deeply disappointing.”
In an official statement posted on X (formerly Twitter)…
Opinion
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From backing freedom fighters to bureaucratic decline, the African Association’s end marks the fading of Egypt’s liberationist legacy. Geeska spoke with scholars about its fate and Cairo’s Pan-African past.…
From backing freedom fighters to bureaucratic decline, the African Association’s end marks the fading of Egypt’s liberationist legacy. Geeska spoke with scholars about its fate and Cairo’s Pan-African past.…
